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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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    First published in 1976 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, Fiction in English, Historical fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Americans, Civilization, Description and travel, 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, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Alaska, Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.), Hungary, Israel, 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.