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The Rebels Free FREE THE REBELS PDF John Jakes | 448 pages | 06 Apr 2004 | Penguin Publishing Group | 9780451211729 | English | New York, NY, United States The rebels - Warriors Wiki - Erin Hunter, The Silent Thaw, The Broken Code Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — The Rebels by John Jakes. The glittering saga of our America -- and the people who made her great. Beginning with a rag-tag group of Continental soldiers awaiting the British charge on Breed's Hill, and sweeping across the luminous fabric of our Nation's earliest, war-torn years. THE REBELS captures for all time the valor and turmoil of the Revolution, as seen through The Rebels eyes of young Philip Kent -- and the reader shares his struggles, his courage, and his The Rebels in this tempestuous saga of American heroism, spirited romance, and rousing adventure. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published April 6th by Berkley Books first published More Details Original Title. Kent Family Chronicles 2. Philip Kent. United States of America. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Rebelsplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More The Rebels. Sort order. It's really tough to put this The Rebels down. It's fast paced, The Rebels bit of a historical soap opera, with a fantastic look at America's history The Rebels another couple of years of the Revolutionary War. The sacrifices the men in the Colonial Army made were incredible. George Clark makes a few appearances, too. Another interesting The Rebels was book piracy. Apparently everybody did it even though it was illegal, but the financial penalty was so small, it wasn't worth the time to prosecute for most. Our hero is plans to start his book selling business by republishing Thomas Paine's works. Imagine that! On to the next, The Seekers! The Rebels 1 comment. Jun 27, Corey rated it it was amazing Shelves: family-sagahistorical-fictionamerican-revolution. A very moving, powerful tale and epic follow-up to! John Jakes is the American Ken Follett!! Taking place in the 's, Phillip Kent, now a soldier fighting the British in the American Revolution, participating in the Battle of Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, alongside Henry Knox, and George Washington, The Rebels the time General of the Continental Army in the war, before becomi A very moving, powerful tale and epic follow-up to! Kent also meets Gilbert du Motier from France Gil for short who he meets very briefly in the beginning of The Bastard, when he The Rebels a much smaller role. Gilbert, also an officer in The Rebels Revolutionary War, fights alongside The Rebels in the Battle of Brandywine. And we're also introduced to History Figure Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, who serves as Inspector General of the The Rebels Army, in teaching the soldiers the essentials of military drills, discipline, and tactics to better prepare them during battle. Henry The Rebels his time fighting the war and being at him with his newlywed Wife Anne, and his newborn son Abraham Kent. The secondary main character and new comer of The Rebels is Judson Fletcher, a hot-headed drunkard and a womanizer, living in Virginia on Sermon Hill, second son to ruthless Angus Fletcher, who is at odds with his son, who defends the black slaves working under his father, much to father's disapproval. After going to far, Fletcher is abandoned and shunned by Angus. Judson's brother older brother Donald, who is a Virginia delegate The Rebels the Second Continental Congress, who was able to fulfill his duties, offers Judson to take over for him, which he does, along the way meeting Thomas Jefferson at the time of his signing the Declaration of IndependenceJohn Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. Very moving and a great History lesson all at the same time, I The Rebels go on forever! Tomorrow jumping into Book 3! Sep 05, Laura rated it liked it Shelves: americahfth-century-americareadhistorical-fictionfamily-sagahistory. I wasn't so enthusiastic with the plot of the The Rebels book of this series since Phillip has some childish behavior The Rebels missing his wife while he is fighting in the battlefields. In spite of this, I'm The Rebels a big fan of the Marquis of Lafayette. I must point out that the best books on the American Revolutionary War are Jeff Sharaa's 2 book series Rise to Rebellion and The Glorious Cause which are much better than JJ's series: more accurate historical facts, less romance and much better plot engaging the reader during the whole book. View all 3 comments. Jun 07, Beth Sponzilli rated it really liked it Shelves: early-american18th-centuryin-a-series. John Jakes has become a favorite author of mine. Great storytelling from historical accounts of the Revolutionary war. And great character development. Every book written by this author seems to have a violent rape scene - not a fan. Mar 02, Samyann rated it it was amazing. These comments address The Kent Family Chronicles, the The Rebels series of eight books, in audiobook format. All books are narrated by Marc Vietor. The entire The Rebels is approximately hours of listening. Shortest book is Vietor does a good job with narration, although the uniqueness of male voices is problematic. Tempo and pacing fine, albeit the narration is a bit slow for my tas These comments address The Kent Family Chronicles, the entire series of eight books, in audiobook format. Tempo and pacing fine, albeit the narration is a bit slow for my taste, bumped it to 1. The entire series is a broad spectrum history of the United States from just pre-Revolutionary War through the s and a chronicle of the Kent family through this time. Beginning with Phillip through the generations to the children of Gideon, a The Rebels. The author skillfully intersperses vignettes of imagined and factual history. For example, two of the fictional characters of the The Rebels are sheltered for a few days at the home of the Lincolns in rural Kentucky - a baby is part The Rebels the family, young Abraham. The Rebels of the fictional characters is counseled by Benjamin Franklin. The series is rife with this type of paradigm, The Rebels it is not difficult to determine what is true and what is fiction. Much of the The Rebels is a fun methodology of conveying historical events. The stories are very listenable. I found no need to re-wind or fast- forward; no segment boring or irrelevant. In those areas where a sexual encounter is defined it is relevant to the plot and tastefully written. This does not occur often, but the clan does proliferate A word to the prudish: there are The Rebels couple of rapes vividly described. Very typical of the time written, the s, writing is a bit verbose. Several of these books were adapted for television mini-series, popular at the time. John Jakes is a terrific historical The Rebels author, recommended. Feb 11, David rated it it was amazing. Maybe even better than the first in the series. Took a me a while to read due to travel and life getting in the way, The Rebels I enjoyed it. Jul 15, The Rebels Shelves: military-and-warhistorypublishedauthor-jbeat-the-backlist. Philip Kent, nee Phillipe Charboneau, would much rather be at home, caring for his pregnant wife Anne. But after he was forced to kill his murderous The Rebels in self- defense, The Rebels has gone all in for the cause of the rebels against The Rebels rule. Too soon, Philip will discover that the price of liberty is steep indeed. Far to the south in Virginia, youn Philip Kent, nee Phillipe Charboneau, would much rather be at home, caring for his pregnant wife Anne. The Rebels () - IMDb From " Veronica Mars " to Rebecca take a look back at the career of Armie Hammer on and off the screen. See the full gallery. Four rebellious teenagers in 1st century Roman-occupied Wales must flee their village and live in the wild after they The Rebels kill a Roman soldier and cause an uprising. They must learn to live together or risk facing the wrath of Rome. Written by Emmet. While you can see the effort in production values despite the budget it still has a The Rebels CBBC afternoon children's drama feel about it. I'll give it a pass on historical accuracy, the story itself is the real let down. One for showing primary school kids on the last day before summer holidays and that's about it. A for effort D for execution. Looking for The Rebels to watch? Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. Visit our The Rebels to Watch The Rebels. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. They must Director: Emmet The Rebels. Writer: The Rebels Cummins. Added to Watchlist. The Evolution of Armie Hammer. 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