Centennial

Synopsis

Centennial is a novel by American author James A. Michener, published in 1974. It traces the history of the plains of north-east Colorado from prehistory until the mid-1970s. Geographic details about the fictional town of Centennial and its surroundings indicate that the region is in modern Weld County. Centennial was number one on the New York Times bestseller list for 28 weeks during 1974 and 1975. It was made into a popular twelve-part television miniseries, also titled Centennial, that was broadcast on NBC from October 1978 through February 1979 and was filmed in several parts of Colorado. NBC Universal released a six volume DVD set in 2008.

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Details

Type

Book

Release date

January 1, 1974

Created by

James A. Michener

Countries

United States