James A Michener
2) Alaska
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The prehistory of Alaska does not seem to prepare it for the changes beginning in the 18th century when traders and hunters began to take its resources. Master storyteller James Michener reveals Alaska in all its awesome, sweeping majesty. From the near-forgotten past, to the highly technological present, from self-defense to self-determination, here are the men and women who tried to tame the land, seize its bounty, and lay claim to the elusive spirit...
4) Centennial
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A stunning panorama of the West, Centennial is an entralling celebration of out country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. Here is the story of the land and its people--of Lame Beaver, the Arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his Commanche and Pawnee enemies: of Levi Zendt, fleeing with his child bride from the Amish country in Pennsylvania: and of...
9) Chesapeake
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In this classic novel, James A. Michener brings his grand epic tradition to bear on the four-hundred-year saga of America’s Eastern Shore, from its Native American roots to the modern age. In the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed is desperate to escape religious persecution in England. After joining Captain John Smith on a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, Steed makes a life for himself in the New World, establishing a remarkable dynasty that...