James Lincoln Collier was an American journalist, professional musician, jazz commentator and author. Many of his non-fiction titles focussed on music theory and the history of jazz.

The Civil War, 1860-1865
1997
ISBN 9780761408185
The making of jazz
1978
ISBN 9780333316474
Clash of cultures
1997
ISBN 9780761404361
Indians, Cowboys, and Farmers and the Battle for the Great Plains, 1865-1910
1997
ISBN 9780761410522
The teddy bear habit
1967
ISBN 9780786815432
Jug bands and handmade music
1973
ISBN 9780448262482
My Brother Sam Is Dead
1974
ISBN 9780394770826
Rich and famous
1975
ISBN 9780786815197
Making Music for Money
1976
ISBN 9780851667973
The Winter Hero
1978
ISBN 9780590075299
Jump Ship to Freedom
1981
ISBN 9780440042051
War Comes to Willy Freeman
1983
ISBN 9780440495048
Louis Armstrong, an American Genius
1983
ISBN 9780195033779
Who is Carrie?
1984
ISBN 9780385292955
Louis Armstrong
1985
ISBN 9780198020486
Outside Looking in
1987
ISBN 9780027231007
The Clock
1992
ISBN 9780385300377
With Every Drop of Blood
1994
ISBN 9780780769649
The worst of times
2000
ISBN 9780809206216
The Corn Raid
2000
ISBN 9780606218726
The Clara Barton You Never Knew
2003
ISBN 9780516243467
The empty mirror
2004
ISBN 9781582349497