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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 15, 2011
Pros: Characters that you can believe.
Cons: Anthropormophication of mastodons and a salmon, fer cryin' out loud.
Summary: One of the 20th century's more prolific writers was the late James Michener (1907-1997), who wrote massive novels that blended history and imagination to tell the stories of places and lands around the globe. Perhaps the most famous of his novels were ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 11, 2002
Pros: Entertaining way to learn about the great state of Alaska
Cons: Not enough hours in the day to dedicate to reading this book.
Summary: I picked this book up on the give-away shelf of the Library at Eielson AFB, Fairbanks, Alaska. What's neat about this book is it's a novel (meaning fiction) with actual history mixed in. The reader will learn about the development of the geography of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 26, 2000
Pros: Descriptive
Cons: Long, Very Long
Summary: Reading is one of my truly enjoyable past times. Sampling different authors, fiction, non-fiction, action, historical, mystery, and suspense all adds to the enjoyment of reading. I've read many of James Michener's works in the past, such as Texas, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 29, 2000
Pros: Come to the book for a thorough (exhausting, exhaustive) history lesson
Cons: Come to the actual state if you really want to know what it's like
Summary: When I first learned I would be moving to Alaska, courtesy of the Army, I was living in Georgia. The sticky-clothes humidity of Atlanta seemed such a far cry from the minty, glacial image I had of the 49th state. In the months preceding the move, I ... read more
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