The covenant by james michener click image for more when my brother visited from germany, he came to the rescue with a german edition he had unearthed from my parents book collection. Rivalries and passions spill across the land of the covenant, a story of courage and heroism, love and loyalty, and cruelty and betrayal, as generations fight to forge a new world. Micheners masterly chronicle of south africa is an epic tal. Michener transports us back thousands of years to the holy land. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were lengthy, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. In any case, michener is using his familiar approach here. The author accomplishes this by basing his narrative both upon history and. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Michener served on the advisory council to nasa and the. Through the discoveries of modern archaeologists excavating the site of tell makor, michener vividly recreates life in an ancient city and traces the profound history of the jewish peoplefrom the persecution of the early hebrews, the rise of christianity, and the crusades. The novel is set in south africa, home to five distinct populations. Bantu native black tribes, coloured the result of generations of racial mixture between persons of european descent and the indigenous occupants of south africa along with slaves brought in from angola, indonesia, india, madagascar.
Michener was born in 1907 and raised by a quaker woman in pennsylvania. Michener was in his sixties when he began traveling frequently to the florida keys. The covenant public library of cincinnati and hamilton. Michener and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His narratives are characterized by an acute sense of place and important themes such as human tolerance, the relationship between human beings and their environment, and the value of human courage and hard. His tales of the south pacific won the pulitzer prize in 1947.
Michener, as he is popularly known as, is a well known novelist, philanthropist and story writer from pennsylvania, united states. February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author. Michener this book provides the reader adventurers, scoundrels and missionaries as the best and worst of two continents carve an empire out of the vast wilderness that is to become south africa. Micheners masterly chronicle of south africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the covenant. Fiction, history, accessible book, protected daisy, in library. Michener s masterly chronicle of south africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two continents who carve an empire out of a vast wilderness. James a michener branch library can be reached at 2155363306. He authored more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning 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 was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, ches. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prize winning. An epic tale of love, strength, and faith, the source is a richly written saga that encompasses the history of western civilization and the great religious and cultural ideas that have shaped our world. Micheners masterly chronicle of south africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two continents.
The best and worst of two continents carve an empire out of the vast wilderness that is to become south africa. Michener 19071997 was one of the worlds most popular writers. But alas, noisette got his hands on it first, and if noisette ever starts reading a book, especially such a thick one, it goes into the equivalent of a dark hole in our house, never to be seen again. Now michener turns to his favorite and most personal subject. The covenant metropolitan library system overdrive. Click to read more about the covenant, volume i by james a. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1980, and was written by james a. Michener had numerous bestsellers and works selected for book of the month. The main characters of this southern africa, south africa story are. One result of those visits was the novel matecumbe, named after two of the islands that comprise the town of islamorada, located approximately half way between miami and key.
James a michener branch library is located at 401 w. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning tales of the south pacific, the bestselling novels the source, hawaii, alaska, chesa. His narratives are characterized by an acute sense of place and important themes such as human tolerance, the relationship between human beings and their environment, and the value of human courage and hard work. February 3, 1907 october 16, 1997 was an american author of more than 40 books, the majority of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history.
He was director of the texas center for writers at the university of texas. Michener 19071997 was an american author of historical fiction and nonfiction. Is this 900page south africa saga much more spotty and illshaped than chesapeake and centennialor does it just seem so because we cant automatically fill in the gaps of history ourselves this time. The covenant the free library of philadelphia overdrive. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the covenant. From the javaborn van doorn family tree springs two great branches. He is most famous for writing the multigeneration historical and fictional stories. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. The covenant timberland regional library overdrive. Michener has written about everything from the pristine islands of the south pacific and the endless wilds of africa to spanish bullfighters, american revolutionaries, and pirates of the caribbean.
In a career writing fiction that spans more than 40 years, james a. James was born on february 3, 1907 in new york, united states. The covenant jefferson county public library overdrive. The covenant is a historical novel by american author james a. Website with micheners notes about the creation of the covenant. Micheners masterly chronicle of south africa is an epic tale of.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1240 pages and is available in paperback format. I found this interesting website about micheners creation of this epic story, however. Micheners masterly chronicle of south africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the best and worst of two continents who carve an empire out of a vast wilderness. Michener has refined the art of telling an engrossing story while presenting massive amounts of factual information. After graduation, he taught at the university for several years.
In his signature style of grand storytelling, james a. He is wellknown for the amount of research that went into his work in addition to the length of his novels 900 pages was a short novel for him. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Free download or read online the covenant pdf epub book. Micheners masterly chronicle of south africa is an epic tale of adventurers, scoundrels, and ministers, the be. The covenant is an epic novel that attempts to tell the story of southern africa from prehistory to the present time. Michener was one of the worlds most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the pulitzer prizewinning 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. The covenant fort vancouver regional library district.
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