The novel Chesapeake by James A. Michener tells the story of 395 years of changes in the environment, transportation modes, and religious attitudes of the people of the Choptank region of Chesapeake Bay. The novel is a work of historical fiction beginning in 1583 with the Native Americans and culminating in 1978 with the impact of the Watergate scandal on the community. Themes in the novel include the impact of humans on the environment, religious persecution, and abuse of religion.
As Harrison Salisbury wrote in the Chicago Tribune, "James Michener is as much an American institution as the Fourth of July or apple pie." Michener wrote short stories, essays, poems, and art histori...
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James Michener has published nearly a dozen volumes of fiction, but such is his versatility that he has published more than an equal number of volumes of nonfiction, and more than one hundred articles...
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James Michener (1907-1997) is best known for his many epic historical novels, which have sold an estimated 75 million copies worldwide. He was also a noted philanthropist, having contributed more than...
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