Book
The bridges at Toko-ri : a novel / James A. Michener.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780812986730
- ISBN: 0812986733
- Physical Description: xv, 83 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: Dial Press trade paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Dial Press, 2015.
- Copyright: ©1953
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Introduction by Steve Berry"--Cover. |
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| Subject: | Korean War, 1950-1953 > Fiction. Fighter pilots > United States > Fiction. Fighter pilots. United States. |
| Genre: | War stories. War stories. War fiction. Fiction. War stories. War fiction. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Public Library | F MICHENER (Text) | 000160368 | Fiction | Available | - |
Author Notes
The Bridges at Toko-Ri : A Novel
James A. Michener, 1907 - 1997 James Albert Michener was born on February 3, 1907 in Doylestown, Pa. He earned an A.B. from Swarthmore College, an A.M. from Colorado State College of Education, and an M.A. from Harvard University. He taught for many years and was an editor for Macmillan Publishing Company. His first book, "Tales of the South Pacific," derived from Michener's service in the Pacific in World War II, won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein Broadway musical South Pacific, which won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Michener completed close to 40 novels. Some other epic works include "Hawaii," "Centennial," "Space," and "Caribbean." He also wrote a significant amount of nonfiction including his autobiography "The World Is My Home." Among his many other honors, James Michener received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977. He was married to Patti Koon in 1935; they divorced in 1948. He married Vange Nord in 1948 (divorced 1955) and Mari Yoriko Sabusawa in 1955 (deceased 1994). He died in 1997 in Austin, Texas. (Bowker Author Biography)
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