Legacy - Hardcover

Michener, James A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0394564324 ISBN 13: 9780394564326

Publisher: Random House Inc, 1987

Synopsis

Norman Starr, called by the Senate investigating committee because of his National Security Council work in Nicaragua, recalls his ancestry of distinguished patriots while contemplating whether or not to "take the Fifth"

About this title

About the Author:

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–winningTales 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.

From the Inside Flap:

man Starr is about to appear before a congressional committee to publicly account for his covert actions, he recalls the heritage of his ancestors and the role they played in the true glory of America. Bestselling author James Michener has painted a timeless family portrait and an eloquent lesson in American history.
"Michener is a master storyteller."
MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
From the Paperback edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Inc
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0394564324
• ISBN 13: 9780394564326
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1