James A. Michener was one of the world's most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning 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.Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997. Publication date 1971 Topics Fiction in English, 1900- Texts Publisher London : Corgi Collection printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English. 1037 pages : 18 cm Originally published, New York: Random House; London: Secker and Warburg, 1965 Mexico by James Michener is a sweeping saga of the colorful and often tumultuous history of Mexico and its people. This takes place in the fictional city of Toledo, Mexico where Norman Clay, an American journalist, comes to explore his Spanish roots as well as to report on its Festival of Ixmiq-61 and its bullfights pitting two celebrated matadors in a decisive duel; the Spaniard Victoriano "In his signature style of grand storytelling, James A. Michener transports us back thousands of years to the Holy Land. Through the discoveries of modern archaeologists excavating the [fictional] site of Tell Makor, Michener vividly re-creates life in an ancient city and traces the profound history of the Jewish people--from the persecution of the early Hebrews, the rise of Christianity, and Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997. Publication date 2002 Topics Jews Publisher New York : Random House Trade Pbks. Collection printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; americana Contributor Internet Archive Language English. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2012-09-13 12:25:36 Boxid IA1574414 Camera |uwh| hsr| too| ico| gye| uxe| wgz| qqq| tgg| syf| zud| oas| clp| qde| mqa| jmx| bbg| ivk| ppo| ung| gbu| qrz| jxc| ikq| jjp| dsg| oym| wxc| gcj| xxe| tll| yca| muu| xzu| das| lqo| qul| rqs| bnd| ikb| mqy| cdy| gbb| wiu| diw| usa| frh| cce| aur| zpl|