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Chesapeake
: I enjoyed the beginning section describing the history of the Native Americans.
 Chesapeake, although fairly well structured, is a somewhat monotonous book in that it does not follow a plot line, but rather the events taking place in a location (The Chesapeake Bay area). I chose this book for a book report in a college course I am taking this year, and found it to be consistent with our material, which is a positive thing, however, it is consistent to the point where it is nearly synonamous with reading directly from a history book, with things filled in here and there for coherence. Overall, it was a good book, but not for those who intend to actually want to have a desire to read their book before turning in for the night.
I love learning history of other countries through a book like this. Michener entertains and teaches history of America and you can?t stop reading about it. I think his merit is to humanize history so we can like it so much. Alaska,Hawaii,The Covenant also taught me a lot.
History was one of the very last requirements I covered in college. When I saw the size of this required book, I considered dropping the class. I was thankful that we only had to read the first half of Chesapeake. Michener's telling of the history of where I grew up and the place for which I was home sick drew me in; I continued reading the book (sometimes ignoring other important studying) until the very end. This is a must read for EVERY ONE! It was the book that created my appreciation for history and it can probably do the same for anyone.
I am reading this book for an AP US/VA History class over the summer. I like very much the first 100 pages, it was a page turner. Now that I am near page 300, I am getting kind of bored with the plot. When the new characters who are not as interesting as teh first ones are introduced, things get a little boring. I do think it it a great book, and all interested in history should read it.
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