Historical Figures in Fiction
- ISBN-10
- 0897747186
- ISBN-13
- 9780897747189
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines / Library & Information Science / General
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Oryx Press
- Authors
- Gregg Sapp, Donald K. Hartman
Description
A bibliography to help librarians identify and make effective use of biographical fiction. It cites 4,200 novels in which 1,500 historical figures appear as significant characters. The books included are English-language juvenile, young adult, and adult books published since 1940 (some pre-1940 titles are included if they have been reissued after that date). Individuals are included of both popular and scholarly interest, living and deceased, from all fields of endeavor. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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