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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: James Michener Conversations With Writers (L051 Cassette)

    First published in 1978 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The James Michener Value Collection: Alaska, Texas, and Chesapeake

    First published in 2001 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Japanese prints from the early masters tothe modern

    First published in 1959 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Kent State Part 1 of 2

    First published in 1971 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1971 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Klondike. Roman.

    First published in 1993 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1984 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1986 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1988 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2007 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: MEXICO

    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Mexico Part 1

    First published in 1993 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Mexico Part 1 of 2

    First published in 1992 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Mexico

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  • Cover of: Mexiko.

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    First published in 1995 — 1 edition
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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

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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.