Literary Library

Jack D. Forbes

by Angela Beck
January 7, 1934 - February 23, 2011American writer, scholar and political activistAuthor of "Native Americans of California and Nevada", "Africans ...
Academic Activist Africa African Africans American Book Award California Christopher Columbus College Columbus Cultural Historian Culture Deganawidah-Quetzalcoatl University Native Native American Native Culture Nevada Political Political Activist Politics Scholar Slavery Slaves University Writer

Jedidiah Strong Smith

by Angela Beck
January 6, 1799 - May 27, 1831American clerk, pioneer, frontiersman, hunter, trapper, author and cartographerAuthor of "The Travels of Jedidiah Smi...
American West Author California Cartographer Clerk Expedition Frontier Frontiersman Hunt Hunter Hunting Map Maps Pioneer Southwest Trapper West

Nick Peters

by Angela Beck
April 1, 1939 - March 23, 2015American sports writerAuthor of "San Francisco Giants Almanac: From Mays & McCovey through 1987 Division Champion...
Athlete Athletes Athletics Baseball California Candlestick Park Giants San Francisco Sports Sports Writer