James A. Michener, Chesapeake, Random House, 1978
In 1979, UK TV broadcast a 12-episode NBC-produced serialization of James A. Michener’s Centennial (1974), portraying life in an eponymous Colorado town over several generations. I loved it so much that I immediately read the original novel, followed by Michener’s Hawaii (1959), then Chesapeake (19...
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| Sumari: | In 1979, UK TV broadcast a 12-episode NBC-produced serialization of James A. Michener’s Centennial (1974), portraying life in an eponymous Colorado town over several generations. I loved it so much that I immediately read the original novel, followed by Michener’s Hawaii (1959), then Chesapeake (1978) and other works, though my favorites were his epic histories, Chesapeake in particular. The historical novels follow a formula, depicting a place from its geological formation, precontact Indig... |
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