Literary Library

Cornelia Meigs

by Angela Beck
December 6, 1884 - September 10, 1973American writer, teacher and historianAuthor of "Windy Hill" (for which she won a Newbery Honor in 1922), "Cle...
Historian history Newbery Newbery Honor Teach Teacher Writer

Thomas Carlyle

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1795 - February 5, 1881Scottish historian, philosopher, mathematician, essayist and satiristAuthor of "Sartor Resartus", "The French R...
Essayist Essays Historian history Math Mathematician Mathematics Philosopher Philosophy Satire Satirist Scotland Scottish

Rhoda Blumberg

by Angela Beck
December 4, 1917 - June 6, 2016American author of historical children's booksAuthor of "Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun" (for which she w...
Author Children's Book Author history Japan Literary Historian Newbery Newbery Honor

Ludvig Holberg

by Angela Beck
December 3, 1684 - January 28, 1754Norwegian writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwrightAuthor of "Jeppe on the Hill", "Erasmus Montan...
Author Drama Dramatist Essayist Essays Historian history Norway Norwegian Philosopher Philosophy Play Plays Playwright

David Hackett Fischer

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1935 - American professor and writerAuthor of "Paul Revere's Ride", "Washington's Crossing" (for which he was a finalist for the Nation...
Academic Author Historian history National Book Award Professor Pulitzer Prize Teach Teacher

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

Benjamin Stora

by Angela Beck
December 2, 1950 - French-Algerian historianAuthor of "Appeles en Guerre d'Algerie", "Algeria, 1830 - 2000" and "Les Trois Exils Juif D'Algerie" #...
Algeria Algerian France French history Jewish Jews North Africa North African History

Suzanne Lebsock

by Angela Beck
December 1, 1949 - American author and historianAuthor of "The Free Women of Petersburg: Status and Culture in a Southern Town, 1784 - 1860", "Virg...
American History American South Author Historian history South Southern Southern History Virginia

Michael Beschloss

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1955 - American historian and writerAuthor of "The Crises Years: Kennedy and Khrushchev, 1960 - 1963", "Reaching for Glory: Lyndon Jo...
American History Author Historian history John F. Kennedy Kennedy Khrushchev Lyndon Johnson Political Political History President Kennedy Russia Russian Russian History U.S.S.R. USSR White House

Jacque Barzun

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1907 - October 25, 2012French-American historian, writer, novelist and soldierAuthor of "The House of Intellect" (for which he was nom...
English Poetry France French Historian history Military National Book Award Novel Novelist Poetry Soldier Writer

Geffrey C. Ward

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1940 - American editor, author, historian and script writerAuthor of "A First-Class Temperament: The Emergence of Franklin Roosevelt"...
Author Boxer Boxing Editor Franklin Roosevelt Historian history Jack Johnson President Roosevelt Roosevelt Screenplay Screenwriter Vietnam Vietnam War

Mary Renault

by Angela Beck
September 4, 1905 - December 13, 1983English and South African writer of historical novelsAuthor of "The Charioteer", "Fire From Heaven" and "The P...
Author British England English Great Britain Historical Fiction history Novel Novelist South Africa South African