Centennial (1974 original; edició 1978)

Good storytelling and researched, as always by Michener. ( )

A pretty complete portrait of this area of the world. Starting with the geology through dinosaurs, the Indians to the ranchers and the onset of the white man no aspect is left out. Not for the faint of heart took about a month to listen to it, but worth it. ( )

Dry land farming. ( )

This takes place in the fictional town of Centennial, Colorado. As is usually the case with Michener, he takes us on a prehistorical tour of the surrounding area of the uprising of the Rockies, including the area of Colorado where Centennial is supposed to be(not far from Denver it seems). It starts with the dinosaurs that would have lived in the area to the arrival of man. The next section tells of the Indian and white fur trappers that inhabited the land. Part of this touches on the Indian massacres prevalent in the 19th century that were so common. Also during this timeframe, it goes into the decimation of the buffalo that the Indians depended on for so much of their food and other things that they were able to use from the buffalo. Then it goes into how the cattle ranchers and sheep ranchers feuded over land and water rights as well as agricultural farming in the area. As with many of Michener's books, this one has the sections tied together throughout the novel in one way or another. ( )

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