James A. Michener has written at least 55 books. Their most popular book is Hawaii with 35 saves with an average rating of 4.05⭐.
They are best known for writing in the genres Adventure, Classics, and Fiction.
Adventurous and informative are their most common moods.
James A. Michener was born in 1907 and raised by a Quaker woman in Pennsylvania. During World War II he served with the U.S. Navy and traveled across the Pacific. His TALES OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC won the Pulitzer Prize in 1947. He lived with his wife in Austin, Texas. He was director of the Texas Center for Writers at the University of Texas.
1959 • 35 Readers • 1,036 pages • 4.1
1965 • 28 Readers • 1,080 pages • 3.4
1974 • 20 Readers • 1,056 pages • 3.7
1947 • 15 Readers • 351 pages • 3.6
1988 • 14 Readers • 868 pages • 4.5
1978 • 14 Readers • 865 pages • 3.5
1980 • 12 Readers • 1,240 pages • 4
1982 • 12 Readers • 808 pages • 3
1985 • 11 Readers • 1,474 pages • 3.7
1989 • 7 Readers • 3.5
1971 • 5 Readers
1992 • 5 Readers • 672 pages • 3.5
1991 • 5 Readers • 452 pages • 4
1991 • 4 Readers • 592 pages
4 Readers
1953 • 3 Readers • 126 pages • 4.5
1968 • 3 Readers • 978 pages • 2
2 Readers • 4
2014 • 2 Readers • 448 pages • 2
2 Readers • 4
1976 • 2 Readers • 562 pages
1963 • 2 Readers • 320 pages
1995 • 1 Reader • 107 pages
1 Reader
1 Reader
2015 • 1 Reader • 240 pages
1987 • 1 Reader • 174 pages • 1
1971 • 1 Reader • 563 pages
1963 • 1 Reader
1992 • 1 Reader • 400 pages
1992 • 1 Reader • 364 pages
1 Reader • 502 pages
2007 • 1 Reader • 165 pages
1994 • 1 Reader • 468 pages
1996 • 1 Reader • 251 pages
Baseball in America
1996 • 1 Reader
1992 • 1 Reader • 208 pages
1953 • 1 Reader • 131 pages • 5
1969 • 1 Reader
1974 • 1 Reader • 57 pages • 3
1988 • 1 Reader • 3
1 Reader
1971 • 1 Reader • 512 pages • 4
1971 • 1 Reader • 638 pages
1963 • 1 Reader • 449 pages
1957 • 1 Reader • 3
2017 • 166 pages
2014 • 496 pages
1974 • 896 pages
1993 • 314 pages
2014 • 128 pages