Author: James A. Michener
Published: 1978
Genre: Historical Fiction
Rating: 4.5
Summary
A 400-year saga of America's great bay and its Eastern Shore. Cheasapeake sweeps readers from the unspoiled world of the Native Americans to the voyages of Captain John Smith, the Revolutionary War, and right up to modern times. Michener follows multiple family lines as they interact, conflict, and intermarry over the generations.
Review
A great historical fiction work about the area around Chesapeake Bay. As is usually the case with Michener, at 1001 pages it is an investment. But this one is well worth it. I enjoyed the earlier characters more that the modern-day ones. My only complaint is that the language from the characters in the last few decades of the book becomes expletive-filled.
