{"product_id":"centennial-9780812978421","title":"Centennial","description":"Written to commemorate the Bicentennial in 1976, James A. Michener's magnificent saga of the West\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an enthralling celebration of the frontier. Brimming with the glory of America's past, the story of Colorado--the Centennial State--is manifested through its people: Lame Beaver, the Arapaho chieftain and warrior, and his Comanche and Pawnee enemies; Levi Zendt, fleeing with his child bride from the Amish country; the cowboy, Jim Lloyd, who falls in love with a wealthy and cultured Englishwoman, Charlotte Seccombe. In \u003ci\u003eCentennial, \u003c\/i\u003e trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters are brought together in the dramatic conflicts that shape the destiny of the legendary West--and the entire country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCentennial\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A hell of a book . . . While he fascinates and engrosses, Michener also educates.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"An engrossing book . . . imaginative and intricate . . . teeming with people and giving a marvelous sense of the land.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Michener is America's best writer, and he proves it once again in \u003ci\u003eCentennial\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . If you're a Michener fan, this book is a must. And if you're not a Michener fan, \u003ci\u003eCentennial \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you one.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Pittsburgh Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"An absorbing work . . . Michener is a superb storyteller.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBusinessWeek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Michener\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the world's most popular writers, the author of more than forty books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eTales of the South Pacific, \u003c\/i\u003ethe bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCaravans, \u003c\/i\u003eand the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe World Is My Home\u003c\/i\u003e. Michener served on the advisory council to NASA and the International Broadcast Board, which oversees the Voice of America. Among dozens of awards and honors, he received America's highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1977, and an award from the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 1983 for his commitment to art in America. Michener died in 1997 at the age of ninety.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dial Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50626578809106,"sku":"9780812978421","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4aae4719-1e2b-4349-aa97-7cb0a1611c6a.jpg?v=1732661948","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/centennial-9780812978421","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}