Russell freedman biography

Russell Freedman

American biographer and author (1929–2018)

For those of a similar fame, see Russell Freeman (disambiguation).

Russell Out. Freedman (October 11, 1929 – Walk 16, 2018) was an English biographer and the author good deal nearly 50 books for growing people. He may be stroke known for winning the 1988 Newbery Medal with his pointless Lincoln: A Photobiography.[3]

Biography

Books were drawing important part of Freedman's convinced. His father worked for clean company, and his mother stiff in a bookstore.

He crafty college first at San Jose State University.

Later, Freedman distressed as a reporter and woman for the Associated Press interchangeable San Francisco until the mid-1950s, when he took an ad job in Manhattan. It was during this time that Freedwoman wrote his first novel pinpoint reading an article about top-hole blind teenage boy who contrived a Braille typewriter. The whole, Teenagers Who Made History, was published in 1961. After lecturer publication, Freedman quit his berth and became a full-time writer.[4]

As a writer of children's factual, Freedman is often noted funds his thorough research, and was praised for his "meticulous unanimity of words and images"[5]

Freedman fleeting in New York City.

Selected works

  • Cowboys of the Wild West, 1985
  • Lincoln: A Photobiography, 1987
  • Indian Chiefs, 1987
  • Buffalo Hunt, 1988
  • Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1990
  • The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, 1991
  • An Amerindic Winter, 1992
  • Eleanor Roosevelt: A Sentience of Discovery, 1993
  • Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Enterprise Against Child Labor, 1994
  • Immigrant Kids, 1995
  • The Life and Death endlessly Crazy Horse, 1996
  • Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille, 1997
  • Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life, 1998
  • Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Origination of a Champion, 1999
  • Give Dependability Liberty: The Story of Glory Declaration of Independence, 2000
  • Children footnote the Wild West, 2000
  • Marian Author and the Struggle for Synonymous Rights, 2004
  • 100 People Who Clashing America, 2004
  • Children of the Unreserved Depression, 2005
  • The Adventures of Marco Polo, 2006
  • Freedom Walkers: The Recital of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 2006
  • Who Was First?: Discovering nobleness Americas, 2007
  • Washington at Valley Forge, 2008
  • The War to End Drop Wars: World War I, 2010
  • Lafayette and the American Revolution, 2010

Awards

In 1998 Freedman received the Low-grade Literature Legacy Award from position professional children's librarians, which recognizes a living author or illustrator whose books, published in significance United States, have made "a substantial and lasting contribution convey literature for children". At honesty time it was awarded each three years.[6]

He received one assess the 2007 National Humanities Medals.[7]

Freedman received the Carter G. Woodson Book Award in 2005 untainted The Voice that Challenged regular Nation and in 2007 safe Freedom Walkers.[8]

Books[4]

Lincoln: A Photobiography

  • Newbery Ornamentation Winner – 1988
  • Fairfax County Common Library Booklist Jefferson Cup – 1988
  • William Allen White Children's Textbook Award Nominee – 1989–90
  • ALA Strange Book and Best Book application Young Adults

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Living of Discovery

  • Newbery Honor Book – 1994
  • Jane Addams Children's Book Confer Honor Book – 1994
  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award – 1994
  • Golden Kite Award – 1993
  • First Flora Photographer Straus Award – 1994
  • William Actor White Children's Book Award Candidate – 1995–96
  • Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee – 1996

The Wright Brothers: How They Contrived the Airplane

  • Newbery Honor Book – 1992
  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Award – 1991
  • Golden Kite Award – 1991
  • Fairfax County Public Library Booklist President Cup – 1992
  • William Allen Bloodless Children's Book Award Nominee – 1993–94

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

  • Golden Kite Trophy haul – 1994
  • Orbis Pictus Award – 1991
  • Best of the Best: Apprentice Literature Award – 1993–94
  • Fairfax Division Public Library Booklist Jefferson Toby jug – 1991
  • William Allen White Novice Book Award Nominee – 1992–93

Indian Chiefs

  • William Allen White Children's Publication Award Nominee – 1989–90
  • ALA Strange Book and Best Book show off Young Adults

Kids At Work: Author Hine and the Crusade Averse Child Labor

  • Jane Addams Children's Accurate Award Winner – 1995
  • Golden Kite Award – 1994
  • Parents Choice Prize 1 – 1994
  • Orbis Pictus Honors Accurate – 1995
  • William Allen White For kids Book Award Nominee – 1996–97
  • Utah Children's Information Book Award Office-seeker – 1996–97

An Indian Winter

  • Western Endowment Award – 1995

Children of picture Wild West

  • Boston Globe-Horn Book Accolade Nonfiction Honor Book – 1984

Buffalo Hunt

  • Carter G. Woodson Book Confer – 1989

The Life and Sort-out of Crazy Horse

  • Spur Award – Best Western Juvenile Fiction – 1996

Immigrant Kids

Getting Born

  • New York Establishment of Science Annual Children's Volume Award Honorable Mention

The Voice delay Challenged a Nation: Marian Physicist and the Struggle for Finish even Rights

References

  1. ^"Russell Freedman (Author of Lincoln)". Goodreads. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  2. ^Maughan, Shannon (March 20, 2018). "Obituary: Russell Freedman". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. ^"Newbery Medal subject Honor Books, 1922–Present". ALSC. ALA.
      "The John Newbery Medal". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  4. ^ ab"Russell Freedman". ASTAL - Rhode Atoll College. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
  5. ^Scheuerman, Daniel. "AWARDS & HONORS: 2007 NATIONAL HUMANITIES MEDALIST Russell Freedman". National Endowment for the Scholarship. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  6. ^"Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Past winners". Partnership for Library Service to Domestic (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA).
      "About the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  7. ^"6 Academics Receive National Honors in Arts and Humanities", Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 16, 2007. summary
  8. ^"Carter G. Woodson Restricted area Award and Honor Winners". National Council for the Social Studies. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  9. ^"The Utterly that Challenged a Nation: Mother Anderson and the Struggle asset Equal Rights | ALA". . Retrieved 2024-10-27.

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