Russell Freedman (1929–2018)
Autor(a) de Lincoln: A Photobiography
About the Author
Russell Freedman was born in San Francisco, California on October 11, 1929. He received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Berkeley in 1951. After college, he served in the U.S. Counter Intelligence Corps during the Korean War. After his military service, he became a mostrar mais reporter and editor with the Associated Press. In 1956, he took a position at the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson in New York, where he did publicity writing for television. In 1965, he became a full-time writer. His first book, Teenagers Who Made History, was published in 1961. He went on to publish more than 60 nonfiction titles for young readers including Immigrant Kids, Cowboys of the Old West, Indian Chiefs, Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life, Confucius: The Golden Rule, Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America, Vietnam: A History of the War, and The Sinking of the Vasa. He received the Newbery Medal for Lincoln: A Photobiography and three Newbery Honors for Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery, The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, and The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. He also received the Regina Medal, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Award, the Orbis Pictus Award, the Sibert Medal, a Sibert Honor, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, and the National Humanities Medal. He died on March 16, 2018 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Russell Freedman
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights (2004) 570 exemplares
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler (2016) — Autor — 274 exemplares
Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas (Bank Street College of Education Flora Stieglitz Straus Award (Awards)) (2007) 198 exemplares
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship (2011) 187 exemplares
Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America (2016) 151 exemplares
Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty (2013) 122 exemplares
How animals learn 3 exemplares
A Indian Winter 2 exemplares
Books 1 exemplar
Eva and the New Owl 1 exemplar
Man's Greatest Adventure 1 exemplar
One-Girl Team 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Freedman, Russell Bruce
- Outros nomes
- FREEDMAN, Russell Bruce
FREEDMAN, Russell - Data de nascimento
- 1929-10-11
- Data de falecimento
- 2018-03-16
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, New York, USA
- Educação
- San Jose State University
University of California, Berkeley (English literature) - Ocupações
- children's book author
journalist
publicist - Organizações
- United States Army (Korean War)
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1998)
National Humanities Medal (2007)
May Hill Arbuthnot Lecturer (2006)
Regina Medal (1996)
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Membros
Críticas
Listas
Sonlight Books (3)
Newbery Adjacent (1)
Prémios
Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty (Recommended Title – 2014)
Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story behind an American Friendship (Recommended Title – 2013)
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler (Twelve to Fourteen, Information Books, History – 2017)
Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America (Twelve to Fourteen – 2015)
Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty (Nine to Twelve – 2014)
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler (Honor Book – Books for Older Children – 2017)
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (Honor Book – Books for Older Children – 2007)
Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America (Advanced Readers (Grades 6–8, Ages 11–14) – 2015)
Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty (Advanced Readers (Grades 6–8, Ages 11–14) – 2014)
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Associated Authors
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 73
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 16,902
- Popularidade
- #1,324
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Críticas
- 505
- ISBN
- 297
- Línguas
- 4
- Marcado como favorito
- 5
This engaging narrative account of Orville and Wilbur Wright, two men with little formal schooling but a knack for solving problems, follows their interest from a young age in the developing field of aeronautics. Russell Freedman’s writing brings the brothers’ personalities to life, enhancing the record of events with excerpts from the brothers’ writing and correspondence, and accounts of those who knew them.
Chronicling their lives from their early mechanical work on toys and bicycles through the development of several flyers, The Wright Brothers follows the siblings through their achievements—not only the first powered, sustained, controlled airplane flight, but the numerous improvements and enhancements that followed, their revolutionary airplane business, and the long legacy of that first brief flight.
Illustrated with numerous historical photographs—many taken by the Wright brothers themselves—this is a concise, extremely reader-friendly introduction to these important American inventors.
Includes a note on the Wright brothers’ photographs, as well as recommendation for further reading and learning.… (mais)