James A. Michener
James Albert Michener (Feb 3, 1907 – Oct 16, 1997) was an American author who wrote more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize –winning Tales of the South Pacific. Bestselling novels; The Source, Hawaii, Alaska,
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James Albert Michener (Feb 3, 1907 – Oct 16, 1997) was an American author who wrote more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize –winning Tales of the South Pacific. Bestselling novels; The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, 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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