The Source,1965
My favorite Michener book had to be "The Source".
A sweeping epic of a land that spawned the worlds three major religions.
Michener takes you from the very beginning of mankind to the present, but weaves the stories of the various generations in such an interesting manner that you're not aware you are learning a great deal of the history of man. It was intriguing to go back to beginning of time and follow the 12,000 year history of Israel and the surrounding regions,the people and their cultures...a must read.

The Drifters, 1971
In this triumphant best seller, James Michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of six young runaways adrift in a world they have created out of dreams, drugs, and dedication to pleasure.
With the sure touch of a master, Michener pulls us into the dark center of their private world, whether it's in Spain, Marrakech, or Mozambique, and exposes the naked nerve ends with shocking candor and infinite compassion.

Chesapeake, 1978
This magnificent story is based on the history of the North American East Coast, from the late sixteenth century to the present.The action takes place on a broad stage, including England, France, Africa, South America, the West Indies, and the waters that lie between.
All manner of men,hunters,farmers,watermen,craftsmen,servants, merchant, officials and their strongminded wives increase in numbers over the years,while oysters, crabs, ducks and notably geese(all so abundant at the beginning)decrease as the quality of the water declines and land becomes depleted and less plentiful.
Interesting accounts of the history and people of the Chesapeake Bay region and Maryland's Eastern Shore.

The Covenant, 1980
Adventurers, scoundrels and missionaries.
The best and worst of two continents carve and empire out of the vast wildernessss that is to become South Africa.
For hundreds of years their rivalries and passions spill across the land
From the first Afrikaners to the powerful Zulu nation, and the missionaries who lived with both, all of them will influence and take part in the wars and politics that will change a nation forever.

Space, 1982
Space. It is the object of dreams and daring of countless men and women who have made it the last, great frontier of human endeavor.
James Michener has brought the human touch to that exiting exploration by bringing to life siz men and women.
Michener defines their dedication to the space experience; its complexities and fascination as no other writer can

Texas, 1985
Major events of Texas history, including the struggle for independence from Mexico and the battles of the Alamo, Goliad and San Jacinto are the background of fictional characters who illustrate the migrations of the Spanish, Europeans and Americans to Texas.
A book about oil and water, rangers and outlaws, Anglos and Hispanics, frontier and settlement, money and power. This book shows the influence of Spanish, Mexican, French,and German settlers and the various Indian tribes that occupied Texas.
Who knows you might like it so much that you want to move there yourself!

Alaska,1988
Eskimos, Aleuts, Athapascans, Tlingits crossed to this breathtakingly beautiful land in small boats, or, when the land bridge of the Bering Strait was exposed, they came on foot,as did various huge exotic animals that no longer exist.
Century after Century, with little modification,these people survived,feeding and clothing themselves by their skills as hunters and fishermen. The beginning of this novel portrays the lives and struggles of humans and animals of Alaskan prehistory, and then the story makes a broad leap into the eighteenth century.

Journey, 1988
Gold fever swept the world in 1897.
The chance for untold riches sent thousands of dreamers on a perilous trek toward their fortunes, failures, or deaths.
Follow four English aristocrats and their Irish servant as they haul their misguided dreams across cruel Canadian terrain toward the Klondike gold fields.
Their nationalistic pride leads to disastrous consequences.

Caribbean, 1989
Beginning with tribal conflicts on the island of Dominica, Caribbean sweeps on to tell of the arrival of Columbus and the establishment of Spanish control and of the English campaign to wrest power away.
Then on to the great days of the buccaneers, the rise of the Jamaican sugar plantations, the bloody slave revolt of 1800 on Haiti, the eventual freedom from slavery throughout the islands, and moving up to the problems of the present day.
Join the lifes of the Spanish Grandee and sail the seas with pirates.

Mexico, 1992
Mexico's history, past and present, from fictional pre-Columbian Indians to modern Mexico through the eyes of an American reporter.As he uncovers the story of his Mexican ancestors, among them an indomitable Indian queen, a conquistador priest, and a confederate expatriate,the dramatic history of Mexico unfolds,the brilliance and brutality of an ancient native culture,the Spaniards struggle to win souls and silver in the sixteenth century,the Mexican-American War and the birth of a modern nation in bloodshed and revolution.

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