Alaska: A Novel
by James A. Michener
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Author: James A. MichenerEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11-12
ISBN: 037576142X
Number of pages: 896
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Book Review: No wonder Michener described himself as an educator!
Summary: 4 Stars
A book of remarkable conception and brilliant execution. Alaska is 915 pages* of Alaskan prehistory and history told through a series of characters, the vast majority fictional, brought to life by Michener. The result is a book that informs as well as entertains, educates as well as enthrals. Living so far North is clearly not for the faint hearted and whether your favourite character is Trofim Zhdanko, Cidaq, Vasili Voronov, Ravenheart, Missy Peckham, Tom Venn, Sam Bigears, LeRoy Flatch, Vladimir Afanasi, Jeb Keeler, Kendra Scott or one of the others so well brought to life in this book, you will have an empathy with the challenges and the conditions. The book is well balanced and compares Russian vision with American disinterest. The research appears thorough but it is the story that keeps the reader engaged. The scope of the book is as large as the territory it describes and if it nothing else makes you want to visit Alaska this book will!
* Although the spec says 640 pages the book I have is 915 pages (ISBN is the same).
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