The 1982 Michener Epic is a novel written by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener. It is an epic story of the American West, spanning from the early 1800s to the present day. The novel follows the lives of several generations of characters as they struggle to survive and thrive in the harsh environment of the American West. The novel was a bestseller and won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1983. The crossword solution for the term 1982 Michener Epic is 'SPACE', which refers to the vastness of the American West and the struggles of its inhabitants.