authors, american

Children's author, Yoshiko Uchida, describes growing up in Berkeley, California, as a Nisei, second generation Japanese American, and her family's internment in a Nevada concentration camp during World War II.

Profiles notable African Americans in the field of literature, including Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Mildred Taylor.

Introduces the life, ideas, and writings of the nineteenth-century philosopher and nature writer.

Biography of the colorful American writer who had been an oyster pirate, a seal hunter, a mill worker, a hobo, and a political activist before becoming a popular author at the age of twenty-nine.

An illustrated biography of young Samuel Clemens, who grew up to be the writer known as Mark Twain.

Story of E.B. White who loved animals and wrote humorous essay, editorials, and children's books.

Follows the life of the African-American writer known for her novels, plays, articles, and collections of folklore.

A biography of the great American author and humorist illustrated with photographs from the period.

Excerpts from the author's diaries, written between the ages of eleven and thirteen, reveal her thoughts and feelings and her early poetic efforts.

Chronicles the troubled life of the nineteenth-century author, focusing on the haunting nature of his work.