Illinois Authors

The Illinois Center for the Book banner

Authors by last name

Fourth Floor Frieze

The names of 35 distinguished Illinois authors are etched into the 4th floor frieze of the Illinois State Library Building.

  • Portait of Paul Angle
    Paul Angle
    A Pictorial History of the Civil War Years; Bloody Williamson; Philip K. Wrigley...
  • Portait of Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address; The Language of Liberty; The Gettysburg Address...
  • Portait of Richard Wright
    Richard Wright
    12 million black voices; Black boy; Eight men...
The Complete list of names

Social Links

Illinois Secretary of State social media links

Caroline Zinsser

Born: 1930 in Chicago, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Zinsser was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Biography: Caroline Zinsser, Ph.D., is an anthropologist and social historian who writes on the subject of children and families. She lives in New York City.

Awards:

Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Caroline Zinsser on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=caroline+zinsser

Selected Titles

Raised in East Urban :
ISBN: 0807731390 OCLC: 24067824

Teachers College Press, New York : ©1991.

 

 

Accessibility