Faber, Doris

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Printer's devil to publisher

A biography of Adolph S. Ochs, who worked his way up through the ranks of the newspaper business to become the owner-publisher of The New York Times in 1896.

The perfect life

the Shakers in America
1974
Traces the history of the Shakers in America, from their founding in England to their few surviving colonies in New England.

The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

1978
A biography of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., focusing on his involvement in the civil rights movement. Discusses the investigations of his assassination.

Mahatma Gandhi

1986
Traces the life of the statesman who played a crucial role in India's struggle for independence from Great Britain, with emphasis on the Mahatma's early years.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

1986
Follows the life of the great Baptist minister and civil rights leader, whose philosophy of non-violent confrontation helped him achieve equality for African Americans.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

1990
Follows the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy of non-violent confrontation helped him achieve equality for blacks in America.

Lucretia Mott, foe of slavery

1971
A brief biography of the nineteenth-century Quaker woman who was an important participant in the cause of abolition and later in women's rights.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

1974
A biography concentrating on the public career of the thirty-second President, who was elected four times.

Harry Truman

1973
A biography of the farm boy from Missouri who became a Senator, Vice-President, and finally President of the United States.

Margaret Thatcher, Britain's "Iron Lady"

1985
A biography of Britain's controversial and conservative prime minister.

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