Literary Library

Ernie Pyle

by Angela Beck
August 3, 1900 - April 18, 1945American journalistAuthor of "Home Country", "Here Is Your War" and "Brave Men"Won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism ...
Journalism Journalist News Newspaper Newspapers Pulitzer Prize War World War II WW2 WWII

Charles Nordhoff

by Angela Beck
February 1, 1887 - April 10, 1947 English-born American novelist and memoirist Author of books that were turned into films: "The Hurricane" in 193...
Ambulance American British England English Film Films Great Britain Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist War World War I

John Fox, Jr.

by Angela Beck
December 16, 1862 - July 7, 1919American journalist, novelist and short story writerAuthor of "A Mountain Europa", "The Kentuckians" and "The Trai...
Journalism Journalist Novel Novelist Russo-Japanese War Short Story Spanish-American War War War Correspondent

Winston Churchill

by Angela Beck
November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965British statesman, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 - 1945, 1951 - 1955 and writerAuthor of 43 b...
England English English History Franklin Roosevelt Hitler Political Political History Politics Prime Minister Stalin Statesman United Kingdom War World War II

Cork Graham

by Angela Beck
November 29, 1964 - Trinidad and Tobago-born American novelist and memoiristAuthor of "The Bamboo Chest: An Adventure in Healing the Trauma of War...
Captain Kidd Memoir Memoirist Novel Novelist Photographer Photography Political Thriller Tobago Treasure Trinidad Vietnam War

Leslie Cockburn

by Angela Beck
September 2, 1952 - American investigative journalist, filmmaker and authorAuthor of "One Point Safe", "Looking for Trouble: One Woman, Six Wars an...
Author Baghdad Investigative Reporter Iraq Journalist Revolution War