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| Name: |
James Michener | | Birth Date: |
March 7, 1907 | | Death Date: |
October 16, 1997 | | Place of Birth: |
Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America | | Place of Death: |
Austin, Texas, United States of America | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer |
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Biography of James A. Michener
3,878 words, approx. 13 pages
 As Harrison Salisbury wrote in the Chicago Tribune, "James Michener is as much an American institution as the Fourth of July or apple pie." Michener wrote short stories, essays, poems, and art histories, but he was best known as the author of lengthy...
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Biography of James A(lbert) Michener
2,899 words, approx. 10 pages
 James Michener has published nearly a dozen volumes of fiction, but such is his versatility that he has published more than an equal number of volumes of nonfiction, and more than one hundred articles in periodicals. He does, however, think of himself...
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Biography of James Michener
1,770 words, approx. 6 pages
 James Michener (1907-1997) is best known for his many epic historical novels, which have sold an estimated 75 million copies worldwide. He was also a noted philanthropist, having contributed more than $100 million to universities, libraries, museums,...



Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Michener, James (1907-1997) Summary
915 words, approx. 3 pages With the passing of James Michener in 1997, America lost one of the most prolific American novelists and outstanding philanthropists of the twentieth century. In his popular, although often lengthy books—spanning 50 years of almost continuous...
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James A. Michener Information
1,610 words, approx. 5 pages
 James Albert Michener (February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are novels of sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating...



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9/7/2007: 546 words, approx. 2 pages Effi BarryWASHINGTON (AP) _ Effi Barry, the District of Columbia's stoic former first lady who endured her husband's drug abuse and unfaithfulness during his years as the city's mayor, died Thursday. She was 63.Barry died of leukemia at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Md.,...



Literary Criticism
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James A. Michener
2,697 words, approx. 9 pages
 [In the following obituary, Krebs discusses Michener's work and comments on his expert documentation and narrative ability.]
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James A. Michener
2,449 words, approx. 8 pages
 [In the following obituary, Simon discusses Michener's amazing success and popularity with his readers, despite the criticism of reviewers.]
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James A. Michener
1,533 words, approx. 5 pages
 [In the following obituary, Omicinski lauds Michener's life and works.]


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