James A. Michener

Broschiertes Buch

Hawaii

Beschreibung

The epic saga of the fiftieth state traces its fascinating history from the fiery volcanoes that formed the islands to the strength and character of the original Polynesians to the early nineteenth-century arrival of American missionaires, in a multi-faceted historical novel. Reprint. 40,000 first printing..

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Random House USA Inc
• Seitenzahl: 1136
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 208mm x 141mm x 45mm
• Gewicht: 710g
• ISBN-13: 9780375760372
• ISBN-10: 0375760377
• Artikelnr.: 21289585