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I'm reading another great schlocky novel by James Michener (1907-1997), "Poland" (1983).
Michener's novels include Tales of the South Pacific, Hawaii, The Drifters, Centennial, The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas and Poland. His non-fiction works include Iberia, about his travels in Spain and Portugal.
His first book was adapted as the popular Broadway musical South Pacific by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein.
The guy wrote some 40 novels/books, almost all based in sweeping historical research and full of manifest destiny, which is always fun.
Thankfully I wont list them all here but:
I did learned about "the missionary position" from "Hawaii"; all about why everyone wants pieces of Israel from "The Source"; and I can still sing all the words to "Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair" from South Pacific.
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