Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton (October 30, 1857 - June 14, 1948) was an American author. Many of her novels are set in her home state of California. Her bestseller Black…

Synthia Gage has a chaotic, busy, unfulfilling life-but when she seeks to change herself into a better person, she unknowingly throws herself into more chaos.

Literary agent Synthia Gage has…

Originally published in 1922, this book gives an account of the life and dramatic works of the now little known and less studied Restoration playwright, John Crowne, including Crowne’s life…

During the mid-twentieth century, Mineral Science and Engineering educator Frank White played an influential role in the advancement of his field, widely respected not only for his knowledge but also…

This memoir traces the author's first decision to pursue a career in medicine and tracks the associated wonder, terror, and fulfillment from the pre-med years through medical school, post-doctoral training…

Blending established wisdom with new perspectives, Global Public Health will stimulate better understanding of how the different streams of public health can work more synergistically to promote global health equity…

John Bell Hood had done his job too well. In the fall of 1864, the commander of the Confederate Army of Tennessee had harassed Federal forces in north Georgia so…

Beverly Franklin, a Black American woman, tells her honest life story. From her controversial mixed-race marriage in 1953 to her fight for an equal education and her involvement with the…