书目

Chesapeake

内容简介

Inthisclassicnovel，JamesA.Michenerbringshisgrandepictraditiontobearonthefour-hundred-yearsagaofAmerica’sEasternShore，fromitsNativeAmericanrootstothemodernage.Intheearly1600s，youngEdmundSteedisdesperatetoescapereligiouspersecutioninEngland.AfterjoiningCaptainJohnSmithonaharrowingjourneyacrosstheAtlantic，SteedmakesalifeforhimselfintheNewWorld，establishingaremarkabledynastythatparallelstheemergenceofAmerica.Throughtheextraordinarytaleofoneman’sdream，Michenertellsintertwiningstoriesoffamilyandnationalheritage，introducingusalongthewaytoQuakers，pirates，planters，slaves，abolitionists，andnotoriouspoliticians，allmakingtheirwaythroughAmericanhistoryinthecommonpursuitoffreedom.PraiseforChesapeake“AnotherofJamesMichener’sgreatminesofnarrative，characterandlore.”—TheWallStreetJournal“[A]marvelouspanoramaofhistoryseeninthelivesofsymbolicpeopleoftheages...anemotionallyandintellectuallyappealingbook.”—TheAtlantaJournal-Constitution“Michener’smostambitiousworkoffictioninthemeandscope.”—ThePhiladelphiaInquirer“Magnificentlywritten...oneofthoserarenovelsthatareenthusiasticallypassedfromfriendtofriend.”—AssociatedPress

作者简介

JamesA.Michenerwasoneoftheworld’smostpopularwriters,theauthorofmorethanfortybooksoffictionandnonfiction,includingthePulitzerPrize–winningTalesoftheSouthPacific,thebestsellingnovelsTheSource,Hawaii,Alaska,Chesapeake,Centennial,Texas,Caribbean,andCaravans,andthememoirTheWorldIsMyHome.MichenerservedontheadvisorycounciltoNASAandtheInternationalBroadcastBoard,whichoverseestheVoiceofAmerica.Amongdozensofawardsandhonors,hereceivedAmerica’shighestcivilianaward,thePresidentialMedalofFreedom,in1977,andanawardfromthePresident’sCommitteeontheArtsandHumanitiesin1983forhiscommitmenttoartinAmerica.Michenerdiedin1997attheageofninety.,,

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