Legacy (Michener novel)

1987 novel by James Michener

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Legacy

First edition

Author| James Michener
Language| English
Genre| Historical novel
Publisher| Random House

Publication date

| 1987
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (Hardback)
Pages| 176pp.
ISBN| 0-394-56432-4

Legacy (1987) is a novel by American author James A. Michener. Set during the Iran–Contra affair of the 1980s, the story follows Major Norman Starr, who is called to testify in front of a congressional committee to account for his involvement in covert military actions. The novel is interspersed with historical "flashbacks" as Major Starr reflects on his ancestors and their own roles in American history.

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1. The Starrs
2. Jared Starr: 1726–1787 Jahayver
3. Simon Starr: 1759–1809
4. Justice Edmund Starr: 1780–1847
5. General Hugh Starr: 1833–1921
6. Emily Starr: 1858–1932
7. Richard Starr: 1890–1954
8. Rachel Denham Starr: 1928–
9. Norman Starr: 1951–
10. The Constitution of the United States

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James A. Michener

Novels|

* The Fires of Spring (1949)
* The Bridges at Toko-ri (1953)
* Sayonara (1954)
* Hawaii (1959)
* Caravans (1963)
* The Source (1965)
* The Drifters (1971)
* Centennial (1974)
* Chesapeake (1978)
* The Watermen (1979)
* The Covenant (1980)
* Space (1982)
* Poland (1983)
* Texas (1985)
* Legacy (1987)
* Alaska (1988)
* Caribbean (1989)
* Journey (1989)
* The Novel (1991)
* South Pacific (1992)
* Mexico (1992)
* Recessional (1994)
* Miracle in Seville (1995)
* Matecumbe (2007)

Non-fiction|

* The Voice of Asia (1951)
* The Bridge at Andau (1957)
* Rascals in Paradise (1957)
* Iberia (1968)
* Collectors, Forgers – And A Writer: A Memoir (1983)
* The Eagle and the Raven (1990)
* My Lost Mexico (1992)
* The World Is My Home (1992)
* Literary Reflections (1993)

Short story collections|

* Tales of the South Pacific (1947)
* Return to Paradise (1951)

Adaptations|

* South Pacific (musical) (1949)
* The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1953)
* Return to Paradise (1953)
* Sayonara (1957)
* Until They Sail (1957)
* South Pacific (film) (1958)
* Adventures in Paradise (1959-1962)
* Hawaii (1966)
* The Hawaiians (1970)
* Centennial (1978)
* Space (1985)
* Texas (1994)
* South Pacific (film) (2001)

Related|

* Mari Yoriko Sabusawa (wife)
* Michener Center for Writers
* Journey Prize
* James A. Michener Art Museum

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