Literary Library

Reihan Salam

by Angela Beck
December 29, 1979 - Conservative American political commentator, columnist, author and editorAuthor of "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win t...
Author Civil War Columnist Commentator Conservative Editor Political Political Commentator Politics Republican

Clara Barton

by Angela Beck
December 25, 1821 - April 12, 1912American nurse, teacher, patent clerk and founder of the American Red CrossAuthor of "The Red Cross in Peace and...
American Red Cross Civil War Medical Medicine National Women's Hall of Fame Nurse Nursing Patent Clerk Red Cross Teach Teacher

James Oakes

by Angela Beck
December 19, 1953 - American historian, professor and authorAuthor of "The Ruling Race: A History of American Slaveholders", "The Radical and the R...
Abraham Lincoln American History Civil War Frederick Douglass Historian history Professor Slavery Slaves Teach Teacher University

George Saunders

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1958 - American writer of short stories, essays, novellas, children's books and novels and journalist and professorAuthor of "Lincoln ...
Abraham Lincoln American History American South Booker Prize Children's Book Children's Book Author Children's Books Civil War Essayist Essays Journalism Journalist Lincoln Novel Novelist Novella PEN/Hemingway Award Professor Short Story Teach Teacher University

Charles H. Wesley

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1891 - August 16, 1987African-American historian, educator, pastor and authorAuthor of "Collapse of the Confederacy", "Neglected Histo...
African American African American History Author Civil War Education Educator Harvard Historian history Pastor Wilberforce University

Shelby Foote

by Angela Beck
November 16, 1916 - June 27, 2005American historian, writer and journalistAuthor of "Shiloh", "The Civil War: A Narrative" and "Jordan County"
American History Civil War Historian Journalist News