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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780375760372
Edition: Trade edition
ISBN: 0375760377
Label: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 960
Publication Date: July 09, 2002
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date: July 09, 2002
Studio: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Features:- ISBN13: 9780375760372
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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In Hawaii, Pulitzer Prize–winning author James Michener weaves the classic saga that brought Hawaii’s epic history vividly alive to the American public on its initial publication in 1959, and continues to mesmerize even today.
The volcanic processes by which the Hawaiian Islands grew from the ocean floor were inconceivably slow, and the land remained untouched by man for countless centuries until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers made the perilous journey across the Pacific and discovered their new home. They lived and flourished in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions and beliefs until, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrived, bringing a new creed and a new way of life to a Stone Age society. The impact of the missionaries had only begun to be absorbed when other national groups, with equally different customs, began to migrate in great numbers to the islands. The story of modern Hawaii, and of this novel, is one of how disparate peoples, struggling to keep their identity yet live with one another in harmony, ultimately joined together to build America’s strong and vital fiftieth state.
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This is a novel just one step away from greatness.
First, I want to say that I hold Michener up to his own story-telling standard, and that of one other author - James Clavell - whose body of work plays within the same genre of historical fiction.
Michener is a master - without a doubt. His subtle nod to a "humanistic/Classical Liberal" viewpoint is always present despite his slight play at moral neutrality. This means that many of his stories - short and long - carry with ... Read More
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My favorite Michener novel is "The Novel". This is probably partly because I'm a writer myself. As I contemplated my review for Hawaii, I did read some of the reviews and they fascinated me. It would be interesting to know a profile of readers who love Michener. Please indulge me regarding the comments below prefacing my review of Hawaii.
Michener's books are almost invariably extremely lengthy. And he gets away with what would be literary suicide for many writers. Most all his books include ... Read More
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I've never read Michener's work before, but this book left me awed with his knowledge of history and storytelling ability. The book begins with a brief section on the formation of the islands, then plunges into a novella (100 pages) about the arrival of the original Polynesian settlers. After that, it jumps forward again to the 1820s and the arrival of the New England missionaries. After this point, the narrative is pretty much continuous, with new chapters covering both the background and the arrival of new ... Read More
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I read this for the first time about five years ago, and it has lost none of its appeal. I reread it recently, and it is one of the few books I would buy again if, gasp!, I lost it. I would agree with another review that the names later in the book become confusing because of the intermarriages, but that is not the authors fault, that really is what happened. This is the best historical fiction I've ever read, period. Don't be daunted by the size - its worth it!
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Having recently visited Hawaii I have found this book very intresting.
I have enjoyed previous books by Michener very intresting. This book is no exception.
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