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How American Lives James A. Michener Among other things, American television producer Bob Mann wanted James Michener to co-create a weekly anthology选集 series from Tales of the South Pacific, with Michener as narrator. Rodgers and Hammerstein, however, owned all dramatic rights to the novel and did not give up ownership. Michener did lend his name to a different television series, Adventures in Paradise, in 1959. In the late 1950s, Michener began working as a roving editor for Readers Guide to Periodical Literature. He gave up that work in 1970. Writing style His writing style has been called detailed and comprehensive. His stories often take place in one setting and span generations. Geography factored strongly into his writing and could play a significant role in the lives of Micheners characters. Charity Michener gave away a great deal of the money he earned. Over the years, Mari Michener played a major role in directing donations by her husband, totaling more than $100 million. Among the beneficiaries were the University of Texas, the Iowa Writers Workshop and Swarthmore College. How many books did he write?In addition to novels, Michener was very involved with non-fiction, movies, TV show series and radio. This is only a major part of what is listed in the Library of Congress files. Tales of the South Pacific1947 The Fires of Spring 1949 Return to Paradise 1950 The Bridges at Toko-ri 1953 Sayonara 1954 Hawaii 1959 Caravans 1963 The Source 1965 The Drifters 1971 Centennial 1974 The Drifters 1971 Centennial 1974 Chesapeake 1978 Puritanism Puritanism, in the 16th and 17th century, a movement for reform in the Church of England that had a profound influence the social, political, ethical, and theological ideas of England