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"From where they stood, they could see the castle." -- Frank Yerby
Frank Garvin Yerby (September 5, 1916 — ) was an African American historical novelist. He is best known as the first African American to write a best-selling novel and to have a book purchased by a Hollywood studio for a film adaptation. Born in Augusta, Georgia to Rufus Garvin Yerby, an African American, and Wilhelmina Smythe, who was caucasian, Yerby was originally noted for writing romance novels set in the Antebellum South. In mid-century, Yerby embarked on a series of best-selling historical novels ranging from the Athens of Pericles to Europe in the Dark Ages. Yerby took considerable pains in research, and often footnoted his historical novels. In all, he wrote 33 novels. In 1946, he became the first African-American to publish a best-seller with The Foxes of Harrow. That same year he also became the first African-American to have a book purchased for screen adaptation by a Hollywood studio, when 20th Century Fox optioned Foxes. Ultimately, the book became a 1947 Oscar-nominated film starring Rex Harrison and Maureen O'Hara.

Yerby left the United States in 1955 in protest against racial discrimination, moving to Spain (then under the Franco regime), where he remained for the rest of his life. Frank Yerby died from congestive heart failure in Madrid and was interred there in the Cementerio de la Almudena.

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Total Books: 164
Floodtide
2009 - Floodtide (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781151083876
ISBN-10: 1151083879
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Speak Now
2007 - Speak Now [Northeastern Library of Black Literature] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781555536688
ISBN-10: 1555536689
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Das tibetanische Totenbuch oder Die NachTodErfahrung auf der BardoStufe
2003 - Das Tibetanische Totenbuch Oder Die Nachtoderfahrung Auf Der Bardostufe (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9783538071735
ISBN-10: 353807173X
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Pride's Castle
1992 - Pride's Castle (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781562080068
ISBN-10: 1562080067
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Saracen blade A novel
1992 - The Saracen Blade a Novel (Other)
ISBN-13: 9781562080075
ISBN-10: 1562080075
  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
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A woman Called Fancy
1992 - A Woman Called Fancy (Other)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781562080099
ISBN-10: 1562080091
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Mackenzies Hundred
1987 - Mackenzies Hundred (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780586068786
ISBN-10: 0586068783
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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FOXES OF HARROW
1986 - Foxes of Harrow [The Delta Diamond library] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780385295123
ISBN-10: 038529512X
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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McKenzies Hundred
1986 - Mckenzies Hundred (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780440152774
ISBN-10: 0440152771
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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McKenzie's Hundred
1986 - Mckenzie's Hundred (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780246128379
ISBN-10: 0246128372
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Devilseed
1985 - Devilseed [Panther Books] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780586063361
ISBN-10: 0586063366
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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The Saracen Blade
1985 - The Saracen Blade (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780899662169
ISBN-10: 0899662161
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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Western
1984 - Western (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780586058176
ISBN-10: 0586058176
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Western A Saga of the Great Plains
1983 - Western a Saga of the Great Plains (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780440196044
ISBN-10: 0440196043
Genre: Literature & Fiction
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Darkness at Ingraham's Crest
1982 - Darkness at Ingraham's Crest (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780583134804
ISBN-10: 0583134807
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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WOMAN CALLED FANCY
1982 - Woman Called Fancy (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780583135665
ISBN-10: 0583135668
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
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A Darkness at Ingraham's Crest
1980 - A Darkness at Ingraham's Crest (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780440116400
ISBN-10: 0440116406
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The Dahomean
1980 - The Dahomean (Paperback)Hardcover, Audio Cassette
ISBN-13: 9780440117254
ISBN-10: 0440117259
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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Floodtide
1980 - Floodtide (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780440126188
ISBN-10: 0440126185
  • Currently 1/5 Stars.
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Hail the Conquering Hero
1980 - Hail the Conquering Hero (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780440134565
ISBN-10: 0440134560
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Golden Hawk
1980 - Golden Hawk (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780708904732
ISBN-10: 0708904734
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The Foxes of Harrow [Charnwood library series] (Hardcover)