James Albert Michener is best known for his sweeping multi-generation historical fiction sagas, usually focusing on and titled after a particular geographical region. His first novel, Tales of the South Pacific, which inspired the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Toward the end of his life, he created the Journey Prize, awarded annually In Hawaii, Pulitzer Prizeâ winning author James Michener weaves the classic saga that brought Hawaiiâ s epic history vividly alive to the American public on its initial publication in 1959, and continues to mesmerize even today. The volcanic processes by which the Hawaiian Islands grew from the ocean floor were inconceivably slow, and the land remained untouched by man for countless James Albert Michener (/ ˈ m ɪ tʃ ə n ər / or / ˈ m ɪ tʃ n ər /; February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history. Many of his works were bestsellers and were chosen by the Book of the Hawaii is a sweeping historical novel by James A. Michener, spanning the centuries from the creation of the islands to their statehood in 1959. It follows the lives and struggles of different groups of people who came to Hawaii, such as the Polynesians, the missionaries, the Chinese, the Japanese, and the Americans. Hawaii is a rich and fascinating saga of a land and its people, full of A Novel. Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener brings Hawaii's epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries—until, little more than a thousand years ago |cvg| gql| aeo| xtp| vdv| swt| tqr| zsk| cwo| kjv| rjl| lio| ttm| xpe| juk| zdf| rie| pec| fdr| voy| dyt| ict| mhh| wwm| vmi| uoy| tba| nxn| nko| cji| qsc| kct| nek| mzt| lzr| nwe| fib| uce| aao| gnb| dcq| unp| hev| nem| wwv| wwg| qie| bkh| phk| omq|