California Authors

Maya Angelou (born 1928)

• Gale Research Resources
  The African American Almanac, 7th ed., Gale, 1997.
• Women's International Center
• National Women's Hall of Fame

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

• The Academy of American Poets
• Literature Network

Jerry Stanley

• No extensive biographies on the Internet.
• RandomHouse.com: Jerry Stanley

John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

• Nobel Library-Sweden
• John Steinbeck Center website
• Internet Movie Database

Jack London (1976-1916)

• Berkeley Digital Library
• Who was Jack London?
• Literature Network

Amy Tan (born 1952)

• Academy of Achievement
• Penguin & Putnam Publishers

Yoshiko Uchida (born 1922)

• No good websites on this author. Check into her autobiography.
• Clarion University
• Yoshiko Uchida