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. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Michener's numerous bestselling novels also included The Source, Centennial, Texas, Hawaii, and Chesapeake. “From Michener’s devotion to the islands, he has written a monumental chronicle of Hawaii, an extraordinary and fascinating novel. Also a great, wide and profound novel, like the ones before. “One novel you must not miss! A tremendous work from every point of view-thrilling, exciting, lusty, vivid, stupendous.” - Chicago Tribune Michener (Author), Sam Sloan (Introduction) 2,986 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 14.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 172.30 26 Used from 18.38 2 New from 170.00 3 Collectible from 50.50 Paperback from 123.23 1 Used from 123. mammoth epic of the islands.” - The Baltimore Sun Based on exhaustive research and told in Michener’s immersive prose, Hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together.īONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from James A. Then, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrive, bringing with them a new creed and a new way of life. He was also known for his meticulous research behind the books. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries-until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. Michener (Author) 26 ratings Hardcover 78.92 9 Used from 33.54 1 New from 200.00 3 Collectible from 50.00 Paperback from 84.83 2 Used from 84.83 HAWAII BY JAMES A.

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