authors, american

Tells the stories of American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, architects, and others who spent time in Paris between 1830 and 1900, pursuing knowledge that would help them excel in their careers, including Elizabeth Blackwell, the first female doctor in America, author James Fenimore Cooper, pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk, medical student Oliver Wendell Holmes, and many others.

Stephen King reflects on how his writing has helped him through difficult times and describes various aspects of the art of writing.

Sketches of the author's early life in Paris in the twenties provide nostalgic reminiscences of his first marriage and the discipline of developing his own literary craft.

Details the life and achievements of abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe whose book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, is said to have started the Civil War.

Collection of stories written by authors of books for children and young adults, set in the time and space of their own childhoods and providing true and fictionalized accounts of the places, relationships, and emotions of children.

An anthology of fourteen autobiographical narratives about growing up in America's diverse society.

A brief biography of children's writer Sharon Creech, author of "Walk Two Moons," providing information on her childhood, her family life, and how she became a writer.

Contains a brief biography of children's writer James Lincoln Collier, providing information on his early life, his family, his influences, and how he became a writer.

A brief biography of twentieth-century American writer Madeleine L'Engle, author of the Newbery Award-winning novel "A Wrinkle in Time", providing information on her childhood, her family life, her education, and her career as a writer.

Presents a short biography of twentieth-century American author Scott O'Dell, and chronicles his early life and career and lists of both his selected works and awards.