In such contemporary classics as Chesapeake, Centennial, Hawaii, Alaska, and Texas, James A. Michener proved time and again that his understanding of and like for his country was unmatched. This Noble Property is certainly Michener’s most personal statement about America, an examination of the problems that threaten to fragment and undermine the nation-racial turmoil, the widening gulf between rich and poor, the drop of education, the inadequacies of our health and wellness treatment system-as well as a thought-provoking about This Noble Land: My Eyesight For America prescription for sustaining our “outstanding achievement.” Infused with the wisdom and enthusiasm of an eternity, This Noble Land stands being a wake-up call for a troubled era.

Praise for This Noble Land

“A book-length essay on the frequently worrying, often inspiring span of America in the nine decades of Michener’s existence.”-The Washington Post

“Michener is interested in fixing the issues than in fixing the blame.”-The Dallas Morning News

“Michener’s are the beach books that, unlike almost every other seaside books, keep you smarter than you had been when you started reading. Each delivers the product of most that analysis, doled out to the reader at just the right rate. You understand immediately who the bad guys are-the petty ones, the stingy types. The heroes are nice and energetic and clever and, most importantly, unprejudiced. The real-life villains in This Noble Land are the people Michener perceives as ‘petty, mean and vengeful.’”-St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Stirring . an admirable effort to establish what has made our country great and how exactly to preserve what’s best about any of it.”-Kirkus Reviews