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A novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, James A.Michener. Its chief character is the Caribbean Sea and it spans centuries of adventure, from the world of the indigenous Arawaks to the present day. Real and imaginary figures play their part, including Christopher Columbus and Fidel Castro.
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"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
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"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"
"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
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.
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- PublisherMandarin
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0749302348
- ISBN 13 9780749302344
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