| − | '''James Michener''' (1907-1997)<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/17/books/james-michener-author-of-novels-that-sweep-through-the-history-of-places-is-dead.html</ref> was an American author. His works include ''Tales of the South Pacific'' (1947), ''Hawaii'' (1959), ''The Drifters'' (1971), ''Chesapeake'' (1978), ''Alaska'' (1988), and ''Mexico'' (1992). He won a Pulitzer Prize for ''Tales of the South Pacific''.<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall: New York, 1991.</ref> | + | '''James Michener''' (1907-1997)<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/17/books/james-michener-author-of-novels-that-sweep-through-the-history-of-places-is-dead.html</ref> was an American author. His works include ''Tales of the South Pacific'' (1947), ''Hawaii'' (1959), ''The Drifters'' (1971), ''Chesapeake'' (1978), ''Alaska'' (1988), and ''Mexico'' (1992). He won a Pulitzer Prize for ''Tales of the South Pacific''.<ref>''The New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference''. Prentice Hall: New York, 1991.</ref> |