![]() Read moreįortune’s Whirlwind CHAPTER I The Beating i His description of the world of the 1770s covers all of the noble with all of the vulgar as Philip rises from inn worker to printer to independence fighter. Jakes comes the closest to aligning his main character's evolution and his work to create his own place in the world, with the evolution of the USA in establishing its own place as an independent country in the world. ![]() Jakes did an amazing job in all the books describing and explaining events of American history that his characters participated in and/or witnessed, while letting them interact with many famous people who helped build (or sometimes tear down) this country. It becomes apparent after awhile that many of the plot devices are repetitively used, and some of the characters' successes are absurdly achieved. I believe I am the first person in the world to have done this. Since I failed to read this series when it first came out 40 years ago, I decided to binge read all eight books consecutively, over a period of 46 days. ![]()
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