What is the author's style in The Covenant by James A. Michener?

Told in the first person, but from many different perspectives, the Covenant gives a great overview of life in South Africa and how it became so racially confused. The tale unwinds from the very beginning when the San tribe hunted for their survival, and knew the value of being able to self sustain. The Hottentot tribe also understood this principle, raising cattle for survival. The story begins from their point of view, but as history evolves, the Dutch land at the Cape and decide to make a permanent way station for shipping there. They consider themselves to be the first civilization in Africa. To them, the natives were simply savages who could be trained to serve. The English took over the Cape, and demanded everything be done for Queen and country then. No more Dutch was permitted, and as a better educated group overall, they quickly assumed control of government and made all the rules. The Dutch soon realize their folly and begin to train their children to read and write English. The point of view is told from the San's perspective, from the Zulu's point of view, then through generations of Saltwood, van Doorn's, and Nxumalo's.

Once they became better educated, they were able to infiltrate government, railroads and teaching positions, giving them the advantage. The slaves who were freed by the English soon found themselves homeless and hungry. The Dutch began changing laws beginning with segregation and the right to vote. From there they were forced out of the cities and the war that had originally been between the English and the Dutch becomes a war between the whites and the blacks.