James A. Michener

James A. Michener was one of the world’s most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, and Caravans, and the memoir The World Is My Home. Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the International Broadcast Board, which oversees the Voice of America. Among dozens of awards and honors, he received America’s highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1977, and an award from the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1983 for his commitment to art in America. Michener died in 1997 at the age of ninety.

Legacy

Legacy

James A. Michener
Rascals in Paradise

Rascals in Paradise

James A. Michener and A. Grove Day
The Watermen

The Watermen

James A. Michener
Report of the County Chairman

Report of the County Chairman

James A. Michener
Presidential Lottery

Presidential Lottery

James A. Michener
This Noble Land

This Noble Land

James A. Michener
Miracle in Seville

Miracle in Seville

James A. Michener
Journey

Journey

James A. Michener
Recessional

Recessional

James A. Michener
Kent State

Kent State

James A. Michener
The Novel

The Novel

James A. Michener
Sayonara

Sayonara

James A. Michener
Return to Paradise

Return to Paradise

James A. Michener
Space

Space

James A. Michener
The Bridge at Andau

The Bridge at Andau

James A. Michener
The Bridges at Toko-Ri

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

James A. Michener
The Drifters

The Drifters

James A. Michener
Mexico

Mexico

James A. Michener
Poland

Poland

James A. Michener
Iberia

Iberia

James A. Michener
The Covenant

The Covenant

James A. Michener
Tales of the South Pacific

Tales of the South Pacific

James A. Michener
Centennial

Centennial

James A. Michener
The World Is My Home

The World Is My Home

James A. Michener
Caribbean

Caribbean

James A. Michener
Caravans

Caravans

James A. Michener
Chesapeake

Chesapeake

James A. Michener
Alaska

Alaska

James A. Michener
Texas

Texas

James A. Michener
Hawaii

Hawaii

James A. Michener
The Source

The Source

James A. Michener
Creatures of the Kingdom

Creatures of the Kingdom

James A. Michener
James A. Michener's Writer's Handbook Sports in America

Sports in America

James A. Michener
The Fires of Spring

The Fires of Spring

James A. Michener