Chesapeake by James A. Michener audiobook

Chesapeake: A Novel

By James A. Michener
Read by Larry McKeever

Random House Audio
50.65 Hours • Unabridged
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    ISBN: 9781101922293

The central scene of Michener's historical novel is that section of Maryland's Eastern shore, hardly more than 10 miles square. To this point come the founders of families that will dominate the story.

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A New York Times bestseller

The central scene of Michener's historical novel is that section of Maryland's Eastern shore, hardly more than 10 miles square. To this point come the founders of families that will dominate the story.

Editorial Reviews

Editorial Reviews

Another of James Michener’s great mines of narrative, character and lore. —The Wall Street Journal
“Another of James Michener’s great mines of narrative, character and lore.” —Wall Street Journal
Michener’s most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope. —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that are enthusiastically passed from friend to friend. —Associated Press
[A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . an emotionally and intellectually appealing book. —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Magnificently written…one of those rare novels that are enthusiastically passed from friend to friend.” —Associated Press
“[A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages…an emotionally and intellectually appealing book.” —Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Michener’s most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope.” —Philadelphia Inquirer

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Author Bio: James A. Michener

Author Bio: James A. Michener

James A. Michener (1907–1997) was one of the world’s most popular writers. He authored 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.

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Available Formats : Digital Download
Category: Fiction/Historical
Runtime: 50.65
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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