EL Doctorow
E.L. Doctorow (1931-2015) was an American author, best known for the novel Ragtime. After growing up in New York, Doctorow attended Kenyon College in Ohio where he majored in philosophy and took part in theatre. He graduated with honours and then went to Columbia University where he finished a year of graduate work in English drama. At that point, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, with whom he served as a corporal in the signal corps in Germany during post-war Allied occupation. Doctorow went home to New York and read for a motion picture company. After reading so many westerns, he got the idea for his first novel (Welcome to Hard Times), which began as a parody, but ended up as a serious entry into the genre. Doctorow passed away in July 2015 of lung cancer, while living in New York City.

E.L. Doctorow became a published author in 1960 with the aforementioned novel Welcome to Hard Times. Below is a list of E.L. Doctorow’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Welcome to Hard Times (1960)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Big As Life (1966)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Book of Daniel (1971)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ragtime (1975)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Drinks Before Dinner (1979)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Loon Lake (1980)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
American Anthem (1982)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
World's Fair (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Waterworks (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
City of God (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The March (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Homer & Langley (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Andrew's Brain (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Short Story Collections

Lives of the Poets (1984)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Three Screenplays: Daniel, Ragtime, Loon Lake (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Sweet Land Stories (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Poems for Life: A Special Collection of Poetry (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
All the Time in the World (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Essays and Conversations (1983)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Jack London, Hemingway, and the Constitution: Selected Essays, 1977-1992 (1993)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Poets and Presidents: Selected Essays, 1977-92 (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lamentation: 9/11 (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Reporting the Universe (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Creationists: Selected Essays, 1993-2006 (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Random House Reader's Circle Books

Billy Bathgate (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Anthropology of an American Girl (By: Hilary Thayer Hamann) (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Juliet (By: Anne Fortier) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Delta Girls (By: Gayle Brandeis) (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lives of the Poets (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Billy Bathgate (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
When We Were Friends (By: Elizabeth Joy Arnold) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Definition of Wind (By: ) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Game of Secrets (By: Dawn Tripp) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Homecoming of Samuel Lake (By: Jenny Wingfield) (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Invisible (By: ) (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Lullaby of Polish Girls (By: ) (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Best American Short Stories Books

The Best Short Stories of 1915 (1916)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1916 (1916)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1917 (1917)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1918 (1918)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1919 (1919)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1921 (1921)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1922 (1922)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1923 (1923)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1924 (1924)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1925 (1925)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1926 (1926)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1927 (1927)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1928 (1928)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1929 (1929)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1930 (1930)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1931 (1931)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1932 (1932)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1933 (1933)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1934 (1934)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1935 (1935)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1936 (1936)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1937 (1937)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1938 (1938)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
50 Best American Short Stories, 1915-1939 (1939)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1939 (1939)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1940 (1940)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories 1941 (1941)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1942 (1942)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1943 (1943)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1944 (1944)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1945 (1945)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1946 (1946)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1948 (1948)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1949 (1949)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1950 (1950)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1951 (1951)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1952 (1952)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1953 (1953)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1955 (1955)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1956 (1956)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1957 (1957)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1958 (1958)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1959 (1959)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1960 (1960)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1961 (1961)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1962 (1962)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1963 (1963)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1964 (1964)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1965 (1965)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1966 (1966)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1967 (1967)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1968 (1967)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories of 1969 (1969)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1970 (1970)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1971 (1971)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1972 (1972)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1973 (1973)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1974 (1974)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best of Best American Short Stories 1915-1950 (1975)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1975 (1975)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1976 (1976)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1977 (1977)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1978 (1978)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1979 (1979)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1980 (1980)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1981 (1981)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1983 (1983)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1984 (1984)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1985 (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1987 (1987)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1988 (1988)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories of the Eighties (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1990 (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1991 (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1992 (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1995 (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1996 (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1997 (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1998 (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 1999 (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2000 (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2001 (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2002 (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2003 (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2004 (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2005 (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2006 (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American Short Story (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories1921 (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2009 (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2011 (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2013 (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2014 (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2015 (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
100 Years of The Best American Short Stories (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2016 (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2017 (2017)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2018 (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2019 (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2020 (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Best American Short Stories 2022 (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Anthology series.

Publication Order of Anthologies

The Good Parts: The Best Erotic Writing in Modern Fiction(2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Writers on Writing: Collected Essays from The New York Times(2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Notes: Welcome to Hard Times was also published as Bad Man from Bodie. Poems for Life also contains poems by Allen Ginsberg, David Mamet, Tom Wolfe, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen Sondheim, Kurt Vonnegut, Elie Wisel and others.

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E.L. Doctorow Synopsis: Ragtime by E.L. Doctorow begins in 1906 at the home of an affluent American family in New Rochelle, New York. One regular Sunday afternoon, the famous escape artist Harry Houdini crashes his car into a telephone pole outside their house. And then, the line between reality and fantasy vanishes. Henry Ford, Emma Goldman, J.P. Morgan, Evelyn Nesbit, Sigmund Freud, and Emiliano Zapata slip in and out of the story, crossing paths with Doctorow’s imagined family and other fictional characters, including an immigrant peddler and a ragtime musician from Harlem whose insistence on a point of justice drives him to revolutionary violence.

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