Noel Bertram Gerson Noel Bertram Gerson (1914-1988), whose novels are often listed as by Noel B.

Gerson, was an American history author, who also wrote as Dana Fuller Ross; Donald Clayton Porter; Samuel Edwards; Carter A. Vaughan; Leon Phillips;Philip Vail, and Paul Lewis. The main themes of his writing included personalities and events in American history, including biographies of Sam Houston, Kit Carson and Presidents Andrew Jackson and Theodore Roosevelt. As Dana Fuller Ross, he wrote the popular ''Wagons West'' series; as Donald Clayton Porter, he wrote the ''White Indian'' series. Two of his novels, ''55 Days at Peking'' and ''The Naked Maja,'' were made into movies. In total he wrote 325 books of fact and fiction under his own name and the pseudonyms Two of these books are Historic Naval Fiction based, although one, 'The Nelson Touch' is sometimes listed as 'Biography & Autobiography' so it is not completely clear whether it is a fictionalised account.
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Noel Gerson, 75, Dies; Author of 325 Books

Published: November 23, 1988 Noel B. Gerson, who wrote 325 books of fact and fiction under his own name and several pseudonyms, died of a heart attack on Sunday at Boca Raton (Florida) Community Hospital. He was 75 years old. The main themes of his writing included personalities and events in American history. Among the subjects of his biographies were Sam Houston, Kit Carson and Presidents Andrew Jackson and Theodore Roosevelt. As Dana Fuller Ross, he wrote the popular ''Wagons West'' series; as Donald Clayton Porter, he wrote the ''White Indian'' series. Two of his novels, ''55 Days at Peking'' and ''The Naked Maja,'' were made into movies. Mr. Gerson is survived by his wife, Marilyn, and a son, Paul, both of Boca Raton; three daughters, Noel-Anne Brennan of Peacedale, R.I., Michelle Schechter of Fort Pierce, Fla., and Margot Burgett of Moose River, Me., and four grandchildren. http://www.nytimes.com/1988/11/23/obituaries/noel-gerson-75-dies-author-of-325-books.html About Noel B Gerson The main themes of Noel B. Gerson's writing included personalities and events in American history. Among the subjects of his biographies were Sam Houston, Kit Carson and Presidents Andrew Jackson and Theodore Roosevelt. As Dana Fuller Ross, he wrote the popular ''Wagons West'' series; as Donald Clayton Porter, he wrote the ''White Indian'' series. Two of his novels, ''55 Days at Peking'' and ''The Naked Maja,'' were made into movies.

Noel B. Gerson, who wrote 325 books of fact and fiction under his own name and several pseudonyms, died at the age of 75 in 1988. Mr. Gerson is survived by his wife, Marilyn, and a son, Paul, both of Boca Raton; three daughters, Noel-Anne Brennan of Peacedale, R.I., Michelle Schechter of Fort Pierce, Fla., and Margot Burgett of Moose River, Me., and four grandchildren. http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/noel-b-gerson/