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Chesapeake : A Novel by James A. Michener (2003, Trade Paperback)
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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100812970438
ISBN-139780812970432
eBay Product ID (ePID)2367617
Product Key Features
Book TitleChesapeake : a Novel
Number of Pages1024 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSagas, Action & Adventure, Historical
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction
AuthorJames A. Michener
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight22.9 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-276596
Reviews"Another of James Michener's great mines of narrative, character and lore." -- The Wall Street Journal "[A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . An emotionally and intellectually appealing book." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that is enthusiastically passed from friend to friend." --Associated Press, "Another of James Michener's great mines of narrative, character and lore." -- The Wall Street Journal "[A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . an emotionally and intellectually appealing book." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that are enthusiastically passed from friend to friend." --Associated Press From the Paperback edition.
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisIn 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 Captain John Smith on a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, Steed makes a life for himself in the New World, establishing a remarkable dynasty that parallels the emergence of America. Through the extraordinary tale of one man's dream, Michener tells intertwining stories of family and national heritage, introducing us along the way to Quakers, pirates, planters, slaves, abolitionists, and notorious politicians, all making their way through American history in the common pursuit of freedom. Praise for Chesapeake "Another of James Michener's great mines of narrative, character and lore." -- The Wall Street Journal "[A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . an emotionally and intellectually appealing book." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that are enthusiastically passed from friend to friend." --Associated Press, 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 Captain John Smith on a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, Steed makes a life for himself in the New World, establishing a remarkable dynasty that parallels the emergence of America. Through the extraordinary tale of one man's dream, Michener tells intertwining stories of family and national heritage, introducing us along the way to Quakers, pirates, planters, slaves, abolitionists, and notorious politicians, all making their way through American history in the common pursuit of freedom. Praise for Chesapeake "Another of James Michener's great mines of narrative, character and lore." -- The Wall Street Journal " A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . an emotionally and intellectually appealing book." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that are enthusiastically passed from friend to friend." --Associated Press
LC Classification NumberPS3525.I19
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