This Noble Land: My Vision for America

In such modern classics as Chesapeake, Centennial, Hawaii, Alaska, and Texas, James A. Michener proved time and again that his understanding of and love for his country was unparalleled. This Noble Land is Michener's most personal statement about America, an examination of the issues that threaten to fragment and undermine the nation-racial conflict, the widening gulf between rich and poor, the decline of education, the inadequacies of our health care system-as well as a thought-provoking p...