Stephen's Fans (9)

Stephen B. Oates

Author profile

born

The United States

gender

male

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, History

About this author

edit data

A former professor of history at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is an expert in 19th-century United States history.

Oates has written 16 books during his career, including biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, and John Brown, and an account of Nat Turner's slave rebellion. His Portrait of America, a compilation of essays about United States history, is widely used in advanced high school and undergraduate university American history courses. His two "Voices of the Storm" books are compilations of monologues of key individuals in events leading up to and during the American Civil War. He also appeared in the well-known Ken Burns PBS documentary on the war.

He was accused of plagiarism in his biogra...more

combine editions
Books by Stephen B. Oates

Average rating: 4.07 · 1,688 ratings · 209 reviews · 19 distinct works

	With Malice Toward None: A Biography of Abraham Lincoln 4.16 avg rating — 898 ratings — published 1977 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Let the Trumpet Sound: A Life of Martin Luther King Jr. 4.21 avg rating — 184 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	Fires of Jubilee, The: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion 3.74 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1975 — 13 editions	My rating:
	A Woman of Valor: Clara Barton and the Civil War 3.79 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Abraham Lincoln: The Man Behind the Myths 3.43 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1984 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Approaching Fury: Voices of the Storm, 1820-1861 by Stephen B. Oates, Buz Wyeth 3.93 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1997 — 5 editions	My rating:
	William Faulkner: The Man and the Artist: A Biography 3.77 avg rating — 39 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Whirlwind Of War: Voices Of The Storm, 1861 1865 3.55 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Confederate Cavalry West of the River 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1992	My rating:
	To Purge This Land with Blood: A Biography of John Brown by Warren Oates, Warren Oates 3.95 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions	My rating:

More books by Stephen B. Oates…

Upcoming Events

No scheduled events. Add an event.

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
The History Book ...: 2. A. LINCOLN ~ CHAPTERS 4 - 6 (43 - 98) (11/08/09 - 11/14/09) ~ No spoilers, please	66	52	Dec 12, 2009 02:07pm
The Seasonal Read...: Winter Challenge 2010-2011 Completed Tasks (do not delete any posts)	2596	666	Feb 28, 2011 09:05pm
Reading with Style: RwS Completed Tasks - Winter	715	274	Mar 01, 2011 09:19am
Historical Fictio...: Challenge #6: Report Points Here	309	130	Jun 03, 2011 06:44pm
Romance Readers R...: southpaw's reading list	50	291	Mar 18, 2012 10:15am
The History Book ...: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.	26	67	Apr 06, 2012 03:43pm
The History Book ...: Military Series: BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM: THE CIVIL WAR ERA - BIBLIOGRAPHY ~ Spoiler Thread	26	40	May 22, 2012 08:10am
The History Book ...: * Military Series: BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM: THE CIVIL WAR ERA - GLOSSARY ~ Spoiler Thread	154	61	7 hours, 15 min ago

More…

Is this you? Let us know. If not, help out and invite Stephen to Goodreads.