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James A. Michener

James A. Michener was born in 1907 and raised by a Quaker woman in Pennsylvania. During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy and traveled across the Pacific. His TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947. He lived with his wife in Austin, Texas. He was director of the Texas Center for Writers at the University of Texas.

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Born 1907
Died 1997

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  • Cover of: Klondike

    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Watermen: Selections from Chesapeake

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  • Cover of: Tales of the South Pacific

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  • Cover of: Die Brücken von Toko-Ri

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  • Cover of: Presidential Lottery: the reckless gamble in our electoral system

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  • Cover of: Der Adler und der Rabe: ein amerikanisches Duell

    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Poland: a novel

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  • Cover of: Patrioten: Roman

    First published in 1989 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Best sellers: from Reader's digest condensed books

    First published in 1961 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The eagle and the raven

    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1954 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: James A. Michener papers

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  • Cover of: The voice of Asia

    First published in 1952 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The bridge at Andau

    First published in 1972 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The bridge at Andau

    First published in 1957 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Alaska.

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  • Cover of: THE COVENANT

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  • Cover of: Iberia, Spanish travels and reflections.

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Born 1907
Died 1997

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, historical, general, History, Fiction, general, American literature, Large type books, Fiction, historical, Description and travel, Fiction in English, Historical fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Americans, Civilization, Fiction, westerns, Travel, Belletristische Darstellung, Colorado, fiction, Frontier and pioneer life, fiction, Indians of north america, fiction, Fiction, jewish, Israel, fiction, Jews, fiction, Palestine, fiction, Presidents, Social sciences

Places

United States, Hawaii, Texas, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Alaska, Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.), Hungary, Israel, Colorado, New York (N.Y.), South Africa, Afghanistan, Amazon rainforest, Asia, Australia, Baker Street, Caribbean, Florida, Italy, Japan, Korea, London, Oceania

People

James A. Michener (1907-), James A. Michener (1907-1997), Sam Houston (1793-1863), Abram, Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794?-1876), Archie, Balthasar, Benvolio, Duncan Ross, Escalus, Friar John, Friar Lawrence, General Zaroff, Gregory, Ivan, Jabez Wilson, John Clay, John H. Watson, Juliet Capulet, Lady Capulet, Lady Montague, Mercutio, Mr. Merryweather, Paris, Peter

Time

20th century, Revolution, 1956, 1821-1861, 1890, 1960, 1970-, To 70 A.D., 1945-, 1950-, 1950s to 1970s., 1951, 1951-1980, 1952, 1960-1980, 1981-, 20e siècle, About a Billion years ago to about the middle to late 20th century., Edo period (1603-1868), Post world war two, Spans thousands of years since pre recorded times.

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Alternative names

  • James Michener
  • James Albert Michener J. A. Michener
  • James A. MIchener
  • James MICHENER

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December 1, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
December 1, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
July 12, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternative names
July 12, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
May 27, 2011 Created by Philip Tidman Edited without comment.