Goines wanted in on the game, so he submitted a book manuscript to. Donald goines produced sixteen novels in a fiveyear period before he was gunned down at his typewriter in highland park, michigan in 1974. Between 1969 and 1974, he published sixteen novels, which are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of the roughest aspects of the black experience. During this difficult time when so many people are selfisolating at home and worrying about how life will change for them and their loved ones during and after the global pandemic, the digital editions of the first three so far of the highway mysteries series have been. It is placed where it is because, the blood of kerensky series, while written later, provides background for the jade phoenix. I always try to read series books in proper order if at all possible. George alfred henty, was a prolific english novelist and a special correspondent. Almost since the day she was born, sandra had to fend for herself on the streets of detroit. He was born in sharon, pennsylvania but later moved out to europe on his quest for adventure and photography. Article on life of donald goines, pimp, armed robber, convict, heroin addict and.
His father who was a farmer was part of the macdonalds of glen coe and comes from a family that suffered in the massacre of 1692. Holloway houses chief executive bentley morriss requested that goines publish the book under a pseudonym in order to avoid having the sales of goines s work suffer due to too many books releasing at once. Author donald goiness complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. Donald goines was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. His books gave you an insiders view to street life, his characters were entertaining and his stories were richly developed. Macdonald is very highly regarded by his fellow authors, including dean koontz and stephen king.
If your local library does not have paper copies, see if you can get them from another library through interlibrary loan. Black gangster mass market paperback october 1, 1999 by donald goines author. See all books authored by donald goines, including whoreson. Dopefiend by donald goines overdrive rakuten overdrive. Discount prices on books by donald goines, including titles like eldorado red. Donald author of the hunter rayne highway mysteries. Murray spent some time traversing the indie scene before making enough of an impact to garner the attention of audiences. Wanting to make money through legal means and wanting to get high, by the time of his murder in 1974, he had written 16 books.
This donald goines bibliography includes all books by donald goines, including collections, editorial contributions, and more. The story of a ghetto pimp, and black girl lost, and more on thriftbooks. The story of a ghetto pimp paperback or softback by goines, donald and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. From there, he wrote several novels per year and quickly. Dopefiend by donald goines literature and fiction ebooks dopefiend dopefiend book dopefiend ebook dopefiend pdf dopefiend fb2 dopefiend dopefiend your child will love this book. May 01, 2014 in this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets, donald goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experiencethe dark,despairridden world of a black girls soul.
His novels were deeply influenced by the work of iceberg slim. Were not finished writing the donald goines biography yet. Sep 01, 2001 donald goines produced sixteen novels in a fiveyear period before he was gunned down at his typewriter in highland park, michigan in 1974. He received seven prison sentences, serving a total of over six years. John d macdonald was an american author of science fiction, fantasy, mystery and thriller books best known for his travis mcgee series. He was in his midthirties at the time of his death. Yet they are beautiful, high priced books that would make a great gift. Vince flynn was born april 6, 1966 in saint paul minnesota. Dopefiend by donald goines opens in a shooting gallery on the east side of detriot. Donald goines born in detroit, michigan, donald goines 19361974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. May 01, 2007 black gangster mass market paperback may 1, 2007 by donald goines author.
He graduated from both the saint thomas academy in 1984 and the university of saint thomas minnesota in 1989. This is in chronological order regency romances marriage by scandal series the earls inconvenient wife a most unsuitable earl his reluctant lady the earls scandalous wife standalone regency her counterfeit husband in the timeline, this takes place at the same time as a most unsuitable husband marriage by scandal series. It is believed these books had something to do with his murder. There is a purity in his work that every writer hopes to achieve. The diary of remember patience whipple, mayflower, 1620 by kathryn lasky. Donald author of the hunter rayne highway mysteries series. Around 1940 the family, which included older sister marie, relocated to detroit and resumed the cleaning business. Donald was the middle child of three, and the only son. We offer our books for less then the major stores, we knew this would.
So, if youve ever wanted the travis mcgee novels in order, here they are. Donald goines 19361974 was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. A career criminal and drug addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences, goiness books are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of the roughest aspects of the black experience. I say approximate chronological order, because some books, or series, cover the events in others. We currently have 3455 authors listed on the site and 2722 charactersseries with more added each day. To continue reading, get the full word biography in john d macdonald books in order. Donald goines author donald goines 19361974 was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences.
Macdonalds books you need the most comprehensive book list available, which includes a check list, alternative titles, page counts, movie adaptations, co. Donald goines has 23 books on goodreads with 32249 ratings. Dopefiend is his classic descent into the junkies harrowing nightmare. From 1969 through 1974 he published 16 novels with holloway house, which are now recognized as bloodsoaked and almost unbearably authentic portraits of the roughest aspects of the black experience. Donald goines was born in detroit, michigan in december 1936 and passed away in october.
The village voice shocking, thrilling, and absolutely unforgettabledonald goines returns with another classic urban tale about one woman who is living life without any rules. Visit author central to change your photo, edit your biography, and more. December 15, 1936 october 21, 1974 was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. Donald goines 1936 1974 was a career criminal and addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences. Following his service, he entered into a life of drug addiction and crime. Sandra took to the streets when she was eight years old andtried to fight off the hunger pangs by shoplifting and moving into the profitsof drug pushing. In order to support his addiction, goines turned to crime, this included.
Then she met chink, and with him she discovered love. See more ideas about donald goines, books and african american writers. It vividly describes the lengths people will go to in order to support a habit. Robert beck, who wrote as iceberg slim, published seven books, both fiction and nonfiction, before his death in 1992 at the age of 73. Author george macdonald was born december 10, 1824 in aberdeenshire, scotland, and died september 18, 1905 in surrey, england. This john d macdonald book list not only gives all the john d macdonald books in chronological order, but lets you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as john intended. All of donald goines books should be made into movies. Donald goines was born in detroit to a relatively comfortable family his parents owned a local dry cleaner, and he did not have problems with the law or drugs. Aug 23, 20 putting the henty books in chronological order has helped me organize his books into our schedule to be more useful in our homeschool. The diary of deliverance trembly, witness to the salem witch trials, massachusetts bay colony 1691 dear america series by lisa rowe fraustino dear america.
Donald goines books list of books by donald goines. Air force instead of going into his familys dry cleaning business. The village voice shocking, thrilling, and absolutely unforgettable donald goines returns with another classic urban tale about one woman who is living life without any rules. This is the story of chester hines, who thought he was the baddest man to come down the stree. If you love donald, join us on facebook and well keep you updated on goiness progress.
A career criminal and drug addict who took up writing during one of his seven prison sentences, goines s books are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of the roughest aspects of the black experience. Goines classic novel of prison life, it has been called one of the most revealing books ever written about prison life and bigotry built into our system. Father joseph and mother myrtle were hardworking migrants from the south who had managed to open up their own cleaning store. Goines continued to write novels at an accelerated pace in order to support his drug addictions, with some books taking only a month. Goines attended catholic elementary school and was expected to go into his familys laundry business. Macdonald is very highly regarded by his fellow authors, including dean koontz and stephen king john d. Were he alive today, donald goines would probably be welcomed at a hiphop summit. Murray mcdonald is a british author that primarily writes actionthriller novels. We decided to become an asset to our youth and the african american commuitiy in a whole. The true black voice of his generation, donald goines wrote novels that nailed the harsh realities of the urban experience deep into the psyche of todays hip hop culture, influencing major artists from jayz and 50 cent to nas and ghostface killah. For example, the jade phoenix trilogy acutally starts before the blood of kerensky series, and ends after it. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
Donald joseph goines was born on december 15, 1936, in chicago. The true black voice of his generation, donald goines wrote novels that nailed the harsh. Macdonalds career as a novelist begun in 1950 with the brass cupcake in 1950. Putting the henty books in chronological order has helped me organize his books into our schedule to be more useful in our homeschool. His parents were a middleclass black couple that ran a laundry business, with his mother. Goines was born in detroit, michigan on december 15, 1936. Any type of book or journal citing donald goines as a writer should appear on this list. Sep 01, 2001 there is a purity in his work that every writer hopes to achieve. When it was my turn to order, the vendor handed me his fork. He would work as an aviator in the marine corps, and was medically disqualified one week before he was. On october 4th, 1974, donald goines and his commonlawwife shirley sailor were shot and killed in their detroit home. Unlike iceberg slim, who in pimp and elsewhere blamed his mothers. In addition to his kenyatta series, written under the pen name al c. Goines puts them online somewhere for free, or your local library has ebook versions available for download, you are probably out of luck.
We provide detailed listings of all authors and charactersseries in both publication order and chronological order. If you have tid bits about donald goiness life that would be useful in writing the biography, email us. However my summer project is to read all four of sarah caudwells oeuvre in chronological order, starting with thus was adonis murdered. Donald goines author information including a biography, photograph, list of published. Rappers ice cube, fredro starr and dmx are huge fans of donald goines books. Inner city hoodlum by author donald goines november, 2000 nov 10, 2000. In 1974 goines published crime partners, the first book in the kenyatta series under the name al c. Between 1969 and 1974, he published sixteen novels, which are now recognized as almost unbearably authentic portraits of the r. Clark, goines published a number of standalone novels, including. In this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets,donald goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experiencethe dark,despairridden world of a black girls soul.
Donald goines was an africanamerican writer of urban fiction. Black gangster mass market paperback may 1, 2007 by donald goines author. Donald goines and the birth of black pulp fiction crimereads. When reading a book in a series are you compelled to read. He would work at kraft foods specializing in sales marketing and sales. Complete list of my books ruth ann nordins author blog. Donald goines, author info, published books, bio, photo, video. The apostolic era chart 2 explanation chart lists the books of the new testament in the likely chronological order of their composition. Henty books in chronological order for history immersion. Macdonald 19161986 was an american author who was best known for crime and suspense novels, including the popular travis mcgee novels. His parents were a middleclass black couple that ran a laundry business, with his mother myrtle goines telling goines that her family was descended from jefferson davis and a woman who was enslaved. Its amazing that this man could write like this, considering he was an active heroin addict, all of his adult life.