James Michener was an American author. The majority of over 40 books were fictional, lengthy family sagas covering many generations in particular geographic locales and incorporating solid history. Novels include Tales of the South Pacific for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1948 and was adapted into a musical and movie, Hawaii (movie), The Drifters, Centennial (a 12-part TV mini series), The Source, The Fires of Spring, Chesapeake, Caribbean, Caravans, Alaska, Texas, and Poland. His non-fiction works include Iberia, about his travels in Spain and Portugal; his memoir titled The World Is My Home, and Sports in America. (Cenotaph).