James A Michener: 36 books

Book cover of James A. Michener's Writer's Handbook

James A. Michener's Writer's Handbook

Explorations in Writing and Publishing

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014

Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener has written about everything from the pristine islands of the South Pacific and the endless wilds of Africa to Spanish bullfighters, American revolutionaries, and pirates of the Caribbean. Now Michener turns to his favorite and most personal subject:...
Book cover of The World Is My Home
by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014

Literary legend James A. Michener was “a Renaissance man, adventurous, inquisitive, unpretentious and unassuming, with an encyclopedic mind and a generous heart” (The New York Times Book Review). In this exceptional memoir, the man himself tells the story of his remarkable life and describes the...
Book cover of Alaska

Alaska

A Novel

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013

In this sweeping epic of the northernmost American frontier, James A. Michener guides us through Alaska’s fierce terrain and history, from the long-forgotten past to the bustling present. As his characters struggle for survival, Michener weaves together the exciting high points of Alaska’s story:...
Book cover of Texas

Texas

A Novel

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014

Spanning four and a half centuries, James A. Michener’s monumental saga chronicles the epic history of Texas, from its Spanish roots in the age of the conquistadors to its current reputation as one of America’s most affluent, diverse, and provocative states. Among his finely drawn cast of characters,...
Book cover of This Noble Land

This Noble Land

My Vision for America

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014

In such modern classics as Chesapeake, Centennial, Hawaii, Alaska, and Texas, James A. Michener proved time and again that his understanding of and love for his country was unparalleled. This Noble Land is Michener’s most personal statement about America, an examination of the issues that threaten...
Book cover of Sayonara

Sayonara

A Novel

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014

From a great master of historical fiction comes a brilliant tale of love amid war. James A. Michener combines powerful storytelling with deep sensitivity in this novel of a U.S. Army man who, against all odds, falls for a fascinating Japanese woman. Stationed in the exotic Far East, Major Lloyd Gruver...
Book cover of Centennial

Centennial

A Novel

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2014

Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener’s magnificent saga of the Westis an enthralling celebration of the frontier. 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...
Book cover of Matecumbe
by James A Michener
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2007

Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener was in his sixties when he began traveling frequently to the Florida Keys. One result of those visits was the novel Matecumbe, named after two of the islands that comprise the town of Islamorada, located approximately half way between Miami and Key West. Never...
Book cover of Mexico

Mexico

A Novel

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014

Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener, whose novels hurtle from the far reaches of history to the dark corners of the world, paints an intoxicating portrait of a land whose past and present are as turbulent, fascinating, and colorful as any other on Earth. When an American journalist travels...
Book cover of Chesapeake

Chesapeake

A Novel

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013

In this classic novel, James A. Michener brings his grand epic tradition to bear on the four-hundred-year saga of America’s Eastern Shore, from its Native American roots to the modern age. In the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed is desperate to escape religious persecution in England. After joining...
Book cover of Journey

Journey

A Novel

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2014

One of the premier novelists of the twentieth century, James A. Michener captures a frenzied time when sane men and women risked their very lives in a forbidding Arctic land to win a dazzling and elusive prize: Yukon gold. In 1897, gold fever sweeps the world. The promise of untold riches lures thousands...
Book cover of Sports in America
by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014

Originally published in 1976, James A. Michener’s explosive, spectacular Sports in America is a prescient examination of the crisis in American sports that is still unfolding to this day. Pro basketball players are banned for narcotics use, while a Major League pitcher is arrested for smuggling...
Book cover of Caribbean

Caribbean

A Novel

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014

In this acclaimed classic novel, James A. Michener sweeps readers off to the Caribbean, bringing to life the eternal allure and tumultuous history of this glittering string of islands. From the 1310 conquest of the Arawaks by cannibals to the decline of the Mayan empire, from Columbus’s arrival...
Book cover of Creatures of the Kingdom

Creatures of the Kingdom

Stories of Animals and Nature

by James A. Michener
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014

In sixteen wonderful stories, Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener burrows deep into the secret lives of animals and the hidden world of nature. Here he sheds light on nature’s most awesome and beguiling handiwork, from the sublime shaping and reshaping of earth’s lands and seas to...
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