On 1/29/2017 11:39 AM, Gary wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> On 1/29/2017 7:46 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> So anyway, she wrote fiction based on facts. Same as
>>> James Michener did with his books. Both have/had a great talent
>>> for story telling. Both great authors, imo.
>>
>> I'm a big Michener fan. Marvelous epic stories.
>
> Me too, Nancy. He was one of my favorites and I've read many but not
> all.
>
> I was kind of bored reading his first one, "South Pacific" and I've had
> his book "Mexico" for years now. I've tried to read it several times
> but it bores me first out. Maybe someday I'll try it again.
>
> My favorite Michener books are listed 1-3. Favorite one first -
>
> 1) Chesapeake
> 2) Alaska
> 3) Hawaii
>
> note - I'll bet Dsi1 would enjoy reading "Hawaii" if he hasn't done
> so already. All Michener stories are based on real events and
> history of the area. He just created fictional characters to
> make it more of a cool story.

As soon as I hit send I thought I should have said historical novels.
It's been a very long time since I've read him, I remember The Source
and Iberia. Of course Hawaii and Chesapeake, never read Alaska.

nancy