Fort worth, laredo, the alamo and, in this century, dallas, austin and houston. His books are easy to read, so not exactly literary fiction, but i have always learned from and enjoyed them. Recently there has been some followers of this kind of books, like edward. Mar 23, 20 author of generational sagas with historical facts about a geographic area. 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. Nearly all of james michener s books follow the same format. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author of more than 40 books, the majority of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many.
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Michener s numerous bestselling novels also included the source, centennial, texas, hawaii, and chesapeake. Aug 04, 2015 written to commemorate the bicentennial in 1976, james a. James a michener books biography and list of works author. February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author of more than 40 books, the majority of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. James a michener biography james albert michener february 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author of more than 40 books, most of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. James was born on february 3, 1907 in new york, united states.
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