Michener grew up in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude from Swarthmore College. He also successfully wrote non-fiction, including travel stories and a memoir. James Albert Michener (FebruOctober 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 books, the majority of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. Micheners numerous bestselling novels also included The Source, Centennial, Texas, Hawaii, and Chesapeake. In Centennial, trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters are brought together in the dramatic conflicts that shape the destiny of the legendary West, and the entire country. Customers who viewed this item also viewed Page of Centennial: A Novel James A. A good history with fictional characters. I like the way Michener writes about our begingings of the United States. Brimming with the glory of America's past, the story of Colorado, the Centennial State, is manifested through its people: Lame Beaver, the Arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his Comanche and Pawnee enemies Levi Zendt, fleeing with his child bride from the Amish country the cowboy, Jim Lloyd, who falls in love with a wealthy and cultured Englishwoman, Charlotte Seccombe. Michener Centennial Hardcover 22 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 84.98 24 Used from 49.17 Publisher Random House See all details The Amazon Book Review Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. I ordered this book because I read it years ago and wanted to read it again.

Michener's magnificent saga of the West is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A.

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