Books for History Buffs

Submitted by andrea on Tue, 02/20/2001 - 09:58
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  • Hawaii by James Michener
  • The Source by James Michener
  • Centennial by James Michener
  • The Greenlanders by Jane Smiley
  • Fatherland by Robert Harris
  • Shogun by James Clavell
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I know I'm forgetting some good ones, not to mention about a dozen other Micheners.

01/26/2000

My experience of Michener is that his research leaves a lot to be desired. I read his novel SPACE, about the history of the U.S. space program, and found several errors.

andrea02/08/2000

Centennial, about my home state of Colorado, seemed to be on track and a recent trip to Hawaii confirmed many of the things I remembered from that book. Since I don't know much about the histories of Poland, South Africa or Israel, I don't feel qualified to comment on the level of his research.