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View Plans“ ”Dutch smugglers kept slipping in more slaves from Africa. There were two developments which worried thoughtful men in both Barbados and England: with the slow depletion of the soil, it became more difficult each year to grow the basic crops, tobacco being especially destructive
About James A. Michener
James Albert Michener (3 February 1907 – 16 October 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles, the majority of which are novels of sweeping sagas, covering the lives of many generations in a particular geographic locale and incorporating historical facts into the story as well.
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Additional quotes by James A. Michener
With my pen I have engraved warrants of citizenship in the most remote corners, for truly the world has been my home.
honor included not only physical and moral courage but also a daring commitment to central beliefs,
Losing a battle is far less important than losing relative position in the hierarchy.