5/26/2023 0 Comments James michener hawaii book![]() “From Michener’s devotion to the islands, he has written a monumental chronicle of Hawaii, an extraordinary and fascinating novel. They also had the feel that the location itself was a character so to speak, maybe even the. Too long ago to remember much on plot, but I remember feeling like this guy must do an incredible amount of research to write these novels. “One novel you must not miss! A tremendous work from every point of view-thrilling, exciting, lusty, vivid, stupendous.”- Chicago Tribune Any love for James Michener in this sub I remember reading Mexico and Hawaii from my dads book shelf as a teen. ![]() mammoth epic of the islands.”- The Baltimore Sun Based on exhaustive research and told in Michener’s immersive prose, Hawaii is the story of disparate peoples struggling to keep their identity, live in harmony, and, ultimately, join together. Then, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrive, bringing with them a new creed and a new way of life. Michener, is a novel which covers, on both a fictional and a non-fictional level, the total history of Hawaii from. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries-until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions. ![]() ![]() ![]() Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. ![]()
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