Literary Library

Joel T. Headley

December 30, 1814 - December 30, 1897American clergyman, historian, author, newspaper editor, adventurer and politicianAuthor of "Napolean and His...

Reihan Salam

December 29, 1979 - Conservative American political commentator, columnist, author and editorAuthor of "Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win t...

Ezra Meeker

December 29, 1830 - December 3, 1928American pioneer, mayor, postmaster and authorAuthor of "Washington Territory West of the Cascade Mountains", ...

Ernesto Zedillo

December 27, 1951 - Mexican economist, politician and former President of MexicoAuthor of "2nd State of the Nation Report: A New Phase for Mexico"...

Cokie Roberts

December 27, 1943 - September 17, 2019American journalist, political reporter & analyst and authorAuthor of "Founding Mothers: The Women Who R...

Robert Morss Lovett

December 25, 1870 - February 8, 1956American academic, writer, editor, political activist and government officialAuthor of "The History of English...

John Gruelle

December 24, 1880 - January 9, 1938American artist, political cartoonist, children's book and comic book author, illustrator and storytellerBest k...

Sir Benjamin Disraeli

December 21, 1804 - April 19, 1881British-Jewish statesman, conservative politician and novelistServed as Prime Minister of England first in 1868 ...

Edip Yuksel

December 20, 1957 - Kurdish-American activist and writer of books on religion, politics, philosophy and lawAuthor of 20 books including "Manifesto...

Jean Genet

December 19, 1910 - April 15, 1986French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist and political activistHis novels include "The Thief's Journey", "Our...

Muriel Rukeyser

December 15, 1913 - February 12, 1980American poet and political activistAuthor of "The Book of the Dead", "The Life of Poetry" and "The Speed of D...

Tom Hayden

December 11, 1939 - October 23, 2016American political and social activist, author, politician and professorAuthor of "Radical Nomads: C. Wright M...