Literary Library

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

Francois-Rene du Chateaubriand

by Angela Beck
September 4, 1768 - July 4, 1848French writer, politician and historianAuthor of "Rene", "The Martyrs" and "Travels in America"
America France French Historian history Political Politician Politics USA

Voltaire

by Angela Beck
November 21, 1694 - May 30, 1778French writer, historian and philosopherAuthor of "Zadig", "Candide" and "Treatise on Tolerance"He wrote more than...
France French Historian history Pamphlet Philosopher Philosophy

Theodore Roszak

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1933 - July 5, 2011American academic, historian and authorAuthor of "The Making of a Counter Culture", "Where the Wasteland Ends" and...
Academic Historian history Professor

Nelson Lichtenstein

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1944 - American professor of history and authorAuthor of "Labor's War at Home", "The Retail Revolution: How Walmart Created a Brave Ne...
Academic Historian history Professor Teacher

Bill Kauffman

by Angela Beck
November 15, 1959 - American political writerAuthor of "America First! It's History, Culture and Politics", "Every Man a King" and "Forgotten Foun...
Historian history Political Politics

F. Van Wyck Mason

by Angela Beck
November 11, 1901 - August 28, 1978American historian and novelistPublished 78 novels including "Captain Renegade", "Murder in the Senate" (with H...
Historian History Novel Novelist

John Strype

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1643 - December 11, 1737English clergyman, historian and biographerAuthor of "The Life of the Learned Sir Thomas Smith, Kt, D.C.L.: Pr...
Bio Biographer Biography British Clergy Clergyman Edward the VI England English English History Historian history King Queen Queen Elizabeth

Henri Troyat

by Angela Beck
November 1, 1911 - March 2, 2007Russian-born French biographer, historian and novelistAuthor of "The Web", "Ivan the Terrible" and "Catherine the ...
Bio Biographer Biography France French Historian history Novel Novelist Russia Russian Russian History