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Title: Chesapeake by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449211584 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1990 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59
Rating: 5
Summary: A Wonderful Experience!
Comment: I'm a Michener fan, but this is the best of the best in my humble opinion.
As I write this, I'm waiting for a confirmation of my reservation to spend a long weekend in Cambridge MD and take a couple of days exploring the Choptank and surrounding area.
We vacation several times a year on Maryland's Eastern Shore, Baltimore, Annapolis, St. Michael's, Havre de Grace and the general Chesapeake area, so I'm somehwat familiar with the area. As a young adult, I first read the book when it was first introduced in the 70's. Now I'm retired, I just read it again to re-discover the fascinating stories and appreciation for the history behind them.
As a northern Pennsylvanian, I loved the chapter about the character who follows the Susquehanna River to its point of origin in upper New York state. That chapter touched very close to my home.
As others have said, don't let the size intimidate you. I've completely immersed myself in this wonderful combination of fiction and fact, including reading the book with two maps beside me and frequent visits online to gather even more details of significant events.
Now I can't wait 'til Spring thaw to take my trip back into time... I want to know more... I need to know more!
Rating: 5
Summary: Recommended
Comment: First off, let me say this was the first Michener book that I ever read. I'm in the 10th grade, and we were given a long list of books to choose from, only a few of which were Michener's. I knew how long it was, and that's mainly why I decided to try it (my version was 1001 pages). The beginning of this book goes into a lot of detail with the landscape, as does Hawaii, which I'm currently reading. Therefore, if you just skim the parts which he describes the landscape, you won't miss anything. The book takes you through around 400 years of history, up until the 1970s. It focuses on three main families, as well as the history of the surrounding land. It's a great book, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who has/think they might have the time to read it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fascinating story about the Chesapeake
Comment: This is the first book by Michener that I have read. Having lived in Maryland for 6 years now I was interested in the history of the Chesapeake so I chose his book to better educate myself. Michener did a wonderful job combining history and fiction into a story spanning centuries of life on the Eastern Shore. His description of nature, the land and the bay are so inspiring that I have vowed to spend more time there. I became very involved with all three families. The development of some characters were better than others but when covering such a great length of time it did not bother me. I felt he developed the character of each of the families over time wonderfully. More importantly I learned a great deal about the Chesapeake and Eastern Shore which has given me a new appreciation of the area. I would have given the book 5 stars but there was one drawback for me. I was disappointed that Michener brought his somewhat liberal political views on slavery and Watergate into the story. It was so glaringly obvious and I felt they did not belong in the story. I wish he had not used his book as a vehicle for this but it certainly didn't prevent me from enjoying it. He also neglected to talk about the wild ponies on Assateague Island which I think are an enormous appeal to the history of the area. Oh well, he covered everything else! All in all a fabulous and intriguing read.
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Title: Centennial by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449214192 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Alaska by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449217264 Publisher: Crest Pub. Date: 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Hawaii by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449213358 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Texas by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449210928 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1994 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Source by James A. Michener ISBN: 0449211479 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 1992 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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