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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. Rather, alaska is an epic in the original sense a story that is told over the course of epochs, involving generations of characters and genealogies. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more. Praise for alaska few will escape the allure of the land and people michener describes. Printdisabled access available tales of the south pacific by james a. See more ideas about james a michener, my books and books. It showed no lofty mountains or stern shorelines, but it was firmly rooted. 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, chesa. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 16 pages and is available in paperback format. Michener was born in 1907 and raised by a quaker woman in pennsylvania. Master storyteller james michener reveals alaska in all its awesome, sweeping majesty. About a billion years ago, long before the continents had separated to define the ancient oceans, or their own outlines had been determined, a small protuberance jutted out from the northwest corner of what would later become north america. Alaska, by james michener is not just a long story.
James albert michener is best known for his sweeping multigeneration historical fiction sagas, usually focusing on and titled after a particular geographical region. Alaska takes the reader on a journey through one of the bleakest, richest, most foreboding, and highly inviting territories in our republic, if not the world. In this sweeping epic of the northernmost american frontier, james a. Micheners numerous bestselling novels also included the. As his characters struggle for survival, michener weaves together the exciting high points of alaskas story.
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