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Return to paradise / by James A. Michener.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Rare Books Collection PS3525.I19 R4 1951 c.1
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Oceania--Fiction.
- Oceania.
- Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997--Homes and haunts ǂz Oceania.
- Michener, James A.
- Genre:
- Authors' autographs.
- Physical Description:
- 437 p. ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, c1951.
- Summary:
- After revisiting the South Pacific Area he wrote about in "Tales of the South Pacific" Michener wrote these essays about the islands followed by fiction stories about those same areas.
- Contents:
- The mighty ocean
- The atoll
- Mr. Morgan
- Polynesia
- Povenaaa's daughter
- Fiji
- The mynah birds
- Guadalcanal
- The story
- Espiritu santo
- The good life
- New Zealand
- Until they sail
- Australia
- The jungle
- New Guinea
- The Fossickers
- Rabaul
- What I learned.
- Notes:
- Essays and stories.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Author's inscription in pen on front endpapers to Dave Appel.
- Athenaeum copy: Gift: David Appel.
- Athenaeum has two copies, both inscribed by the author to Dave Appel.
- OCLC:
- 284380
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