James Conroyd Martin is an American

United States

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 historical fiction

Historical fiction

Historical fiction tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the principal characters tend to be fictional...

 author and teacher.

Personal

Martin received his bachelor degree from Saint Ambrose University

Saint Ambrose University

St. Ambrose University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport. It is located in a residential area of Davenport, Iowa.-History:...

 and received a Master of Arts

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 in English literature

English literature

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 from DePaul University

DePaul University

DePaul University is a private institution of higher education and research in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by the Vincentians in 1898, the university takes its name from the 17th century French priest Saint Vincent de Paul...

. A native of Chicago

Chicago

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, Martin chairs the English Department at Marian Catholic High School

Marian Catholic High School

Marian Catholic High School is a co-educational, college preparatory secondary school in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.-History:...

 in Chicago Heights, Illinois

Chicago Heights, Illinois

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Although not of Polish descent, Martin has been praised by the Polish-American community for his Polish Trilogy and was honored in 2007 by the American Institute of Polish Culture

American Council for Polish Culture

The American Council for Polish Culture, Inc is a national non-profit, charitable, cultural and educational organization that serves as a network and body of national leadership among affiliated Polish-American cultural organizations throughout the United States...

 and in 2008 by the Wisconsin Division of the Polish American Congress

Polish American Congress

The Polish American Congress is a U.S. umbrella organization of Polish-Americans and Polish-American organizations.Its membership is composed of fraternal, educational, veterans, religious, cultural, social, business, and political organizations, as well as individuals.As of January 2009, it lists...

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Polish trilogy

• Push not the River
  Push not the River
  Push Not the River is a historical romance novel by author James Conroyd Martin. The setting takes place in Poland in the times leading up to and during the 1792 Partition of Poland. It is based on the unpublished diary of Countess Anna Maria Berezowska....
  
  (2001)
• Against a Crimson Sky (2006)
• The Warsaw Conspiracy (TBA)

External links

• Interview with Martin
• Martin on LibraryThing
• Martin's Page on Historical Fiction Books
• Martin's page on Macmillan
  Macmillan Publishers
  Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...