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Caribbean
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This novel covers the history of the area from the 1300s to Castro's Cuba, including tribal conflicts on the island of Domenica, the arrival of Columbus, the buccaneers, the rise of sugar plantations, the slave revolts, and the social problems of today.
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Recessional
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This 1994 novel, set in a Florida retirement community, is about a group of characters who must come to terms with aging and death.
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Journey
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When news breaks in England in 1897 that gold has been discovered in the Canadian Klondike, Lord Evelyn Luton, a veteran explorer, resolves to set sail at once for the goldfields. This thriller charts the attempts of Luton and his men to reach the Klondike despite set-backs and freezing cold.
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Mexico
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A Michener novel, started in 1961 and rediscovered and finished 30 years later, which traces 1500 years of Mexican history. An American journalist, in Mexico to cover a duel between two celebrated matadors and to learn more about his family's roots, uncovers the story of his Mexican ancestors.
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Source
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Framed around the archeological excavation of the Mahor Tell, this novel moves back and forth in time to tell the story of Israel until 1949, the War of Independence.
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Iberia
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James Michener, dedicated traveler as well as best-selling novelist, gives his impression of Spain based on his experiences there.
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Hawaii
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A saga of love, violence, sex and sin. From the first Polynesians who settled the island to the Japanese who fought in the Nisei battalions in World War II, this Michener novel presents Hawaii in all its beauty, mystery and exotic splendour.
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Chesapeake
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This novel is based on the history of the North American east from the late 16th century to the present. James Michener is also the author of "Journey", "The Caribbean", "The Eagle and the Raven", "The Novel" and "The Covenant".
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Alaska
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A story of man against the elements, struggling to survive. This novel tells of explorers, Russian and American, struggling through an ice-bound world, contesting the colonization of an increasingly precious territory, exploiting Alaska's valuable resources.
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Centennial
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The story of Colorado, from the time of pre-man until 1974.
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Mick Harte Was Here
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Phoebe Harte movingly describes the effect of her younger brother's fatal cycling accident on her and her family, while sending a subtle message about bicycle safety (Mick would have survived his accident had he been wearing a helmet). Mostly though, this is the story of a sister who misses her brother dearly.
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Covenant
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Michener takes on South Africa in this work of historical fiction.
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Texas
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James A. Michener's staggering, monumental historical novel about the state of Texas, from its earliest days to the time of its publication, 1985. Its 1,096 pages made it longer than any previous Michener work, and the first printing of 750,000 copies was the largest in the history of Random House.
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Poland
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Michener provides a sweeping, educational 700-year history of Poland, making it come alive with an array of characters and situations.
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Tales of the South Pacific
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Winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize, Michener's first book is a collection of short stories, linked both thematically and with recurring characters, which portray a World War II anti-Japanese operation called "Alligator." This book was later the basis for the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "South Pacific".
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Caravans
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Mark Miller, a staff member of the American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, must go find Ellen Jaspar, wife of an Afghan engineer and native of Dorset, Pennsylvania (and Bryn Mawr alum), who has disappeared 13 months before. In his search, he encounters Mira, a nomad girl who teaches him many things.
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World Is My Home: A Memoir
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The best-selling author James Michener started life as a small-town Pennsylvania boy who left his foster-home at the age of 13 to hitch-hike around the country. He was 40 before he decided on writing as a career, prior to which he had been an academic, an editor and a US Navy lieutenant-commander in World War II. His first book, "Tales of the ...
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The source; a novel
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Drifters
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Chronicling a group of disaffected modern youth who travel through Spain and Morocco, this novel represents a departure for Michener, who wrote it at the same time he produced his journalistic piece "Kent State".
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My Lost Mexico
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Michener recounts the tribulations involved in the writing of his novel "Mexico". The manuscript was begun, abandoned, lost, found, finished, and published--and immediately became one of Michener's bestsellers.
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Return to Paradise
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Michener returns to his old haunts in the South Pacific in this collection of travel pieces and short stories.
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This Noble Land: My Vision for America
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Michener looks at America, using his travels and research and political experience to assess its strengths, weaknesses, and what can be expected in the future.
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The Eagle and the Raven
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An exploration of the friendship between Andrew Jackson and Sam Houston.
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Michener - The Floating World
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Space
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The story of four men whose lives are bound up with America's efforts to reach the moon and beyond. The novel covers more than 40 years of human effort and includes the political manoeuvrings behind the scenes and various anxieties and confrontations with the media.
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