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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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American author (1907-1997)

Born 1907
Died 1997

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  • Cover of: THE SOURCE
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  • Cover of: Tales of the South Pacific
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    Cover of edition bwb_S0-BKJ-883 First published in 1947 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: Caravans
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  • Cover of: Sayonara.
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    Cover of edition sayonara00mich First published in 1954 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: The Bridges at Toko-ri
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  • Cover of: Die Bucht: Roman
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  • Cover of: The world is my home: a memoir
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  • Cover of: Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections
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  • Cover of: Centennial
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  • Cover of: The drifters: a novel
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  • Cover of: Bridge at Andau
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  • Cover of: Rascals in paradise
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    Cover of edition rascalsinparadis00mich Cover of edition rascalsinparadis00jame_1 Cover of edition bwb_W9-AMY-665 Cover of edition rascalsinparadis0000mich First published in 1957 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Return to Paradise
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  • Cover of: Alaska
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  • Cover of: Journey
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American author (1907-1997)

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, Israel, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Alaska, Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.), Hungary, 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

History

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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.