Sarah S. Kilborne

Photograph by Giovanni di Mola

About The Author

Sarah S. Kilborne is a writer, historian, musician, and editor. She holds a degree in philosophy from Yale University and has been a research fellow at the Five College Women’s Studies Research Center at Mount Holyoke College. She is the author of two acclaimed books for children, Peach & Blue and Leaving Vietnam: The True Story of Tuan Ngo. She lives along the Hudson River in upstate New York.

Books by Sarah S. Kilborne

American Phoenix

The Remarkable Story of William Skinner, A Man Who Turned Disaster Into Destiny

By Sarah S. Kilborne
The incredible story of millionaire manufacturer William Skinner, a leading founder of the American silk industry, who lost everything in a devastating flood only to stage “one of the greatest comebacks in the annals of American industry” (Boston Sunday Post).
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