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Chesapeake
by James A. Michener
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Seuil (1979-11-01)
ISBN: 2020053667
EAN: 9782020053662
Hardcover: 780 pages
SKU: 42186
Condition: Collectable Like New
Comments: Random House, 1978. Early print of 1ST EDITION. Hardcover w/gilt lettering, Dust jacket and pages are in FINE CONDITION, clean & tight. Fast shipping w/free tracking. WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. Overseas by Air Mail.
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The central scene of Michener's historical novel is that section of Maryland's Eastern shore, hardly more than 10 miles square. To this point come the founders of families that will dominate the story.
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Customer Reviews
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Chesapeake
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-11-18
I purchased this book to replace my well-worn original book. This is one of Michener's best!
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Required reading for anyone on the Chesapeake
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-10-17
This is an absolute must-read for anyone living on the Eastern Shore or in Chesapeake region. With this book, we can appreciate the history and heritage of the Chesapeake through characters brought to life by Michener.
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"Chesapeake" by James Michener
Rating (5)
Date: 2008-06-07
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've read a number of novels by James Michener, and this is the first one that grabbed me totally on the very first page. I was completely gripped and can't wait for enough time to pass so I can read it again. I've also loved these other books by him, but each one took me a different number of pages to really get hooked, but hooked indeed I did get: "The Source": 90+ pages (read twice, took 90 pages both times); "Centennial" 100+ pages; "Hawaii" about 200 pages and 2 attempts but became one of my all time favorites in the end (it's a must read again for sure); Haven't gotten gripped enough on "Space' yet, and tried twice; "Alaska" was a very hard book to get into, but have achieved nearly 900 pages with few regrets. But I do look forward to a second time around with "Chesapeake".
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A first time read of a Michener Novel
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-05-13
This is the first book I read by Michener; I couldn't put it down, and I didn't--read the whole book cover to cover straight through. This is the book that instilled my interest in James Michener's Books.
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My First Michener
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-03-12
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've always been put off by the length of Michener's novels, but when a near relative so enthusiastically recommended this book, I decided to give it a try. Well! I have to say that I thoroughly, completely enjoyed every page. Michener's style is so simple, so clean, almost innocent in his delivery, and yet his characters are vivid and believable. Michener touches many deep interests: a love for American history, a quest for theological and ethical truth, ecological preservation, and the poignancy of many great lives and places vanished away in time. Near the end of the saga, as Michener brought me to stand in the midst of a run-down trailer park, remembering the beautiful marsh filled with wildlife that once flourished there, I was surprised at the sadness and regret I felt. Powerful! I'll be reading more of him.
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