Order of James A. Michener Books

James A. Michener (1907-1997) was an American writer renowned for his historical fiction and non-fiction. He is particularly noted for the extensive research that informed his work, as well as the considerable length of his novels, with 900 pages being considered a short one. Michener received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his 1948 novel, Tales of the South Pacific. His works have inspired numerous film adaptations, as well as various television series and mini-series. Michener passed away in 1997 due to kidney failure at the age of 90. He made his debut as a published author in 1948 with the short story collection Tales of the South Pacific, followed by his first novel, The Fires of Spring, released in 1949. Below is a chronological list of James A. Michener’s books based on their initial publication dates:

James A. Michener became a published novelist in 1947 with the novel Tales of the South Pacific. Below is a list of James A. Michener's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Fires of Spring	(1949)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Voice of Asia	(1951)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bridges at Toko-ri	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sayonara	(1953)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hawaii	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Report of the County Chairman	(1961)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Caravans	(1963)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Source	(1965)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Drifters	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Centennial	(1974)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Chesapeake	(1978)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Quality of Life	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Covenant	(1980)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Space	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Poland	(1983)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Texas	(1985)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Legacy	(1987)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Alaska	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Journey	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Caribbean	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Eagle and the Raven	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Novel	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mexico	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Recessional	(1994)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Miracle in Seville	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Matecumbe	(2007)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Short Story Collections Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Tales of the South Pacific	(1947)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Return to Paradise	(1947)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rascals In Paradise	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Watermen: Selections from Chesapeake	(1979)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Creatures of the Kingdom	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Bridge at Andau	(1957)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Japanese Prints from Early Masters to the Modern	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Modern Japanese Print: An Appreciation	(1959)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections	(1968)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Presidential Lottery: The Reckless Gamble in Our Electoral System	(1969)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kent State: What Happened and Why	(1971)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
A Michener Miscellany, 1950-1970	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Sports in America	(1976)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
James A. Michener's USA: The People and The Land (With: Peter Chaitin)	(1988)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Six Days in Havana (With: John Kings)	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pilgrimage: A Memoir of Poland and Rome	(1990)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The World is My Home	(1991)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
My Lost Mexico: The Making of a Novel	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
James A. Michener's Writer's Handbook: Explorations in Writing and Publishing	(1992)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Literary Reflections	(1993)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ventures In Editing	(1995)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
This Noble Land: My Vision for America	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Islam: The Misunderstood Religion	(2017)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Baseball in America Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
The Yankees: An Illustrated History (By: George Sullivan)	(1982)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Philadelphia's Old Ballparks (By: Rich Westcott)	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Whiz Kids And the 1950 Pennant (With: Pat Williams,RobinRoberts,C. Paul Rogers III)	(1996)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Jim Bunning (By: Frank Dolson)	(1998)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Anthologies Books

Book Title	Year	Amazon USA	Amazon UK
Firstfruits: A Harvest of 25 Years of Israeli Writing	(1973)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Great World War II Stories	(1989)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk
On Glorious Wings	(2003)	Buy on Amazon.com	Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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