Bibliography
A list of works written by James Collier
The Teddy Bear Habit; or, How I Became a Winner, illustrations by Lee Lorenz, Norton (New York, NY), 1967.
Rock Star, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1970.
Why Does Everybody Think I'm Nutty?, Grosset (New York, NY), 1971.
It's Murder at St. Basket's, Grosset (New York, NY), 1972.
Rich and Famous: The Further Adventures of George Stable, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1975.
Give Dad My Best, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1976.
Planet out of the Past, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1983.
When the Stars Begin to Fall, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1986.
Outside Looking In, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1987.
The Winchesters, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1988.
My Crooked Family, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 1991.
The Jazz Kid, Puffin (New York, NY), 1996.
The Corn Raid: A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, Jamestown Publishers (Lincolnwood, IL), 2000.
The Worst of Times: A Story of the Great Depression, Jamestown Publishers (Lincolnwood, IL), 2000.
Chipper, Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2001.
Wild Boy, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 2002.
Me and Billy, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 2004.
The Empty Mirror, Bloomsbury (New York, NY), 2004.
Historical Novels for Children; with Brother, Christopher Collier
My Brother Sam Is Dead, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1974.
The Bloody Country, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1976.
The Winter Hero, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1978.
Jump Ship to Freedom, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1981.
War Comes to Willy Freeman, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1983.
Who Is Carrie?, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1984.
The Clock, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1991.
With Every Drop of Blood, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1994.
Fiction for Children
Battleground: The United States Army in World War II, Norton (New York, NY), 1965.
A Visit to the Fire House, photographs by Yale Joel, Norton (New York, NY), 1967.
Which Musical Instrument Shall I Play?, photographs by Yale Joel, Norton (New York, NY), 1969.
Danny Goes to the Hospital, photographs by Yale Joel, Norton (New York, NY), 1970.
Practical Music Theory: How Music Is Put Together from Bach to Rock, Norton (New York, NY), 1970.
The Hard Life of the Teenager, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1972.
Inside Jazz, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1973.
Jug Bands and Hand-Made Music, Grosset (New York, NY), 1973.
The Making of Man: The Story of Our Ancient Ancestors, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1974.
Making Music for Money, F. Watts (New York, NY), 1976.
CB, F. Watts (New York, NY), 1977.
The Great Jazz Artists, illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker, Four Winds (Bristol, FL), 1977.
Louis Armstrong: An American Success Story, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1985.
Duke Ellington, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1991.
Jazz: An American Saga, Holt (New York, NY), 1997.
The Sitting Bull You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
The George Washington You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
The Frederick Douglass You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
The Clara Barton You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
The Alexander Hamilton You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
The Abraham Lincoln You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
The Tecumseh You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.
The Susan B. Anthony You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.
The Mark Twain You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.
The Louis Armstrong You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.
The Eleanor Roosevelt You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.
The Benjamin Franklin You Never Knew, illustrated by Greg Copeland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.
Gunpowder and Weaponry, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2004.
Vaccines, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2004.
Clocks, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2004.
Steam Engines, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2005.
Electricity and the Light Bulb, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark (New York, NY), 2005.
The Automobile, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark (New York, NY), 2005.
Non Fiction for Children
Clash of Cultures: Prehistory to 1638, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
The Paradox of Jamestown, 1585 to 1700, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
The French and Indian War, 1660 to 1763, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
The American Revolution, 1763 to 1783, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
Pilgrims and Puritans, 1620 to 1676, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
Creating the Constitution, 1787, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
Building a New Nation, 1789 to 1803, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
Andrew Jackson's America, 1821 to 1850, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
The Cotton South and the Mexican War, 1835 to 1850, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
The Jeffersonian Republicans, 1800 to 1820, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
The Civil War, 1860 to 1866, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
The Road to the Civil War, 1831 to 1861, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 1998.
The Rise of Industry: 1860 to 1900, Marshall Cavendish (New York, NY), 1999.
A Century of Immigration: 1820 to 1924, Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark Books (Tarrytown, NY), 1999.
Indians, Cowboys, and Farmers and the Battle for the Great Plains, 1865 to 1910, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2000.
The United States Enters the World Stage: From Alaska through World War I, 1867 to 1919, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2000.
Progressivism, the Great Depression, and the New Deal, 1901 to 1941, Benchmark/Cavendish (Tarrytown, NY), 2000.
The Rise of the Cities, Cavendish/Benchmark (Tarrytown, NY), 2000.
World War II, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2001.
The Changing Face of America, 1945 to 2000, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2001.
The United States in the Cold War, Benchmark/Cavendish (Tarrytown, NY), 2002.
The Middle Road: American Politics, 1945 to 2000, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2002.
"Drama of American History" Series
Non-Fiction with Christopher Collier
Cheers (nonfiction), Avon (New York, NY), 1960.
Somebody up There Hates Me (humor), Macfadden, 1962.
The Hypocritical American: An Essay on Sex Attitudes in America, Bobbs-Merrill, 1964.
(With others) Sex Education U.S.A.: A Community Approach, Sex Information and Education Council of the United States, 1968.
The Making of Jazz: A Comprehensive History, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1978.
Louis Armstrong: An American Genius, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1983, published as Louis Armstrong: A Biography, Michael Joseph (London, England), 1984.
(With brother, Christopher Collier) Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787, Random House (New York, NY), 1986.
Duke Ellington, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1987.
Benny Goodman and the Swing Era, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1989.
The Rise of Selfishness in the United States, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1991.
Jazz: The American Theme Song, Oxford University Press (New York, NY), 1993.
Also author, under pseudonym Charles Williams, of Fires of Youth.
Contributor of numerous articles to periodicals, including Reader's Digest, New York Times Magazine, Village Voice, and Esquire.
For Adults
Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 13, Thomson Gale (Detroit, MI), 1994.
Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults, Volume 2, Beacham Publishing (Osprey, FL), 1998.
Children's Literature Review, Volume 3, Thomson Gale (Detroit, MI), 1978.
Contemporary Literary Criticism, Volume 30, Thomson Gale (Detroit, MI), 1984.
Fifth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators, edited by Sally Holmes Holtze, H.W. Wilson (New York, NY), 1983.
Biographical and Critical Sources
Books
Booklist, February 15, 1966, p. 582; June 1, 1976, p. 1403; February 1, 1992, p. 1026; July, 1994, Hazel Rochman, review of With Every Drop of Blood, pp. 1935–1936; April 15, 1998, p. 1442; February 15, 1999, Carolyn Phelan, review of Building a New Nation, 1789–1801, p. 1061; February 15, 2000, Carolyn Phelan, review of The Rise of Industry, 1860–1900, p. 1106; March 15, 2001, Carolyn Phelan, review of The Rise of the Cities, 1820–1920, p. 1396; November 1, 2002, Todd Morning, review of Wild Boy, p. 490; October 15, 2003, Carolyn Phelan, review of The Alexander Hamilton You Never Knew, p. 423; September 15, 2004, GraceAnne A. DeCandido, review of Me and Billy, p. 231; October 15, 2004, Linda Perkins, review of The Empty Mirror, p. 403.
English Journal, September, 1992, p. 95.
Horn Book, April, 1975, p. 152; February, 1976, p. 48; March-April, 1992, p. 203; January-February, 1995, pp. 57-58.
Kirkus Reviews, August 15, 2004, review of The Empty Mirror, p. 803; September 15, 2004, review of Me and Billy, p. 912.
Language Arts, March, 1978, Hughes Moir, "Profile: James and Christopher Collier—More than Just a Good Read," p. 373.
New York Times Book Review, March 12, 1967, Jerome Beatty, Jr., review of The Teddy Bear Habit; or, How I Became a Winner, p. 28; October 25, 1970, p. 38; February 25, 1973, p. 10; December 30, 1973, Loraine Alterman, review of Inside Jazz, p. 10; November 3, 1974, p. 26; May 2, 1976, p. 26; February 13, 1977, p. 25; February 14, 1982, p. 28; May 8, 1983, p. 37; March 2, 1986, p. 19.
Publishers Weekly, March 8, 1971, p. 71; October 16, 1972, p. 49; November 7, 1977, p. 83; May 25, 1984, p. 59; July 5, 1985, p. 67; November 28, 1986, p. 77; March 13, 1987, p. 86; October 28, 1988, p. 82; July 25, 1991, p. 55; January 1, 1992, review of The Clock, p. 56; July 11, 1994, p. 79; June 17, 1996, p. 33.
School Library Journal, December, 1970, Loretta B. Jones, review of Practical Music Theory: How Music Is Put Together from Bach to Rock, p. 58; November, 1975, Donald A. Colberg, review of Rich and Famous: The Further Adventures of George Stable, p. 72; March, 1976, p. 111; December, 1976, p. 53; September, 1977, p. 142; November, 1977, p. 68; September, 1978, p. 132; January, 1984, p. 73; October, 1985, p. 169; November, 1986, p. 98; January, 1989, p. 92; October, 1991, p. 142; August, 1994, p. 168; April, 1999, p. 145; April, 2000, Shawn Brommer, review of The Corn Raid: A Story of the Jamestown Settlement, p. 130; July, 2001, Patricia Ann Owens, review of Indians, Cowboys, and Farmers and the Battle for the Great Plains,1865–1910, p. 120; April, 2002, Kathleen Simonetta, review of The Changing Face of American Society, 1945–2000, p. 168; November, 2002, Lee Bock, review of Wild Boy, p. 160; January, 2004, Rita Soltan, review of The Abraham Lincoln You Never Knew, p. 143; March, 2004, Lynn Evarts, review of Vaccines, p. 228. Teaching K-8, January, 1988, p. 35; October, 2004, Connie Tyrrell Burns, review of The Empty Mirror, p. 159; January, 2005, Douglas P. Davey, review of Me and Billy, p. 126.
Periodicals