Noel B. Gerson

Noel B. Gerson

10 Series

Noel Bertram Gerson (1914-1988) was a prolific American author known for his historical fiction and non-fiction, including biographies of notable figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and Mary Shelley. He also wrote Western fiction under the pseudonyms Donald Clayton Porter and Dana Fuller Ross. Two of his novels, "55 Days at Peking" and "The Naked Maja," were adapted into films.

Noel B. Gerson wrote under multiple pseudonyms, including Samuel Edwards for titles like "Devil's Prize" and "The White Plume," Donald Clayton Porter for "The White Indian" and "Pony Express," and Dana Fuller Ross for the "Wagons West" and "The Holts" series. Under the name Leon Phillips, he penned "The Fantastic Breed" and "Split Bamboo." Gerson co-authored "Sex and the Mature Man" with Louis P. Saxe and "Sex and the Adult Woman" with Ellen Birchall. Some of his works, such as "Mohawk Ladder" (also titled "Sword of Fortune") and "Savage Gentleman" (also titled "Savage Cavalier"), were published under different titles. Several other titles were re-released under the pseudonyms Samuel Edwards or Carter A. Vaughn.

Standalone Novels

The Mohawk Ladder / Sword of Fortune

(1951)

Savage Gentleman / Savage Cavalier

(1951)

The Cumberland Rifles

(1952)

The Golden Eagle

(1953)

The Impostor

(1954)

Port Royal

(1954)

The Scimitar

(1955)(As: Samuel Edwards)

The Forest Lord

(1955)

The Highwayman

(1955)

That Egyptian Woman

(1956)

When the Wind Blows

(1956)

The Conqueror's Wife

(1957)(As: Samuel Edwards)

Daughter of Eve

(1958)

The Silver Lion

(1958)

Devil's Prize

(1958)(As: Samuel Edwards)

The Invincibles

(1958)(As: Carter A. Vaughan)

The Charlatan

(1959)(As: Carter A. Vaughan)

The Naked Maja

(1959)

The Wilderness

(1959)(As: Carter A. Vaughan)

The Yankee From Tennessee

(1960)

The Nelson Touch

(1960)(As: Paul Lewis)

Daughter of Gascony

(1960)(As: Samuel Edwards)

The Yankee Brig

(1960)(As: Carter A. Vaughan)

The Gentle Fury

(1961)

Valley Forge

(1961)

The White Plume

(1961)

Branded Bride

(1962)(As: Carter A. Vaughan)

The Emperor's Ladies

(1962)

Scoundrel's Brigade

(1962)

Master of Castile

(1962)(As: Samuel Edwards)

The Hittite

(1962)

The Land is Bright

(1962)

The Golden Lyre

(1963)

55 days at Peking

(1963)(As: Samuel Edwards)

The Trojan

(1963)

The Yankee Rascals

(1963)

Old Hickory

(1964)

The Slender Reed

(1964)

Dragon Cove

(1964)

The Magnificent Adventures of Henry Hudson

(1965)(As: Philip Vail)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

(1965)

Roanoke Warrior

(1965)(As: Carter A. Vaughan)

Give Me Liberty

(1966)

Mr. Madison's War

(1966)

Fortress Fury

(1966)(As: Carter A. Vaughan)

The Anthem

(1967)

I'll Storm Hell

(1967)

The Silver Saber

(1967)(As: Carter A. Vaughan)

Sam Houston

(1968)

Split Bamboo

(1968)(As: Leon Phillips)

Jefferson Square

(1968)

The River Devils

(1968)

The Golden Ghetto

(1969)

The Seneca Hostage

(1969)(As: Carter A. Vaughan)

Theodora

(1969)

Clear for Action!

(1970)

The Crusader: A Novel on the Life of Margaret Sanger

(1970)

The Divine Mistress

(1970)

TR: A Biographical Novel About Theodore Roosevelt

(1970)

Warhead

(1970)

Island in the Wind

(1971)

Talk Show

(1971)

Mirror, Mirror

(1971)

Temptation to Steal

(1972)

Double Vision

(1972)

State Trooper

(1973)

The Exploiters

(1974)(As: Samuel Edwards)

The Caves of Guernica

(1975)(As: Samuel Edwards)

All That Glitters

(1975)

Neptune

(1976)

Special Agent

(1976)

Liner

(1977)

The Smugglers

(1977)

The Queen's Husband

(1979)(As: Samuel Edwards)

The King's Messenger

(1979)(As: Samuel Edwards)

Yankee

(1982)(As: Dana Fuller Ross)

Pony Express

(1983)(As: Donald Clayton Porter)

Yankee Rogue

(1984)(As: Dana Fuller Ross)

Non-Fiction

Nathan Hale: Espionage Agent

(1960)

Neither Sin Nor Shame

(1961)(As: Michael Burgess)

Food

(1962)

Lady of France: A Biography of Gabrielle D'estrees, Mistress of Henry the Great

(1963)

The Girl Market

(1963)(As: Anne Marie Burgess, With: Michael Burgess)

Belgium

(1964)

Queen of the Plaza: A Biography of Adah Isaacs Menken

(1964)

Kit Carson: Folk Hero and Man

(1964)

Sex and the Mature Man

(1964)

Rock of Freedom: The Story of the Plymouth Colony

(1964)

The Magnificent Adventures of Alexander Mackenzie

(1965)(As: Philip Vail)

Light-Horse Harry: A Biography of Washington's Great Cavalryman, General Henry Lee

(1966)

The Last Wilderness

(1966)

The Great Rogue / The Glorious Scoundrel

(1966)

Survival: Jamestown

(1967)

Barbary General: The Life of William H. Eaton

(1968)

Franklin: America's Lost State

(1968)

Yankee Admiral: A Biography of David Dixon Porter

(1968)

The Fantastic Breed

(1968)(As: Leon Phillips)

Passage to the West: The Great Voyages of Henry Hudson

(1968)

The Edict of Nantes

(1969)

P.J., My Friend

(1969)

James Monroe: Hero of America Diplomacy

(1969)

Free and Independent: The Confederation of the United States, 1781-1791

(1970)

Because I Loved Him: The Life and Loves of Lillie Langtry

(1971)

Victor Hugo: The Life and Loves of Lillie Langtry

(1971)(As: Samuel Edwards)

George Sand: A Biography of the First Modern, Liberated Woman

(1972)

The Sunday Heroes

(1972)

The Prodigal Genius: The Life and Times of Honore De Balzac

(1972)

Daughter of Earth And Water: A Biography of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

(1973)

First Lady of America: A Romanticized Biography of Pocahontas

(1973)(As: Leon Phillips)

The Grand Incendiary: A Biography of Samuel Adams

(1973)

The Great American Rascal: The Turbulent Life of Aaron Burr

(1973)(As: Philip Vail)

The Double Lives of Francisco de Goya

(1973)(As: Samuel Edwards)

The Man Who Lost America: A Biography of Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne

(1973)

Peter Paul Rubens: A Biography of a Giant

(1973)

That Eaton Woman: In Defense of Peggy O'Neale Eaton

(1974)

Sex and the Adult Woman

(1974)(With: Ellen F. Birchall)

The Swamp Fox, Francis Marion

(1974)

Rebel!: A Biography of Tom Paine

(1974)(As: Samuel Edwards)

I Love You, I Hate You

(1975)(As: Leon Phillips)

The Velvet Glove: A Life of Dolly Madison

(1975)

Sad Swashbuckler: The Life of William Walker

(1976)

Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Biography

(1976)

Trelawny's World: A Biography of Edward John Trelawny

(1977)

The Vidocq Dossier: The Story of the World's First Detective / Vidocq: Biography of the World’s First Detective

(1977)(As: Samuel Edwards)

The Trial of Andrew Johnson

(1977)

Statue in Search of a Pedestal: A Biography of the Marquis De Lafayette

(1986)

The Great Rogue: A Biography of Captain John Smith

(2015)

Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves

(2021)

Queen of Caprice: A Biography of Kristina of Sweden

(2022)

American Indians

Cheyenne Raiders

(1982)(By: Jackson O'Reilly)

Apache War Cry

(1982)(As:Donald Clayton Porter)

Sioux Arrows

(1982)(As: Donald Clayton Porter)

Arapaho Spirit

(1983)(By: Jane Toombs)

Kiowa Fires

(1983)(As:Donald Clayton Porter)

The Navajo: A Proud People

(2005)(By: Allison Lassieur)

The Sioux: A Proud People

(2005)(By: R. Conrad Stein)

The Holts: An American Dynasty (as Dana Fuller Ross)

The Oregon Legacy

(1989)

Oklahoma Pride

(1990)

Carolina Courage

(1990)

California Glory

(1991)

Hawaii Heritage

(1991)

Sierra Triumph

(1992)

Yukon Justice

(1992)

Pacific Destiny

(1994)

Homecoming

(1994)

Awakening

(1995)

Wagons West (as Dana Fuller Ross)

Independence!

(1979)

Nebraska!

(1979)

Wyoming!

(1979)

Oregon!

(1980)

Texas!

(1980)

California!

(1981)

Colorado!

(1981)

Nevada!

(1982)

Washington!

(1982)

Montana!

(1983)

Dakota!

(1983)

Utah!

(1983)

Idaho!

(1984)

Missouri!

(1984)

Mississippi!

(1985)

Louisiana!

(1985)

Tennessee!

(1986)

Illinois!

(1986)

Wisconsin!

(1987)

Kentucky!

(1987)

Arizona!

(1988)

New Mexico!

(1988)

Oklahoma!

(1989)

Celebration!

(1989)

Texas Freedom!

(2012)

Wagons West Empire (as Dana Fuller Ross)

Honor!

(1998)

Vengeance!

(1999)

Justice!

(1999)

Wagons West Frontier (as Dana Fuller Ross)

Westward!

(1992)

Expedition!

(1993)

Outpost!

(1993)

White Indian (as Donald Clayton Porter)

White Indian

(1979)

The Renegade

(1980)

War Chief

(1980)

The Sachem

(1981)

Renno

(1981)

Tomahawk

(1982)

War Cry

(1983)

Ambush

(1983)

Seneca

(1984)

Cherokee

(1984)

Choctaw

(1985)

Seminole

(1986)

War Drums

(1986)

Apache

(1987)

Spirit Knife

(1988)

Manitou

(1988)

Seneca Warrior

(1989)

Father of Waters

(1989)

Fallen Timbers

(1990)

Sachem's Son

(1990)

Sachem's Daughter

(1991)

Seneca Patriots

(1991)

Hawk's Journey

(1992)

Father and Son

(1993)

War Clouds

(1994)

Red Stick

(1994)

Creek Thunder

(1995)

Medicine Shield

(1996)

Winning The West (as Donald Clayton Porter)

Rio Grande

(1986)

Fort Laramie

(1987)

Union Pacific

(1988)

Anthologies

The Oxford Children's Book of Famous People

(1994)

Jade Dragons and Hungry Ghosts

(2001)

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