Books with author Joyce B. Lohse

Margaret 'Molly' Brown's life was the stuff of legends. The heroine of the Titanic disaster was also a business woman, art collector, social and political activist,and philantropist during her full life. As she said of others, she had "a heart as big as a ham."Molly Brown was heroine of the Titanic disaster, but when asked about the experience, she said, "Please don't say I'm a heroine. I did only the natural thing and not the heroic...It isn't who you are, nor what you have, but what you are that counts. That was proved on the Titanic...it was the Brown luck. I'm the unsinkable Mrs. J.J. Brown."

William Palmer's railroad career was interrupted by the Civil War in which he was taken prisoner, rose to the rank of brigadier general at the age of 29, and received the Medal of Honor. After the war, Palmer moved west, helping to build the Kansas Pacific Railroad and later founding the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. Palmer was the founder of the new city of Colorado Springs, in 1871. He was recognized for his philanthropic efforts, particularly in support of education. Winner of the Top Hand award from the Colorado Author’s League and number 13 in the Now You Know Bio series from Filter Press.

A biography of Justina Ford, the first African American woman to practice medicine in Colorado. Dr. Ford cared for women of all races in Denver, Colorado, for over 50 years. Justina Ford--Medical Pioneer was honored by Colorado Independent Publishers Association as one of the top three books for older children for 2004. A new title in the Now You Bio series from Filter Press.