Chesapeake : a novel / James A. Michener.

By:

Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997

Material type:

TextPublication details: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003.Edition: Random House trade pbk. edDescription: x, 865 p. : maps ; 21 cmISBN:

0812970438 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.) -- Fiction

Genre/Form:

Historical fiction.

DDC classification:

813.54 22 M.J.C

LOC classification:

PS3525.I19 C5 2003

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Dissertation note: 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.

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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.

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