James A. Michener:
The Beginning Teacher and
His Textbooks.
by Gay L. Dybwad and Joy V. Bliss
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- Authorized Biography: High School to WWII.
- Extensive Quotes About the Period by Michener.
- Based on 18 Textbooks He Used and Annotated
During His First Teaching Job.
- Michener Contributes the Foreword and Seven
Essays About Selected Textbooks and Experiences
as a High School Teacher.
- Comments by His Former Students.
- 800 Copy Limited Edition.
- 104 Pages With Over 100 Illustrations and
Document Reproductions.
- 8� x 11 inches.
- Hardcover.
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| ISBN 0-9631612-1-0 |
$29.95
AZ residents add 6.8% sales tax
(foreign postage: please inquire) |
Reviews:
- "It blew me away." Tom Bost, Book Dealer
and Michener Specialist.
- "Delighted with the format, accuracy, and quality
of the completed book." James A. Michener.
- "I stand in awe of the final product …
meticulous research … imaginative expansion of a box
of old books." Kingdon Swayne, George School
Archivist.
Excerpt:
"How did Michener benefit from his years
at The Hill? 'The critical facts about those two years in my life
were that I was on duty 24 hours a day for six and a half days
per week, and I just had a lot of spare time. I used that
spare time to give myself an education in literature and music. I
bought all the Red Seal records that were available in the city
of Pottstown, [PA]-maybe 500 of them-for fifty cents apiece,
because it was the end of the Red Seal record business. I had an
education in music that few people had.' Those 'two years were
used by me to get my own education squared away. …I read
voraciously! I read everything in print. … When I got on my
own, I really studied. Those two years were invaluable to
me.'"
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