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Losing innocence. Remembering Heaven. That was the essence of Hell

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The first treasure California began to surrender after the Gold Rush as the oldest: her land.

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Guilty she might be. But what human being was not? There were things in her past she needn't be ashamed of, things to be proud of; she wouldn't surrender so meekly to a condemning judgment.

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John Jakes

Born: March 31, 1932
Died: March 11, 2023 (aged 90)
Bio: John William Jakes was an American writer, best known for American historical fiction. He has used the pen name Jay Scotland.
Known for:
  1. The Kent Family Chronicles (1976)
  2. The Bastard (1974)
  3. The Rebels (1975)
  4. North and South (1982)
  5. The Warriors (1977)

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