Wilhelm Heinrich Detlev "Big Bill" Körner (November 1878 – August 11, 1938), also known as Wilhelm Heinrich Dethlef Koerner, William HD Koerner, WHDK, or W.H.D. Koerner, was a noted illustrator of the American West whose works became known to new audiences when his painting, nicknamed A Charge to Keep, was used as the cover image for the ghostwritten biography by the same name by George W. Bush. This painting, which hung in the Oval Office during the Bush presidency was of special interest to journalists due to the interpretation given by Bush of the painting's meaning in light of the meaning and title attached to the painting by the artist. (From Wikipedia)
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Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938, illust.: Boston Blackie (New York: A. L. Burt Co., c1919), by Jack Boyle- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938, illust.: The Desert of Wheat (New York: Grosset and Dunlap, c1919), by Zane Grey (multiple formats at archive.org; some illustrations missing)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938, illust.: A King in Babylon (Boston: Small, Maynard and Co., c1917), by Burton Egbert Stevenson (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938, illust.: The Leopard Woman, by Stewart Edward White (Gutenberg text)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938, illust.: The Pagan Madonna (Garden City, NY, and Toronto: Doubleday, Page and Co., 1921), by Harold MacGrath (Gutenberg text, illustrated HTML, and page images)
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Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: Boston Blackie (The H.K. Fly Company, 1919), also by Jack Boyle and H.K. Fly Company (page images at HathiTrust)- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The desert of wheat : a novel (New York ; London : Harper & Brothers, 1919., 1919), also by Zane Grey and Joe L. Wheeler (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The desert of wheat : a novel (Harper & Brothers, 1919), also by Zane Grey and Harper & Brothers (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: Keeping up with Lizzie (Grosset & Dunlap, 1911), also by Irving Bacheller (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The Lackawannas at Moosehead, or, The young leather stockings / by George Selwyn Kimball ; illustrated by W.H.D. Koerner. (The Ball Publishing Company, 1907), also by George Selwyn Kimball, E. S. Jones, Adrian J. Iorio, Mass.) Colonial Press (Boston, and Ball Publishing Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The leopard woman (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1916), also by Stewart Edward White (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The Leopard Woman (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1916), also by Stewart Edward White, Decorative Designers (Firm), Country Life Press, Page & Company Doubleday, and Decorative Designers (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The Moreton mystery (The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1920), also by Elizabeth Dejeans, Braunworth & Co, and Bobbs-Merrill Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: Mrs. Red Pepper (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1913), also by Grace S. Richmond, Country Life Press, and Page & Company Doubleday (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The pagan madonna (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1921), also by Harold MacGrath, Country Life Press, and Page & Company Doubleday (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The peace of Roaring River (Small, Maynard & Company, 1918), also by George Van Schaick and Maynard & Company Small (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The peace of Roaring River (Grosset & Dunlap, 1918), also by George Gray Van Schaick (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938, illust.: The Peace of Roaring River, by George Van Schaick (Gutenberg ebook)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The ramblin' kid (The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1920), also by Earl Wayland Bowman, Braunworth & Co, and Bobbs-Merrill Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The ship of souls (D. Appleton and Company, 1925), also by Emerson Hough and D. Appleton and Company (page images at HathiTrust)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938, illust.: Tumbleweeds, by Hal G. Evarts (Gutenberg ebook)
- Koerner, W. H. D. (William Henry Dethlef), 1878-1938: The way home : a novel (Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1913), also by Basil King and Harper & Brothers (page images at HathiTrust)
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