With 35 books in print in 16 languages, michener is one of the bestselling authors of all time, pied piper. The whiz kids and the 1950 pennant by roberts, robin. Albert michener, born around 1907, won the pulitzer prize for his first fiction, tales of the south pacific. Lewis vernor is hired by us to reresearch a story on centennial, colorado. Aug 15, 2002 discover book depositorys huge selection of james michener books online. Michener s numerous bestselling novels also included the source, centennial, texas, hawaii, and chesapeake. Paul iii and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Geographic details about the fictional town of centennial and its surroundings indicate that the region is in modernday weld county. As with most michener novels, centennial takes place in a real area the high plains of northeastern colorado, the river valley of the platte and the other regions and uses real places, historical events and people in a fictionalized way e. Michener by kings, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The mistreatment of indians and the land grab of wanting more and more land for cattle is told in great detail. The bestselling book was adapted into the popular musical and film, south pacific. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Jan 21, 2014 written to commemorate the bicentennial in 1976, james a. Michener, as he is popularly known as, is a well known novelist, philanthropist and story writer from pennsylvania, united states. The book tells the story of a part of america colorado. Sampling of his books that have been made into movies and tv shows. It is historical fiction rather than fact and i know that those who have studied hawaiis history do not agree with the author that the original settlers came from bora bora. Michener books vintage hardback hardcover hcdj random mix set. Written to commemorate the bicentennial in 1976, james a. Michener has 147 books on goodreads with 497604 ratings. Michener s centennial is arguably his best literary work.
Micheners magnificent saga of the west is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Based on exhaustive research and told in micheners immersive prose, hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together. Vernors a likable, no nonsense writer, but his research suddenly carries him off as if hed fallen into a time machine. The big thoughtpiece has already been written by the staff, but the magazine wants to add dr.
Hawaii, south pacific, the bridges at tokori, sayonara, adventures in paradise, the hawaiians, men of the fighting lady, caravans, centennial, etc. He authored more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, chesapeake, centennial, texas, caribbean, and caravans, and the memoir the world is my home. This book was written to commemorate the us bicentennial in 1976 and is a phenominal book in its depth and in the story telling capabilities of james a michener. Legacy by james michener and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. James a michener books biography and list of works author. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Lame beaver, the arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his comanche and pawnee enemies. Discover book depositorys huge selection of james michener books online. He is most famous for writing the multigeneration historical and fictional stories.
February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author. Mar 23, 20 author of generational sagas with historical facts about a geographic area. He is wellknown for the amount of research that went into his work in addition to the length of his novels 900 pages was a short novel for him. Micheners numerous bestselling novels also included the source, centennial, texas, hawaii, and chesapeake. James michener hardcover books for sale in stock ebay. Buy chesapeake by james a michener online at alibris. You will close his book with the wish that there was more. Centennial traces the history of the plains of northeast colorado from prehistory until the early 1970s. Michener and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. However, in doing so he showed the pain and joy of those people that settled our nation. James was born on february 3, 1907 in new york, united states.
Like all of michener s historical fiction novels, michener lived in the actual town of centennial, colorado, for a year or more to do the extensive research for. Released in 1976, at the bicentennial of our nations history, centennial was a the novel blockbuster of the year. Buy hardback james michener books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Find great deals on ebay for books james michener and james michener lot. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were lengthy, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. I have been a fan of james a michener for years and this book is well on a par with his other classics such as alaska and texas. Michener hardback books space, texas, alaska james a. May 22, 2015 one of the more famous examples of this type of genre of literature is james a. Unfollow james michener books to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Michener 19071997 was one of the worlds most popular writers. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, chesapeake, centennial, texas, caribbean, and caravans, and the memoir the world is my home. Michener 1983, hardcover, large type former library book. Michener 19071997 was an american author of historical fiction and nonfiction.
Brimming with the glory of americas past, the story of coloradothe centennial stateis manifested through its people. Micheners books are not the stuff of short reads, but they are the stuff of great reads. Michener 1983, hardcover, large type condition is acceptable. It tells of the journey of the pioneers and the settlement of a town. Lame beaver, the arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his comanche and. See more ideas about james a michener, my books and books. Centennial is the story of the many people who dwelled in the shadow of the mountains and loved this land for its majestic beauty.
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