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Encyclopedia > Centennial (novel)

Centennial was a novel written by American author James Michener and published in 1974.


It was an episodic story covering the history of northern Colorado from prehistory until the modern era.


It was made into a popular television miniseries of the same name that aired on NBC during 1978 and 1979.


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Centennial, Colorado: Information from Answers.com (625 words)
Centennial was incorporated from portions of unincorporated Arapahoe County in 2001.
James Michener's 1974 novel Centennial and the subsequent miniseries based on it were set in a fictional town called Centennial, Colorado; however, that town was not based on the actual city of Centennial, Colorado.
Centennial's boundaries are highly irregular and evocative of a gerrymander, particularly eastern portions of the city which appear with Foxfield, portions of Aurora, and unincorporated areas as a distorted checkerboard on a map.
Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for centennial (582 words)
Centennial Exhibition, International held in Philadelphia from May to Nov., 1876, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
His first work, the novel Tiger-Lilies (1867), was based on his experiences as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War.
Centennial fires chairman; Probes $$ report accuracy; Centennial Technologies ousts chairman.
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