American dreams / John Jakes.
The continuing saga of the Crowns of Chicago, a family founded by a German immigrant who became a beer baron. The protagonists are an actress in Hollywood, a filmmaker documenting World War I and a college dropout who races cars for Henry Ford.
Record details
- ISBN: 0525944370
- ISBN: 9780525944379
- Physical Description: x, 495 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Dutton, [1998]
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Dreamers -- Actress -- Drifter -- Paul and His Wife -- Ilsa's Worry -- A Dream of Speed -- Paul's Pictures -- The General and His Children -- Courage from Carl -- Obligatory Scene -- Eastbound -- Striving -- Adrift in New York -- Fritzi and Oh-Oh -- Smash-up -- Paul's Anchor -- Three Witches and Four Actresses -- Grosse Pointe Games -- Bad Omens -- Confessions -- Reunions -- Model T -- Jinxed? -- Tess -- Jesse and Carl -- Rehearsal for a Tragedy -- Tragedy -- Closed -- Paul and Harry -- Boom Times -- "Speed King of the World" -- A Desperate Call -- Savagery -- Separation -- Postcard from Indianapolis -- Pictures -- Ilsa to the Rescue -- Biograph -- Westward Ho -- Blanket Company -- Our Heroine -- Onward, If Not Exactly Upward -- New York Music -- Sammy -- Signs of Success -- Threats -- Attack -- B.B. Decides -- A Toast to War -- In the Subway -- Further Westward Ho -- California -- Welcome to Los Angeles -- Wrong Turn -- Liberty Rising -- Fritzi and Carl -- Mickey Finn -- No Laughing Matter -- Inferno -- Carl Mows the Grass -- Decision -- Nightmare -- Loyal -- Flying Circus -- Viva Villa! -- English Edgar -- Inceville -- Mercenaries -- The Day Things Slipped -- Crash Landing -- Fritzi and Loy -- That Sunday -- Battlefields -- In Belgium -- Troubled House -- Taking Sides -- "Truth or Nothing" -- Fritzi and Her Three Men -- Revelations -- Detroit Again -- Million-Dollar Carpet -- End of the Party -- U-Boat -- Winter of Discontent -- Air War -- Torpedoed -- Marching -- Troubled Nation.
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Available copies
- 43 of 44 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 44 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Hill Library | FIC JAK CF2 (Text) | 30229000238740 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Jakes (Text) | 101091000305421 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F JAKES (Text) | 39493104132933 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F JAKES (Text) | 40599000128127 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F JAK (Text) | 80605000827781 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/18/2026 |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344100816600 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | F (Text) | 33115004313836 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Charles H. Stone Memorial Library | F JAKES (Text) | 30665100211204 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F JAKES (Text) | 22281500045638 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Danbury Public Library | F JAKES (Text) | 40599000128044 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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