Noel B. Gerson

Noel Bertram Gerson fu un prolifico autore statunitense, nato a Chicago nel 1913, specializzato in fiction e saggistica storica. La sua carriera di scrittore si estese su diversi decenni, durante i quali viene accreditato con più di 325 romanzi. Figlio di Sam Gerson, direttore presso i teatri Shubert di Chicago, Gerson sposò Marilyn e diventò padre di quattro figli, un figlio e tre figlie.

La formazione accademica di Gerson iniziò all'Università di Chicago, dove lavorò come corrispondente del campus per il Chicago Herald. La sua carriera giornalistica progredì quando diventò un reporter per il Chicago Herald e poi si unì a WGN a Chicago come scrittore pubblico. Alla fine, Gerson raggiunse la posizione di direttore del talento e scrittore principale per il giornale.

Gerson scrisse numerose biografie e romanzi biografici su numerose figure storiche, tra cui Theodore Roosevelt, John Hancock, Sam Houston, Andrew Johnson, Henry Hudson, Mary Shelley, Captain John Smith e molti altri. I suoi lavori non si limitavano a figure storiche, poiché scrisse anche fiction western sotto gli pseudonimi Donald Clayton Porter e Dana Fuller Ross. Due dei suoi romanzi, "55 Days at Peking" e "The Naked Maja", sono stati adattati in film.

Oltre al suo vero nome, Gerson utilizzò nove pseudonimi per scrivere la sua vasta produzione letteraria. Questi pseudonimi includono Anne Marie Burgess, Michael Burgess, Nicholas Gorham, Paul Lewis, Leon Phillips, Donald Clayton Porter, Dana Fuller Ross, Philip Vail e Carter A. Vaughan. La prolifica carriera di scrittura di Gerson e l'uso di pseudonimi dimostrano la sua versatilità e produttività come autore.
Romanzi singoli
# Titolo Anno
1 The Mohawk Ladder / Sword of Fortune 1951
2 Savage Gentleman / Savage Cavalier 1951
3 The Cumberland Rifles 1952
4 The Golden Eagle 1953
5 The Impostor 1954
6 Port Royal 1954
7 The Scimitar 1955
8 The Forest Lord 1955
9 The Highwayman 1955
10 That Egyptian Woman 1956
11 When the Wind Blows 1956
12 The Conqueror's Wife 1957
13 Daughter of Eve 1958
14 The Silver Lion 1958
15 Devil's Prize 1958
16 The Invincibles 1958
17 The Charlatan 1959
18 The Naked Maja 1959
19 The Wilderness 1959
20 The Yankee From Tennessee 1960
21 The Nelson Touch 1960
22 Daughter of Gascony 1960
23 The Yankee Brig 1960
24 The Gentle Fury 1961
25 Valley Forge 1961
26 The White Plume 1961
27 Branded Bride 1962
28 The Emperor's Ladies 1962
29 Scoundrel's Brigade 1962
30 Master of Castile 1962
31 The Hittite 1962
32 The Land is Bright 1962
33 The Golden Lyre 1963
34 55 days at Peking 1963
35 The Trojan 1963
36 The Yankee Rascals 1963
37 Old Hickory 1964
38 The Slender Reed 1964
39 Dragon Cove 1964
40 The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson 1965
41 Yankee Doodle Dandy 1965
42 Roanoke Warrior 1965
43 Give Me Liberty 1966
44 Mr. Madison's War 1966
45 Fortress Fury 1966
46 The Anthem 1967
47 I'll Storm Hell 1967
48 The Silver Saber 1967
49 Sam Houston 1968
50 Split Bamboo 1968
51 Jefferson Square 1968
52 The River Devils 1968
53 The Golden Ghetto 1969
54 The Seneca Hostage 1969
55 Theodora 1969
56 Clear for Action! 1970
57 The Crusader: A Novel on the Life of Margaret Sanger 1970
58 The Divine Mistress 1970
59 TR: A Biographical Novel About Theodore Roosevelt 1970
60 Warhead 1970
61 Island in the Wind 1971
62 Talk Show 1971
63 Mirror, Mirror 1971
64 Temptation to Steal 1972
65 Double Vision 1972
66 State Trooper 1973
67 The Exploiters 1974
68 The Caves of Guernica 1975
69 All That Glitters 1975
70 Neptune 1976
71 Special Agent 1976
72 Liner 1977
73 The Smugglers 1977
74 The Queen's Husband 1979
75 The King's Messenger 1979
76 Yankee 1982
77 Pony Express 1983
78 Yankee Rogue 1984
Libri di non-fiction
# Titolo Anno
1 Nathan Hale: Espionage Agent 1960
2 Neither Sin Nor Shame 1961
3 Food 1962
4 Lady of France: A Biography of Gabrielle D'estrees, Mistress of Henry the Great 1963
5 The Girl Market 1963
6 Belgium 1964
7 Queen of the Plaza: A Biography of Adah Isaacs Menken 1964
8 Kit Carson: Folk Hero and Man 1964
9 Sex and the Mature Man 1964
10 Rock of Freedom: The Story of the Plymouth Colony 1964
11 The Magnificent Adventures of Alexander Mackenzie 1965
12 Light-Horse Harry: A Biography of Washington's Great Cavalryman, General Henry Lee 1966
13 The Last Wilderness 1966
14 The Great Rogue / The Glorious Scoundrel 1966
15 Survival: Jamestown 1967
16 Barbary General: The Life of William H. Eaton 1968
17 Franklin: America's Lost State 1968
18 Yankee Admiral: A Biography of David Dixon Porter 1968
19 The Fantastic Breed 1968
20 Passage to the West: The Great Voyages of Henry Hudson 1968
21 The Edict of Nantes 1969
22 P.J., My Friend 1969
23 James Monroe: Hero of America Diplomacy 1969
24 Free and Independent: The Confederation of the United States, 1781-1791 1970
25 Because I Loved Him: The Life and Loves of Lillie Langtry 1971
26 Victor Hugo: The Life and Loves of Lillie Langtry 1971
27 George Sand: A Biography of the First Modern, Liberated Woman 1972
28 The Sunday Heroes 1972
29 The Prodigal Genius: The Life and Times of Honore De Balzac 1972
30 Daughter of Earth And Water: A Biography of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 1973
31 First Lady of America: A Romanticized Biography of Pocahontas 1973
32 The Grand Incendiary: A Biography of Samuel Adams 1973
33 The Great American Rascal: The Turbulent Life of Aaron Burr 1973
34 The Double Lives of Francisco de Goya 1973
35 The Man Who Lost America: A Biography of Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne 1973
36 Peter Paul Rubens: A Biography of a Giant 1973
37 That Eaton Woman: In Defense of Peggy O'Neale Eaton 1974
38 Sex and the Adult Woman 1974
39 The Swamp Fox, Francis Marion 1974
40 Rebel!: A Biography of Tom Paine 1974
41 I Love You, I Hate You 1975
42 The Velvet Glove: A Life of Dolly Madison 1975
43 Sad Swashbuckler: The Life of William Walker 1976
44 Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Biography 1976
45 Trelawny's World: A Biography of Edward John Trelawny 1977
46 The Vidocq Dossier: The Story of the World's First Detective / Vidocq: Biography of the World’s First Detective 1977
47 The Trial of Andrew Johnson 1977
48 Statue in Search of a Pedestal: A Biography of the Marquis De Lafayette 1986
49 The Great Rogue: A Biography of Captain John Smith 2015
50 Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves 2021
51 Queen of Caprice: A Biography of Kristina of Sweden 2022
American Indians Books
# Titolo Anno
1 Cheyenne Raiders 1982
2 Apache War Cry 1982
3 Sioux Arrows 1982
4 Arapaho Spirit 1983
5 Kiowa Fires 1983
6 The Navajo: A Proud People 2005
7 The Sioux: A Proud People 2005
The Holts: An American Dynasty Books (as Dana Fuller Ross)
# Titolo Anno
1 The Oregon Legacy 1989
2 Oklahoma Pride 1990
3 Carolina Courage 1990
4 California Glory 1991
5 Hawaii Heritage 1991
6 Sierra Triumph 1992
7 Yukon Justice 1992
8 Pacific Destiny 1994
9 Homecoming 1994
10 Awakening 1995
Wagons West Books (as Dana Fuller Ross)
# Titolo Anno
1 Independence! 1979
2 Nebraska! 1979
3 Wyoming! 1979
4 Oregon! 1980
5 Texas! 1980
6 California! 1981
7 Colorado! 1981
8 Nevada! 1982
9 Washington! 1982
10 Montana! 1983
11 Dakota! 1983
12 Utah! 1983
13 Idaho! 1984
14 Missouri! 1984
15 Mississippi! 1985
16 Louisiana! 1985
17 Tennessee! 1986
18 Illinois! 1986
19 Wisconsin! 1987
20 Kentucky! 1987
21 Arizona! 1988
22 New Mexico! 1988
23 Oklahoma! 1989
24 Celebration! 1989
25 Texas Freedom! 2012
Wagons West Empire Books (as Dana Fuller Ross)
# Titolo Anno
1 Honor! 1998
2 Vengeance! 1999
3 Justice! 1999
Wagons West Frontier Books (as Dana Fuller Ross)
# Titolo Anno
1 Westward! 1992
2 Expedition! 1993
3 Outpost! 1993
White Indian Books (as Donald Porter)
# Titolo Anno
1 White Indian 1979
2 The Renegade 1980
3 War Chief 1980
4 The Sachem 1981
5 Renno 1981
6 Tomahawk 1982
7 War Cry 1983
8 Ambush 1983
9 Seneca 1984
10 Cherokee 1984
11 Choctaw 1985
12 Seminole 1986
13 War Drums 1986
14 Apache 1987
15 Spirit Knife 1988
16 Manitou 1988
17 Seneca Warrior 1989
18 Father of Waters 1989
19 Fallen Timbers 1990
20 Sachem's Son 1990
21 Sachem's Daughter 1991
22 Seneca Patriots 1991
23 Hawk's Journey 1992
24 Father and Son 1993
25 War Clouds 1994
26 Red Stick 1994
27 Creek Thunder 1995
28 Medicine Shield 1996
Winning The West Books (as Donald Porter)
# Titolo Anno
1 Rio Grande 1986
2 Fort Laramie 1987
3 Union Pacific 1988
Noel B. Gerson Anthologies
# Titolo Anno
1 The Oxford Children's Book of Famous People 1994
2 Jade Dragons and Hungry Ghosts 2001