Caribbean - Softcover

Michener, James A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449217493 ISBN 13: 9780449217498

Publisher: Fawcett Books, 1991

Synopsis

The turbulent history of the Caribbean islands is chronicled, from tribal conflicts on Dominica and the age of exploration, to the Cuban revolution and the tempestuous present, through the colorful lives of characters, fictional and real-life

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Review:

"Michener is a master."--"Boston Herald"

"A grand epic . . . [James A. Michener] sympathizes with the struggles of the region's most oppressed, and succeeds in presenting the Caribbean in its rich diversity."--"The Plain Dealer"

"Remarkable and praiseworthy . . . utterly engaging."--"The Washington Post Book World"
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"Even American tourists familiar with some of the serene islands will find themselves enlightened. . . . In "Caribbean, "there appears to be a strong aura of truth behind the storytelling."--"The New York Times"

"Michener is a master."--"Boston Herald"
"A grand epic . . . [James A. Michener] sympathizes with the struggles of the region's most oppressed, and succeeds in presenting the Caribbean in its rich diversity."--"The Plain Dealer"
"Remarkable and praiseworthy . . . utterly engaging."--"The Washington Post Book World"
" "
"Even American tourists familiar with some of the serene islands will find themselves enlightened. . . . In "Caribbean, "there appears to be a strong aura of truth behind the storytelling."--"The New York Times"

Michener is a master. "Boston Herald"
A grand epic . . . [James A. Michener] sympathizes with the struggles of the region s most oppressed, and succeeds in presenting the Caribbean in its rich diversity. "The Plain Dealer"
Remarkable and praiseworthy . . . utterly engaging. "The Washington Post Book World"
""
Even American tourists familiar with some of the serene islands will find themselves enlightened. . . . In "Caribbean, "there appears to be a strong aura of truth behind the storytelling. "The New York Times""

Michener is a master. Boston Herald
A grand epic . . . [James A. Michener] sympathizes with the struggles of the region s most oppressed, and succeeds in presenting the Caribbean in its rich diversity. The Plain Dealer
Remarkable and praiseworthy . . . utterly engaging. The Washington Post Book World

Even American tourists familiar with some of the serene islands will find themselves enlightened. . . . In Caribbean, there appears to be a strong aura of truth behind the storytelling. The New York Times"

"Michener is a master."--Boston Herald

"A grand epic . . . [James A. Michener] sympathizes with the struggles of the region's most oppressed, and succeeds in presenting the Caribbean in its rich diversity."--The Plain Dealer

"Remarkable and praiseworthy . . . utterly engaging."--The Washington Post Book World

"Even American tourists familiar with some of the serene islands will find themselves enlightened. . . . In Caribbean, there appears to be a strong aura of truth behind the storytelling."--The New York Times

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fawcett Books
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0449217493
• ISBN 13: 9780449217498
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 811