The Americans - Volume 8 Author:John Jakes The Americans takes the Kent family into the 1890s as Gideon Kent, now a prosperous publisher and father of three children, sees little hope for America's future in his wild and willful offspring: Carter, the stepson who drifts across the continent in search of easy riches - Eleanor, the beautiful actress who escapes the demands of life through ... more »her theatrical roles - and Will, Gideon's brightest hope, but only if the boy can free himself from the tormenting memories of his late mother's madness.« less