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Michener michener s most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope. In chesapeake, he forms a novel around that area in maryland that borders the choptank river, a tributary of chesapeake bay. Michener brings his grand epic tradition to bear on the fourhundredyear saga of americas eastern shore, from its native american roots to the modern age. The history of the eastern shore of maryland from 1583 to 1978 demonstrates. An artists record paul alexander bartlett 26 downloads. Michener collection james albert michener 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.
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