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Michener, James A. Hawaii
Random House 1959 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good + Poor
A photo of this book is available. Stated First Printing. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $6.95. Dustcover shows wear and tear. Map endpapers. ONLY writing/mark inside book is gift dedication in book front: "To Elinor From Merle - Christmas 1959". NO tears inside book. Tight spine, clean pages. 950 pages. Pages show just a slight tanning.
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Michener, James A. Miracle in Seville
Random House 1995 0679418229 / 9780679418221 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine Fulton, John
Near-new condition. Appears unread. Stated First Edition - NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - Bright pages. Nicely illustrated by John Fulton. NO writing, marks or tears. - Seville at Easter is a place of pageantry, thrilling bullfights, and acts of religious devotion. But this Holy Week, there is much at stake for Don Cayetano Mota, a rancher trying to revive his once-proud line of fighting bulls. Mota prays to the Virgin Mary, convinced that she will answer his prayers; but there is another woman in the mix: Mota's nemesis, the arrogant bullfighter Gomez, has a sister who is a powerful Gypsy fortuneteller. And she is determined that in the bullring her brother will prevail against Mota's prize bull. A magical novel that captures the excitement of the bullfight and the beauty of Seville. Black and white illustrations. Annotation When an American journalist is sent to Spain on assignment, the story he uncovers opens the newspaperman's eyes to the wonders of faith. 2 cassetttes. From the Publisher James A. Michener, one of the world's most popular authors, returns to Spain, the setting of his bestseller Iberia, with this magical novel of Seville at Easter time a season of splendid pageantry, thrilling bullfights, and deep piety. And, of course, miracles. An American journalist is in Seville on assignment. He is to report on efforts the rancher Don Cayetano Mota is making to revive his once-proud line of bulls. But the story Shenstone discovers goes deeper into life's mysteries as it shakes the newspaperman's skepticism and opens his eyes to the wonder of faith. To return his bulls to honor. Don Cayetano Mota prays to the Virgin Mary, and he takes on Herculean acts of devotion during the solemn celebrations of Holy Week. Convinced that his prayers will be answered, he endures his bulls' humiliation in the ring and the taunts of the arrogant matador Gomez. But Gomez, too, has a powerful woman on his side his sister, a Gypsy fortuneteller. Foreseeing the danger her brother faces from a Mota bull, Magdalena is determined that in the bullring her brother will prevail. From The Critics Publishers Weekly Minor Michener at best, this slim yarn of bullfighting, religious faith, honor and adventure reaffirms the author's love of Spain, evidenced in his earlier Iberia, and introduces a veneer of spirituality that bestows a glib trendiness on the narrative. In flashback, narrator Shenstone, an American sports journalist, tells about his experiences two decades previously, when he was covering bullfights in Seville during a three-week festival that began on Palm Sunday. Shenstone meets proud, aged rancher Don Cayetano Mota, who prays to the Virgin Mary that the bulls he raises will perform well and thereby redeem his family name. Don Cayetano, whose spirit enters the consciousness of his bulls as they fight in the ring, has repeated apparitions of the Madonna that skeptical rationalist Shenstone initially dismisses; as events unfold, however, the American's disbelief is shaken. Don Cayetano's enemy is scrawny, cowardly Gypsy matador Lzaro Lpez, whose sister, the sinister Gypsy storyteller Magdalena, foresees that a bullfight will end in tragedy and uses her occult power to protect her brother. Regrettably, the final showdown in the ring-a mortal duel between good and evil-turns on simplistic stereotypes. And though Michener intends his colorful narrative, crammed with the lore of the toreador, as a paen to bullfighting, those who regard the sport as a cruel spectacle will find confirmation in the graphic narrative. Illustrated with 26 two-color drawings by John Fulton, a Seville-based American matador
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Michener, James A. The Eagle and the Raven
Austin, Texas, U.S.A. State House Pr 1990 0938349570 / 9780938349570 Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine
Near-New condition - Dustcover shows only slight wer - Book is in Fine Condition - NO writing or marks of any kind inside book - Bright pages - 214 pages - Nicely illustrated by Charles Shaw - Price inside dustcover: $19.95 - `The Raven'' is Sam Houston, insolent frontiersman, brash congressman, Tennessee governor, rural schoolmaster, lawyer, land speculator in the Mexican state of Tejas (later Texas). ``The Eagle'' is Antonio Lopez de Santa Annasp ok , 11 times president of Mexico, congenital opportunist, enemy of rebels, inordinately vain general, furious wooer of a Mexican emperor's 60-year-old spinster sister. The paths of these two adventurers crossed in 1836 on the banks of the San Jacinto River when Houston, leading a band of Texicans seeking revenge for the Alamo, massacred Santa Anna's men. The independent Republic of Texas was born (it joined the Union nine years later). Resembling nonfiction more than historical novelette, this interwoven double portrait, we learn from the author's introduction, was originally a chapter cut from his novel Texas . Michener makes history come alive in this engaging slice of Americana and Texas lore, a compelling testament to the precept that character is destiny. Line drawings.
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Michener, James A. The Eagle and the Raven
Austin, Texas State House Press 1990 Hard Cover Fine Near-Fine Shaw, Charles (drawings)
Near-new copy of this 1990 hardback. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Map endpapers. Front endpaper shows an accent mark over Yucatan. Dustcover shows only 2 tiny, closed tears along top edge. Book is in Fine Condition. Salmon boards with gilt lettering (clean and bright). Nicely illustrated by Charles Shaw. Tight spine - Bright pages. 214 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. - From the Publisher A fictional recounting of the historic battle of San Jacinto which pitted Sam Houston against Santa Anna. From The Critics Publishers Weekly ``The Raven'' is Sam Houston, insolent frontiersman, brash congressman, Tennessee governor, rural schoolmaster, lawyer, land speculator in the Mexican state of Tejas (later Texas). ``The Eagle'' is Antonio Lopez de Santa Annasp ok , 11 times president of Mexico, congenital opportunist, enemy of rebels, inordinately vain general, furious wooer of a Mexican emperor's 60-year-old spinster sister. The paths of these two adventurers crossed in 1836 on the banks of the San Jacinto River when Houston, leading a band of Texicans seeking revenge for the Alamo, massacred Santa Anna's men. The independent Republic of Texas was born (it joined the Union nine years later). Resembling nonfiction more than historical novelette, this interwoven double portrait, we learn from the author's introduction, was originally a chapter cut from his novel Texas . Michener makes history come alive in this engaging slice of Americana and Texas lore, a compelling testament to the precept that character is destiny.
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