| Chesapeake Contributor(s): Michener, James A. (Author), Berry, Steve (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0812970438 ISBN-13: 9780812970432 Publisher: Dial Press OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: "Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope." THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER "Brilliantly written." ASSOCIATED PRESS Once again James A. Michener brings history to life with this 400-year saga of America's great bay and its Eastern Shore. Following Edmund Steed and his remarkable family, who parallel the settling and forming of the nation, CHESAPEAKE sweeps readers from the unspoiled world of the Native Americans to the voyages of Captain John Smith, the Revolutionary War, and right up to modern times. "From the Paperback edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Sagas - Fiction | Action & Adventure |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2003276596 |
| Physical Information: 1.55" H x 5.58" W x 7.92" (1.42 lbs) 1024 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - Maryland - Geographic Orientation - Virginia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this classic novel, James A. Michener brings his grand epic tradition to bear on the four-hundred-year saga of America's Eastern Shore, from its Native American roots to the modern age. In the early 1600s, young Edmund Steed is desperate to escape religious persecution in England. After joining Captain John Smith on a harrowing journey across the Atlantic, Steed makes a life for himself in the New World, establishing a remarkable dynasty that parallels the emergence of America. Through the extraordinary tale of one man's dream, Michener tells intertwining stories of family and national heritage, introducing us along the way to Quakers, pirates, planters, slaves, abolitionists, and notorious politicians, all making their way through American history in the common pursuit of freedom. Praise for Chesapeake "Another of James Michener's great mines of narrative, character and lore."--The Wall Street Journal " A] marvelous panorama of history seen in the lives of symbolic people of the ages . . . an emotionally and intellectually appealing book."--The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Michener's most ambitious work of fiction in theme and scope."--The Philadelphia Inquirer "Magnificently written . . . one of those rare novels that are enthusiastically passed from friend to friend."--Associated Press |