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...
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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 histori...
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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...
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Area: 1,964,375 sq km (758,450 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 104,038,000Capital:
Mexico City
Head of state and government:
Presidents
Vicente Fox
Quesada and, from December 1, Felipe Calderó...
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Terrorism: Another six blasts at Mexico's energy infrastructure Sunday drove world natural gas prices higher. But the probable real intention was to destabilize Mexico by destroying its economy. Wh...
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War On Terror: Mexico may think its differences with the U.S. and status as a nonaligned country somehow shield it from the global war on terror. But last week's evacuation of its tallest building ...
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A strong earthquake swayed tall buildings from Acapulco to Mexico City early Friday, jolting people awake and sending many fleeing to spend the rest of the night outside.The country escaped the mag...
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A strong earthquake shook parts of southern Mexico on Thursday night, sending thousands of residents fleeing into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injury or damage.The magnitude-6.1 ...
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Energy: Mexico swims in oil, but long-standing nationalism inhibits its extraction. Now its oil revenues are running low, while emigrant remittances soar. What's wrong with this picture?Mexico's st...
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President Felipe Calderon on Monday dismissed as "pure fiction" the allegations by a Chinese-Mexican businessman that Mexico's ruling party forced him to hide tens of millions of dollars in campaig...
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James Michener
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James A(lbert) Michener
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