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Tales of the South Pacific

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Publisher Comments:

"Truly one of the most remarkable books to come out of the war. Mr. Michener is a born story-teller."

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Winner of the 1948 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

Enter the exotic world of the South Pacific, meet the men and women caught up in the drama of a big war. The young Marine who falls madly in love with a beautiful Tonkinese girl. Nurse Nellie and her French planter, Emile De Becque. The soldiers, sailors, and nurses playing at war and waiting for love in a tropic paradise.

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Table of Contents

The South Pacific — Coral Sea — Mutiny — An officer and a gentleman — The cave — The milk run — Alligator — Our heroine — Dry rot — Fo' dolla' — Passion — A boar's tooth — Wine for the mess at Segi — Airstrip at Konora — Those who fraternize — The strike — Frisco — The landing on Kuralei — A cemetery at Hoga point.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780449206522
Author:
Michener, James A.
Publisher:
Fawcett Books
Author:
Michener, James A.
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
World war, 1939-1945
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
War stories, American
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945 -- Fiction.
Subject:
World War, 19
Subject:
War stories
Subject:
Oceania
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
c197
Edition Description:
Mass market paperback
Series Volume:
13
Publication Date:
19840931
Binding:
MASS MARKET
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
6.85x4.19x.93 in. .41 lbs.
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