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James A. Michener's Texas (also called Texas) is a 1994 ABC television miniseries directed by Richard Lang. It was adapted from the 1985 historical fiction novel Texas by James A. Michener , but includes only the section of the book related to Texas Independence and the Battle of San Jacinto .
Texas is a 1985 novel by American writer James A. Michener (1907–1997), based on the history of Texas.Characters include real and fictional characters spanning hundreds of years, such as explorers, Spanish colonists, American immigrants, German Texan settlers, ranchers, oil men, aristocrats, Chicanos, and others, all based on extensive historical research.
James Albert Michener (/ ˈ m ɪ tʃ ə n ər / or / ˈ m ɪ tʃ n ər /; [2] February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American writer. He wrote more than 40 books, most of which were long, fictional family sagas covering the lives of many generations, set in particular geographic locales and incorporating detailed history.
James A. Michener's Texas (1995) Dead Man's Walk (1996) The Shining (1997) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1997) Creature (1998) Storm of the Century (1999) Mr. Murder (1999) Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) Rose Red (2002) Dinotopia (2002–03) Little House on the Prairie (2005) The Assets (2014) The Astronaut Wives Club (2015) Madoff (2016 ...
It is a character study of the two dominant figures from the opposing sides of the separation of Texas from Mexico, Sam Houston (the raven) and Antonio López de Santa Anna (the eagle). The book begins with a 32-page autobiographical prologue, which gives details and reasons for Michener's explosion of productivity in the last decade of his life.
Works based on the writings of James A. Michener. Pages in category "Adaptations of works by James A. Michener" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
Both Sabusawa and Michener were supporters of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution against the USSR. They made their home in Vienna a safe haven for refugees created by the conflict. [4] This experience would influence Michener's novel, The Bridge at Andau, 1957. [5] Sabusawa spoke out in support of American-Japanese marriages in the 1950s.
The Michener Center for Writers is a Masters of Fine Arts program in fiction, poetry, playwriting, and screenwriting at the University of Texas at Austin. It is widely regarded as one of the top creative writing programs in the world. Bret Anthony Johnston is the current director of the program. Previously, James Magnuson ran the program for ...