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James A. Michener

American author best known for epic historical sagas like *Hawaii* and *Centennial*. His books have sold over 75 million copies worldwide, earning a Pulitzer Prize for *Tales of the South Pacific*. This page provides the James A. Michener books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

All books · chronological

1947Tales of the South PacificPOoSSC · 1Buy ↗

1947Return to ParadisePOoSSC · 2Buy ↗

1949The Fires of SpringPOoSN · 1Buy ↗

1951The Voice of AsiaPOoSN · 2Buy ↗

1953The Bridges at Toko-riPOoSN · 3Buy ↗

1953SayonaraPOoSN · 4Buy ↗

1957The Bridge at AndauPOoNB · 1Buy ↗

1957Rascals In ParadisePOoSSC · 3Buy ↗

1959Japanese Prints from Early Masters to the ModernPOoNB · 2Buy ↗

1959The Modern Japanese Print: An AppreciationPOoNB · 3Buy ↗

1959HawaiiPOoSN · 5Buy ↗

1961Report of the County ChairmanPOoSN · 6Buy ↗

1963CaravansPOoSN · 7Buy ↗

1965The SourcePOoSN · 8Buy ↗

1968Iberia: Spanish Travels and ReflectionsPOoNB · 4Buy ↗

1969Presidential Lottery: The Reckless Gamble in Our Electoral SystemPOoNB · 5Buy ↗

1971Kent State: What Happened and WhyPOoNB · 6Buy ↗

1971The DriftersPOoSN · 9Buy ↗

1973A Michener Miscellany, 1950-1970POoNB · 7Buy ↗

1974CentennialPOoSN · 10Buy ↗

1976Sports in AmericaPOoNB · 8Buy ↗

1978ChesapeakePOoSN · 11Buy ↗

1979The Watermen: Selections from ChesapeakePOoSSC · 4Buy ↗

1980Quality of LifePOoSN · 12Buy ↗

1980The CovenantPOoSN · 13Buy ↗

1982The Yankees: An Illustrated History(By: George Sullivan)POoBiAB · 1Buy ↗

1982SpacePOoSN · 14Buy ↗

1983PolandPOoSN · 15Buy ↗

1985TexasPOoSN · 16Buy ↗

1987LegacyPOoSN · 17Buy ↗

1988James A. Michener's USA: The People and The Land(With: Peter Chaitin)POoNB · 9Buy ↗

1988AlaskaPOoSN · 18Buy ↗

1988JourneyPOoSN · 19Buy ↗

1989Six Days in Havana(With: John Kings)POoNB · 10Buy ↗

1989CaribbeanPOoSN · 20Buy ↗

1990Pilgrimage: A Memoir of Poland and RomePOoNB · 11Buy ↗

1990The Eagle and the RavenPOoSN · 21Buy ↗

1991The World is My HomePOoNB · 12Buy ↗

1991The NovelPOoSN · 22Buy ↗

1992My Lost Mexico: The Making of a NovelPOoNB · 13Buy ↗

1992James A. Michener's Writer's Handbook: Explorations in Writing and PublishingPOoNB · 14Buy ↗

1992MexicoPOoSN · 23Buy ↗

1993Creatures of the KingdomPOoSSC · 5Buy ↗

1993Literary ReflectionsPOoNB · 15Buy ↗

1994RecessionalPOoSN · 24Buy ↗

1995Ventures In EditingPOoNB · 16Buy ↗

1995Miracle in SevillePOoSN · 25Buy ↗

1996Philadelphia's Old Ballparks(By: Rich Westcott)POoBiAB · 2Buy ↗

1996The Whiz Kids And the 1950 Pennant(With: RobinRoberts,C. Paul Rogers III)POoBiAB · 3Buy ↗

1996This Noble Land: My Vision for AmericaPOoNB · 17Buy ↗

1998Jim Bunning(By: Frank Dolson)POoBiAB · 4Buy ↗

2007MatecumbePOoSN · 26Buy ↗

2017Islam: The Misunderstood ReligionPOoNB · 18Buy ↗

Book series · browse all →

Publication Order of Baseball in America Books4 books · 1982–1998

01The Yankees: An Illustrated History(By: George Sullivan)1982Buy ↗

02Philadelphia's Old Ballparks(By: Rich Westcott)1996Buy ↗

03The Whiz Kids And the 1950 Pennant(With: RobinRoberts,C. Paul Rogers III)1996Buy ↗

04Jim Bunning(By: Frank Dolson)1998Buy ↗

Publication Order of Standalone Novels26 books · 1949–2007

01The Fires of Spring1949Buy ↗

02The Voice of Asia1951Buy ↗

03The Bridges at Toko-ri1953Buy ↗

04Sayonara1953Buy ↗

05Hawaii1959Buy ↗

06Report of the County Chairman1961Buy ↗

07Caravans1963Buy ↗

08The Source1965Buy ↗

09The Drifters1971Buy ↗

10Centennial1974Buy ↗

11Chesapeake1978Buy ↗

12Quality of Life1980Buy ↗

13The Covenant1980Buy ↗

14Space1982Buy ↗

15Poland1983Buy ↗

16Texas1985Buy ↗

17Legacy1987Buy ↗

18Alaska1988Buy ↗

19Journey1988Buy ↗

20Caribbean1989Buy ↗

21The Eagle and the Raven1990Buy ↗

22The Novel1991Buy ↗

23Mexico1992Buy ↗

24Recessional1994Buy ↗

25Miracle in Seville1995Buy ↗

26Matecumbe2007Buy ↗

Publication Order of Short Story Collections5 books · 1947–1993

01Tales of the South Pacific1947Buy ↗

02Return to Paradise1947Buy ↗

03Rascals In Paradise1957Buy ↗

04The Watermen: Selections from Chesapeake1979Buy ↗

05Creatures of the Kingdom1993Buy ↗

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books18 books · 1957–2017

01The Bridge at Andau1957Buy ↗

02Japanese Prints from Early Masters to the Modern1959Buy ↗

03The Modern Japanese Print: An Appreciation1959Buy ↗

04Iberia: Spanish Travels and Reflections1968Buy ↗

05Presidential Lottery: The Reckless Gamble in Our Electoral System1969Buy ↗

06Kent State: What Happened and Why1971Buy ↗

07A Michener Miscellany, 1950-19701973Buy ↗

08Sports in America1976Buy ↗

09James A. Michener's USA: The People and The Land(With: Peter Chaitin)1988Buy ↗

10Six Days in Havana(With: John Kings)1989Buy ↗

11Pilgrimage: A Memoir of Poland and Rome1990Buy ↗

12The World is My Home1991Buy ↗

13My Lost Mexico: The Making of a Novel1992Buy ↗

14James A. Michener's Writer's Handbook: Explorations in Writing and Publishing1992Buy ↗

15Literary Reflections1993Buy ↗

16Ventures In Editing1995Buy ↗

17This Noble Land: My Vision for America1996Buy ↗

18Islam: The Misunderstood Religion2017Buy ↗

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