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February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author of more than 40 books, most of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. He eventually finds her and has her sent back to the states. Michener was born in 1907 and raised by a quaker woman in pennsylvania. February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Written sixteen years before the soviet invasion of afghanistan that would spark three decades of war, caravans takes the reader even farther back than micheners own time to the u. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were lengthy, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. Ellen jasper, a nontypical american woman, who got married to an afghan engineer has disappeared somewhere in that mysterious and dangerous country and. First edition, inscribed by the author on the half title, with his japanese seal below. Search hello select your address select your address. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free. Michener at his texas home by the intelligencer, steve wartenberg, in 1996, on the occasion of michener receiving a.
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