John Updike

John Hoyer Updike (1932-2009) was an American author who was born Reading, Pennsylvania, and was educated at Harvard University where he received an English degree, and at Oxford University where he studied graphic arts. Following his education, John Updike served as a writer for The New Yorker for a short period before relocating to Massachusetts. Over his long and successful career as an author John Updike wrote a large number of novels, short stories, and poetry. His education and passion for art lead him to art criticism, although this is a less known aspect of his career. While John Updike is best known for his novels The Witches of Eastwick (1984), and the Rabbit series of novels which began with the book Rabbit Run (1960), his other novels include The Poorhouse Fair (1959), The Centaur (1963), Of the Farm (1965), Couples (1968), Bech (1970), Rabbit Redux (1971), Buchanan Dying (1974), A Month of Sundays (1975), Marry Me (1977), The Coup (1978), Roger's Version (1986), Rabbit Is Rich (1981), Bech Is Back (1982), Rabbit At Rest (1990), Memories of the Ford Administration (1992), Brazil (1994), In the Beauty of the Lilies (1996), Toward the End of Time (1997), Bech at Bay (1998), Gertrude and Claudius (2000) Licks of Love (2001), Seek My Face (2002), Villages (2004), Terrorist (2006), and The Widows of Eastwick (2008). The other books by John Updike which are classified as non fiction or critical include Assorted Prose (1965), Picked-Up Pieces (1975), Hugging The Shore (1983), Self-Consciousness: Memoirs (1989), Just Looking (1989), Odd Jobs (1991), Golf Dreams: Writings on Golf (1996), More Matter (1999), Still Looking: Essays on American Art (2005), and Due Considerations: Essays and Criticism (2007). The Short Story books by John Updike include The Same Door (1959), A & P (1961), Pigeon Feathers (1962), Olinger Stories (1964), The Music School (1966), Museums And Women (1972), Problems (1979), Too Far To Go (1979), Trust Me (1987), The Afterlife (1994), Licks of Love (2001), The Early Stories: 1953–1975 (2003), and My Father's Tears and Other Stories (the last book by John Updike - 2009).
While John Updike is less known as a poet, over the course of his writing career he published many collections of poetry including Ex-Basketball Player (1957), The Carpentered Hen (1958), Telephone Poles (1963), Midpoint (1969), Dance of the Solids (1969), Tossing and Turning (1977), Facing Nature (1985), Collected Poems 1953–1993 (1993), and Americana: and Other Poems (2001).
As one of the most recognized modern authors in American Literature, John Updike has sold millions of books through out his long career, and earned a strong fan base for his work. He was given the Pulitzer Prize for his novels Rabbit is Rich (1981) and Rabbit at Rest (1990). His famous novel The Witches of Eastwick was made into a popular motion picture in 1987, and a play in 2000. A large number of John Updike books have been published as leather bound editions including the popular Rabbit series and The Witches of Eastwick.







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John Updike Death

John Updike - March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009
We at Leather Bound Treasure are deeply saddened by the death of American author John Updike. Over his long career as an author, John Updike won the Pulitzer Prize for two of his novels (Rabbit is Rich and Rabbit at Rest). The most recent John Updike books include The Widows of Eastwick 2008, Due Considerations: Essays and Criticism 2007, and Terrorist 2006.

His well earned recognition as one of the greatest authors in modern American Literature has resulted in many John Updike books being published as leather editions. Among the classic John Updike books published by both the Easton Press and Franklin Library are Rabbit Run, Rabbit Redux, Rabbit Is Rich, Rabbit At Rest, The Witches of Eastwick, and Roger's Version. The John Updike signed first edition autobiography titled Self-Consciousness: Memoirs was published by the Easton Press in 1989 as part of the signed first edition series. John Updike will be greatly missed by many readers and the world of literature.





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Anne Rice

Anne Rice (Born Oct 4, 1941) is an American author who was born in New Orleans, Louisiana as Howard Allen O'Brien. While Anne Rice received her early education in Louisiana and Texas, she later attended San Francisco State University and received a Master Degree in Creative Writing. In 1961 she Married Stan Rice (1942-2002) an artist, poet, and San Francisco State University English Professor. Her son American author Christopher Rice was born in 1978. The most famous book by Anne Rice is Interview with the Vampire which was published in 1976, although she wrote the novel 3 years earlier. Interview with the Vampire started a series of books by Anne Rice about vampires titled the Vampire Chronicles. In the more than two decades that followed, Anne Rice wrote many books which mainly centered around supernatural and occult themes. Two Vampire Chronicles books by Anne Rice were made into movies Interview with the Vampire (1976), and Queen of the Damned (1988). The book Exit to Eden (1985), which Anne Rice wrote under the pseudonym Anne Rampling, was also made into a movie. Under the pseudonym Anne Rampling she also wrote Belinda (1986), and under the pseudonym A. N. Roquelaure she wrote three books The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty (1983), Beauty's Punishment (1984), and Beauty's Release (1985). In 2004 Anne Rice declared that she would no longer write books about vampires or occult themes, and turned her writing attention to books about Christianity and Catholicism. The recent books by Anne Rice which are religious in theme include Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (2005), Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana (2008), and Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession (2008 - autobiography). The other books by Anne Rice which are not previously mentioned include The Feast of All Saints (1979), Cry to Heaven (1982), The Master of Rampling Gate (1982 - vampire short story), The Vampire Lestat (1985 - Vampire Chronicles), The Mummy (1989), The Witching Hour (1990), The Tale of the Body Thief (1992 - Vampire Chronicles), Lasher (1993), Taltos (1994), Memnoch The Devil (1995 - Vampire Chronicles), Servant of the Bones (1996), Violin (1997), Pandora (1998), The Vampire Armand (1998 - Vampire Chronicles), Vittorio the Vampire (1999), Merrick (2000 - Vampire Chronicles), Blood and Gold (2001 - Vampire Chronicles), Blackwood Farm (2002 - Vampire Chronicles), and Blood Canticle (2003 - Vampire Chronicles).

A number of books by Anne Rice have been published as modern leather bound editions. All of these books are vampire titles and include Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned, The Tale of the Body Thief, and Memnoch the Devil published as a set by the Easton Press. The Franklin Library published two signed first editions by Anne Rice including Vittorio the Vampire (1999), and Merrick (2000). Both of the Franklin editions were hand signed by Anne Rice as part of the signed first edition series, and the first 3000 Easton Press Vampire Chronicles sets included a copy of Interview with the Vampire which was hand signed by Anne Rice.






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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965) was a British Prime Minister and author who was born at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock Oxfordshire, England. Winston Churchill attended school at Harrow school and later the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He was born as the oldest of two boys of Randolf Henry Spencer Churchill and American Jennie Jerome. Winston Churchill served as a war correspondent with the Spanish army in Cuba during 1895, and later served in the British military in India (1896), Pakistan (1897), and Sudan (1898). In 1899 he served as a war correspondent for the London Morning Post in the Boer War, were he was captured and imprisoned by the Boers and later escaped.

Winston Churchill has often been referred to as an excellent orator despite his self described speech impediment, and is famous for his empowered speeches and speaking in Parliament. He was first elected to Parliament in 1900 as a conservative member for Oldham. His early career in Parliament is notable for his opposition to the tariff reform ideas of Joseph Chamberland, and his siding with the Liberals in the 1904 and 1905 sessions of Parliament. Subsequent to joining the Liberal Party in 1905 he served as the secretary of Parliament for the colonies for Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman, and was elected as a Liberal member of Parliament for Manchester shortly after. Winston Churchill went on to hold a number of key positions in the British Liberal Party including undersecretary of state to the colonies, President of the Trade Board (1908), Home Secretary (1910), and finally as First Lord of the Admiralty (1911).

In his roll as First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill was blamed for the Dardanelles disaster of World War One in 1915, and subsequently resigned the position under pressure. Following this period, Winston Churchill held numerous other British Liberal government and British military positions including chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister of Munitions (1917), secretary of state for war and air (1918), secretary of state for the colonies (1921). In 1924 he turned back to the Conservative Party in opposition of socialism, and served as chancellor of the exchequer. In this position Winston Churchill returned Britain to the gold standard in 1925. Following the formation of the Labour Party in 1929, he withdrew from politics and dedicated much of his time to writing his books. The books by Winston Churchill of this period include Marlborough: His Life and Times (1938), and A History of the English Speaking Peoples (published much later in 1958).

Leading up to World War Two Winston Churchill was against the appeasement of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Shortly after the beginning of World War Two he again became First Lord of the Admiralty, and following the British defeat in Norway he was appointed Prime Minister of England by King George VI. As Prime Minister during World War Two he is famous for the measures he took to prevent the German invasion of Great Britain, and his enlistment of foreign countries in World War Two. In 1941 Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Atlantic Charter which outlined the foreign policy of England and the United States. Together with President Roosevelt, and Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was instrumental in defeating Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany in World War Two.

Following World War Two Winston Churchill lost the election in 1945, and was re-elected as Prime Minister in 1951. In 1953 he was knighted for his service to England, and also won the Nobel prize for literature in the same year. Following signs of deteriorating health Winston Churchill resigned from his position as Prime Minister in 1955, but continued to serve in the house of commons until 1964. As evidence of his influence and service to humanity, Winston Churchill was made the first honorary United States citizen in history by Congress in 1963. He is also the first commoner to have a state funeral attended by a reigning British Monarch.

Winston Churchill wrote many books in his lifetime, and was also an artist famous for his landscape paintings. The many English Literature books by Winston Churchill include Lord Randolf Churchill (1906 - biography), The World Crisis (1929), Marlborough: His Life and Times (1938), The Unrelenting Struggle (1942), The End of The Beginning (1943), Onwards to Victory (1944), Dawn of Liberation (1945), Secret Session Speeches (1946), Painting as a Pastime (1950), In the Balance (1952), The Second World War (1953), Stemming of the Tide (1954), and A History of the English Speaking Peoples (1958).



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E E Cummings

E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings (1894-1962) was an American poetry writer, and author who was born in Cambridge Massachusetts. E. E. Cummings was a Harvard University Graduate, and attended high school at Cambridge Latin High School. He served as an ambulance driver in World War One, and was wrongfully sentenced to prison for 3 months on the accusation of treason by France. The novel The Enormous Room (1922) by E. E. Cummings was written as a reflection of his time prison. However despite his wrongful prison time, E. E. Cummings remained in France following World War One and began to study art and write poetry. Following the war and time spent learning about art, he began to spend time in American with frequent travel back to France. During this time the first book of poetry by E. E. Cummings was published titled Tulips and Chimneys (1923). Following the death of his father in a car accident, he described the event in i: six nonlectures (1953) a collection of his lectures at Harvard University.

The poetry of E. E. Cummings is notable for its eccentric typography, use of slang, distorted syntax, and use of Jazz style rhythms. His poetry can be viewed as basically sentimental verges and lyrics. Of the notable novels and books of poetry by E. E. Cummings are The Enormous Room (1922), Tulips and Chimneys (1923), XLI Poems (1925), is 5 (1926), HIM (1927), ViVa (1931), Eimi (1933), No Thanks (1935), Collected Poems (1960), 50 Poems (1940), 1 × 1 (1944), XAIPE (1950), i—six nonlectures (1953), Poems, 1923-1954 (1954), and 95 Poems (1958). The following books were published after E. E. Cummings died in 1962: 73 Poems (1963), and Fairy Tales (1965).

The Franklin Library published a collection of E. E. Cummings poetry as parts of Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature Series, and the Easton Press included a collection of his poems as a volume in its, 24 volume, Library of Great Poetry series.



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Edna Ferber

Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was an American author and playwright who was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Ferber attended Appleton High School in Appleton, Wisconsin, and studied at Lawrence University for a short while. She worked as a reporter for the Milwaukee Journal and Appleton Daily Crescent for a short period before deciding to pursue a career as a full time author. The first books by Edna Ferber which earned her fame were fictional stories about a woman named Emma McChesney working within the American business world. These books which were originally started as short stories are Roast Beef Medium (1913(, Personality Plus (1914), and Emma McChesney and Co. (1915). Books by Edna Ferber are mostly centered around American working and business class people and their achievements which contribute to America prosperity. Some of the other books by Edna Ferber which are notable in American literature include Dawn O'Hara (1911), Fanny Herself (1917), The Girls (1921), So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926), Mother Knows Best (short stories, 1927), Cimarron (1930), A Peculiar Treasure (autobiography, 1939), Saratoga Trunk (1941), Great Son (1945), One Basket (short stories, 1947), Giant (1952), Ice Palace (1958)and A Kind of Magic (autobiography, 1963). Perhaps the two books that Edna Ferber is best known for are Giant, and So Big which she won the Pulitzer Prize for in 1928. A number of her books were made into movies such as Giant, Ice Palace, and Show Boat. The movie version of Cimarron even won an Oscar. Two of Edna Ferber's books were made into musicals including Saratoga Trunk and Show Boat which has earned notable fame. The many plays by Edna Ferber include Minick (1924), The Royal Family (1927), Dinner at Eight (1932), Stage Door (1936), The Land is Bright (1941), and Bravo (1948).



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A. A. Milne and Winnie The Pooh

Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) was an English playwright and author of Winnie The Pooh who was born in London. A. A. Milne attended Cambridge University and subsequently worked as the assistant editor of weekly publication Punch. Following his service from 1915 to 1918 in the English military during World War One, he wrote a number of comedies including more than 25 plays. Notable among these early comedies are Wursel Flummery (1917), Belinda (1918), Mr Pin Passes By (1919), The Camberley Triangle (1919), The Romantic Age (1920), Mr Pim (1921), The Great Broxopp (1923), Ariadne (1925), Portrait of a Gentleman in Slippers (1926), and Michael and Mary (1930). A. A. Milne also wrote a number of fictional novels including The Day's Play (1910), Once on a Time (1917), Two People (1931), Four Days' Wonder (1933), and Chloe Marr (1946). The only mystery - detective novel A. A. Milne wrote was The Red House Mystery (1922), which is considered as one of the first mystery novels to use comedy as a key element. The most famous books by A. A. Milne are his children's stories, which today are considered as both classics of English Literature and Children's Literature. The Children's story books by A. A. Milne include When We Were Very Young (1924), Gallery of Children (1925), Winnie-the-Pooh (1926), Now We Are Six (1927), The House at Pooh Corner (1928), and a number of short stories for children. His inspiration for Winnie The Pooh and other Children's books was his son Christopher Robin, who is also featured in a number of books by A. A. Milne. In the first publications he used the illustrator E. H. Shepard for Winnie The Pooh and his other classic Pooh stories. His autobiography It's Too Late Now was published in 1939.

The Easton Press published the Winnie the Pooh classics as a 4 book set including Winnie The Pooh, When We Were Very Young, Now We Are Six, and The House at Pooh Corner. The only A. A. Milne book published by the Franklin Library was The Red House Mystery.



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Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) was a famous author, philosopher, and statesman who was born in Florence Italy. Niccolo Machiavelli was secretary to the Florentine Dieci di Liberta e Pace, a 10 man council in charge of the departments of war and interior in the commonwealth. His responsibilities included missions to various courts in Italy, and missions to the German Emperor and King of France. Much of Machiavelli's extensive knowledge of political intrigue was drawn from the experiences he gained during these various political missions. Niccolo Machiavelli reorganized Italy's military defence in Florence during the years from 1503 to 1506, and preferred the use of conscripted troops over mercenary armies that were common to the time period. This use of conscripted troops was preferred by Machiavelli in order to create a more patriotic military for the defense of the Italian commonwealth. The regaining of control of Florence by Medici in 1512 proved to be unfortunate for Niccolo Machiavelli, and he was removed from his secretary position and sent into exile.

Machiavelli made use of his time in exile in San Casiano by writing The Prince (Il Principe in Italian) which would prove to be the most famous book by Niccolo Machiavelli. The Prince, which Machiavelli completed in 1513, was part of a large literary work that he had started earlier and not completed titled Discourse on the First Ten Books of Titus Livius. In The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli, the theory of government and the principle of practical states craft are described, from which he drew upon personal experience and the history of Rome. The Prince describes an ideal prince similar to the benevolent Louis XIV of 17Th century France. A primary purpose of The Prince was to provoke Italy's salvation by means of a powerful army and defense.

While Niccolo Machiavelli never regained any positions of public service he did embark on numerous missions of moderate importance for Pope Leo X following 1519, and again for Pope Clement VII. Machiavelli again strengthened his case for the use of conscripted troops in his On the Art of War (1520) which also theorised the advantage of mobile infantry over forts and permanent artillery. Common belief is that On the Art of War by Niccolo Machiavelli led to the subsequent universal conscription of future armies. He was also commissioned in 1521 to write his book History of Florence, which he never completed. The History, written as a chronicle of the development of Florence, was modeled on the books by Livy, and is written in a simple manner which was unusual for the time period. Following these books Niccolo Machiavelli embarked a number of missions of moderate importance for the commissary of war for Pope Clement VII, Francesco Guicciardini.

Niccolo Machiavelli is recognized among the greatest Renaissance authors. His books, such as The Prince, are viewed as the turning point for humanity from medieval to modern political practice. Niccolo Machiavelli books abandoned the medieval practice of attributing historic events to superstition and the flaws of humanity. Other notable books by Machiavelli are those written from 1507 and 1512 which describe the state of Germany and France during the period, and the biography of Castruccio Castracani (1520), and numerous plays and poems such as the Mandrake (1524).

His name is commonly used as a description of the distinct political theory and mindset which he founded. As such, these theories and practices are often referred to as being "Machiavellian" which contributes to the unique importance of Niccolo Machiavelli as an author and philosopher.

Henry Louis Mencken

Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956) was an American author, critic, and editor who was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Mencken started his career as an author by working for the Baltimore Mourning Herald, and later became an editor at the Evening Sun. From 1908 to 1923 Henry Louis Mencken was an editor at Smart Set, and from 1921 to 1932 served as an editor at The Nation. When George Jean Nathan began the American Mercury in 1924, Henry Louis Mencken became a partner and editor where he served til 1933. Henry Louis Mencken is well known as the author of The American Language; An Inquiry into the Development of English in the United States (1918), in which he covered in depth the study of American English linguistics. Among the other notable books by Henry Louis Mencken are Ventures into Verse (1903), The Philosophy of Frederick Nietzsche (1908), A Book of Burlesques (1916), In Defense of Women (1917), Prejudices (1927), Treatise on the Gods (1930), Treatise on Right and Wrong (1934), Happy Days (1940), Newspaper Days (1941), A New Dictionary of Quotations (1942), Heathen Days (1943), A Mencken Chrestomathy (1948), and Minority Report (which was published shortly after his death in 1956).

The only modern leather bound book by Henry Louis Mencken is A Mencken Chrestomathy which was published by the Franklin Library as part of the 100 Greatest Masterpieces of American Literature.



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John Milton

John Milton (1608-1674) was an English author and poet who wrote the literary classic Paradise Lost. He was born in London and attended St. Paul's School and Cambridge University. Following his education, John Milton aspired to join the Church of England as a Clergyman, however his interest in poetry and distaste with the Anglican Church caused him to change his aspirations. While living in his father's home in Horton, Buckingham shire (1632-1638), he studied the classics of Greek and Latin literature as well as the history of politics and the Church which contributed to the success of his poems. In 1638 John Milton traveled in Italy and France and returned to England in 1639 where he began to write a number of books on religion, politics, and social issues. In his books on politics John Milton showed his support for Parliament in the battle between Parliament and Royal supporters which resulted in his being appointed to the position of foreign secretary in 1649. At some point around 1652, John Milton lost total use of his vision, and was only able to write further books with the aid of his secretary. Following the death of his first wife, Mary Powell in 1652, he married again only to have his second wife die within 2 years. After the Royal Restoration in 1660, John Milton was removed from his duties as foreign secretary, and subjected to punishment for supporting the Parliamentarians. This punishment consisted of time in prison and a fine. Following his time in prison he remained out of the public circles and married his third and final wife in 1663.

John Milton is considered to be one of the greatest authors and poets of English Literature, and his books are famous for their strong overtones of religion, human nature, and idealism. John Milton used his in depth knowledge of Greek and Latin literature to give his poems depth, and classic literary verse.

The early poems by John Milton, which were composed while he was attending Cambridge University include most notably:
Ode on the Morning of Christ's Nativity (1629)
On Shakespeare (1630)
Il Penseroso (1631)
L'Allergo (1631)
On Time (1632)
At A Solemn Music (1633)
Comus (1634)
Lycidas (1637)

Following 1640, John Milton began to mainly write pamphlets that attacked the bishops of the Church, and strongly supported English Reformation. Of his notable pamphlets on English Reformation are:
Of Reformation Touching Church Discipline in England (1641)
The Reason Church Government Urged against Prelaty (1642)
Containing a deep autobiographical account of John Milton's life and aspirations.
The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce (1643)
In this pamphlet John Milton argues that divorce should be granted based on incompatibility.
Areopagitica (1644)
A strong argument for freedom of speech and press.
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates (1649)
Dealing with the execution of King Charles I, and the constitutional rights of the people under the rule of a tyrant.
A Treatise of Civil Power in Ecclesiastical Causes (1659)
A pamphlet arguing against the use of clergy in favour of man's own interpretation of the Bible.

John Milton began to write part of Paradise Lost which is considered his masterpiece and a classic of English Literature during his time of writing pamphlets and government service. Among the classic books by John Milton which were written during the later part of his life are:
A sonnet on his blindness (1655)
A sonnet on his deceased wife (1658)
Paradise Lost (completed 1667)
Paradise Regained (1671)
A companion epic poem to Paradise Lost.
Samson Agonistes (1671)

John Milton's Paradise Lost is considered to be not only a classic of English Literature but a classic of World Literature. In Paradise Lost John Milton tells the dramatic tale of the fall of Adam and its consequence on the fate of man. Perhaps one of the most imaginative poems in World Literature, Paradise Lost has sparked intellectual debate and imagination for centuries. In Paradise Regained, John Milton tells the tale of man's salvation through Jesus Christ in a shorter but none the less rich epic poem. In Samson Agonistes John Milton draws from the tale of Samson in the Old Testament Bible to give Puritans courage in the face of sacrifice.

John Milton is today viewed as a master of poetry whose books are among the greatest in history. His accomplishments are more remarkable in light of his blindness during the 17Th century. Paradise Lost has been studied and read by untold millions, and will continue to be held in the highest regards in literary history.



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James A Michener

James Albert Michener (1907-1997) was a American author, teacher, and war historian, who was born in New York City. James A Michener attended Swarthmore College, and Colorado State College of Education, and received a fellowship from Swarthmore College for travel and study in Europe. He later held teaching positions at a number of institutions, including George School in Pennsylvania, and gained respect as a teacher and author in the area of social studies. Following the start of World War Two, James A Michener joined the United States Navy and served in the Pacific theater. Drawing from his experience during World War Two, James A Michener wrote one of his most famous books Tales of The South Pacific (1947). Winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1948, Tales of The South Pacific had sold over 2,000,000 copies in the first ten years after being published, and is considered a classic of American Literature. The musical play South Pacific (1949) which was based on Tales of The South Pacific by James A Michener became one of the most successful plays in American history. Other notable books by James A Michener include The Fires of Spring (1949), Return To Paradise (1951), The Bridges at Toko-ri (1953), Sayonara (1954), The Floating World (1954), The Bridge at Andau (1957) about the Hungarian revolution of 1956; True Tales of South Pacific Islanders, Rascals in Paradise (1957); Hawaii (1959); Caravans (1963) dealing with Japans wood block prints; The Source (1965); A Michener Miscellany: 1950–1970 (1973); Chesapeake (1978); The Covenant (1980); Space (1982); Poland (1983); Texas (1985); Alaska (1988); Mexico (1992); The World Is My Home: A Memoir (1992); Recessional (1994); Miracle in Seville (1995); and This Noble Land (1996).





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James Gould Cozzens

James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978) was an American author who was born in Chicago, Illinois. James Gould Cozzens completed his education at Harvard University, and left University following his first book Confusion (1924) being published. For some time, after leaving Harvard, he traveled in Canada, Cuba, and Europe. James Gould Cozzens served in the United States Army as an officer during World War Two. One of his most popular books Guard of Honor (1948), is set in an airbase in World War Two, and is notable for its analysis of conflicting personalities. James Gould Cozzens won the Pulitzer Prize in 1949 for Guard of Honor. In his other more famous book By Love Possessed (1957) Cozzens studies some of the problems within Law and the Justice system. Many books by James Gould Cozzens are notable for precise style, and their dealing with conflicts that are found in many professions. Other notable books by James Gould Cozzens include The Last Adam (1933), Men and Brethren (1936), and The Just and Unjust (1942).