James A. Michener 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 Tales of the South Pacific, the bestselling novels The Source, Hawaii, Alaska, Chesapeake, Centennial, Texas, Caribbean, and Caravans, and the memoir The World Is My Home. 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.
“Engrossing . . . a page-turner in the grand Michener
tradition.”—The Washington Post
“A Michener epic is far more than a bedtime reader, it’s an
experience. Poland is a monumental effort, a magnificent guide to a
better understanding of the country’s tribulations.”—Chicago
Tribune
“Stunning . . . an unmatched overview of Polish history . . . The
families themselves come very much alive, and through them, Poland
itself.”—USA Today
“A titanic documentary novel.”—The Wall Street Journal
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