And if you're not a Michener fan, Centennial will make you one. And if youre not a Michener fan, Centennial will make you one. If you're a Michener fan, this book is a must. Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. teeming with people and giving a marvelous sense of the land.' - The Plain Dealer 'Michener is America's best writer, and he proves it once again in Centennial. While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.' - Los Angeles Times 'An engrossing book. In Centennial, trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters are brought together in the dramatic conflicts that shape the destiny of the legendary West-and the entire country. Brimming with the glory of America's past, the story of Colorado-the Centennial State-is manifested through its people: Lame Beaver, the Arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his Comanche and Pawnee enemies Levi Zendt, fleeing with his child bride from the Amish country the cowboy, Jim Lloyd, who falls in love with a wealthy and cultured Englishwoman, Charlotte Seccombe. She had no conception of what was being asked of her, but she knew that there could be no viable alternative. that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. 'Centennial' is a great mini-series to discover America It goes over a span of 200 years Its about Pasquinel, a solitary trader with the Indians, who made his way through territory no white man has ever traveled, defending his trade and his life Its about a man from Scotland who had come seeking solitude. (James Albert), 1907-Publication date 1974 Publisher New York : Random House Collection inlibrary. Michener's magnificent saga of the West is an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Michener, quote from Centennial Copy text It took her three seconds-one, two, three-to know that her destiny required her to join this man, and his gun and his wagon, and his waiting horses. A stunning panorama of the West, Centennial is an entralling celebration of out. Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A.

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