James A. Michener
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James Albert Michener was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales
Michener in 1991
Michener's typewriter (James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania)
The creative team and star of South Pacific. Left to right: Joshua Logan, Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, Mary Martin, and Michener in 1949
Campaign poster from Michener's 1962 campaign for Congress
Tales of the South Pacific
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Tales of the South Pacific is a Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of sequentially related short stories by James A. Michener about the Pacific campaign in World War II. The stories are based on observ
James A. Michener
…chosen by the Book of the Month Club. He was also known for the meticulous research that went into his books. Michener's books include his first book, Tales of the South Pacific, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1948; Hawaii; The Drifters; Centennial; The Source; The Fires of Spring; Chesapeake; Caribbean…
First edition cover