He graduated summa cum laude from Swarthmore College in 1929. He was raised by an adoptive mother, Mabel Michener, in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and some have argued that Mabel was in fact his biological mother.
Michener wrote that he did not know who his parents were or exactly when and where he was born. Michener was known for the meticulous research behind his books, and had numerous bestsellers and works selected for Book of the Month Club. His first book, Tales Of the South Pacific (1947) won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1948.
James Albert Michener (FebruOctober 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 books, most of which were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering the lives of many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history.
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