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Chesapeake
Praise for Chesapeake
"Another of James Michener's great mines of narrative, character and lore."--The Wall Street Journal
"[A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . an emotionally and intellectually appealing book."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that are enthusiastically passed from friend to friend."--Associated Press
Book Details
- Publisher: Dial Press
- Publish Date: Sep 9th, 2003
- Pages: 1024
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 7.92in - 5.58in - 1.55in - 1.42lb
- EAN: 9780812970432
- Categories: • Historical - General• Sagas• Action & Adventure
About the Author
More books by James A. Michener
What people are saying
Wanderings on Language
Since I fear judgments of character, I usually stop at two. Happy birthday, James Michener! @MichenerCenter #JamesMichener #chesapeake https://t.co/3Z6oCauluV
I enjoy the three R's--reading, writing, and research--and have eight books available @WildRosePress.
@tothemax2050 Chesapeake by James Michener. His research and writing about the formation of the land, etc., are fascinating, but the characters are thinner than cardboard.
Praise for this book
"[A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . an emotionally and intellectually appealing book."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
"Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that are enthusiastically passed from friend to friend."--Associated Press
What people are saying
Wanderings on Language
Since I fear judgments of character, I usually stop at two. Happy birthday, James Michener! @MichenerCenter #JamesMichener #chesapeake https://t.co/3Z6oCauluV
I enjoy the three R's--reading, writing, and research--and have eight books available @WildRosePress.
@tothemax2050 Chesapeake by James Michener. His research and writing about the formation of the land, etc., are fascinating, but the characters are thinner than cardboard.