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Russell Freedman (1929–2018)

Author of Lincoln: A Photobiography

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Works by Russell Freedman
Lincoln: A Photobiography 1,891 copies, 44 reviews
Immigrant Kids 799 copies, 17 reviews
Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille 682 copies, 4 reviews
The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane 611 copies, 5 reviews
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott 593 copies, 20 reviews
100 People Who Changed America 587 copies, 6 reviews
Children of the Wild West 587 copies, 9 reviews
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery 585 copies, 9 reviews
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for… 479 copies, 96 reviews
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor 471 copies, 11 reviews
Cowboys of the Wild West 410 copies, 1 review
Give Me Liberty!: The Story of the Declaration of Independence 409 copies, 6 reviews
An Indian Winter 350 copies, 4 reviews
Adventures of Marco Polo 339 copies, 10 reviews
Children of the Great Depression 334 copies, 56 reviews
Indian Chiefs 302 copies, 2 reviews
Buffalo Hunt 299 copies, 9 reviews
The Life and Death of Crazy Horse 294 copies, 4 reviews
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 291 copies, 4 reviews
Confucius : The Golden Rule 281 copies, 10 reviews
The War to End All Wars: World War I 252 copies, 27 reviews
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That… 214 copies, 10 reviews
Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas (Bank Street College of Education… 179 copies, 13 reviews
Lafayette and the American Revolution 165 copies, 10 reviews
Washington at Valley Forge 165 copies, 8 reviews
In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights 151 copies, 5 reviews
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American… 145 copies, 12 reviews
Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain 133 copies, 38 reviews
Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That… 123 copies, 6 reviews
Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life 104 copies, 2 reviews
Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the… 103 copies, 1 review
The Boston Tea Party 96 copies, 9 reviews
In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys 76 copies, 1 review
Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion 72 copies, 1 review
Vietnam: A History of the War 70 copies, 5 reviews
The Sinking of the Vasa: A Shipwreck of Titanic Proportions 26 copies, 1 review
Jules Verne: Portrait of a Prophet 17 copies
Teenagers Who Made History 16 copies
The brains of animals and man 14 copies
Farm Babies 14 copies
When Winter Comes (A Smart Cat Book) 11 copies
They Lived with Dinosaurs 11 copies
Tooth and Claw: A Look at Animal Weapons 10 copies
Animal Fathers 10 copies
Animal Architects 10 copies
Holiday House: The First Sixty-Five Years 8 copies
2000 Years of Space Travel 8 copies
Scouting with Baden-Powell 6 copies
Sharks 6 copies
Animal Superstars: Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, Smartest 5 copies
Holiday House: The First Fifty Years 5 copies
Can Bears Predict Earthquakes?: Unsolved Mysteries of Animal Behavior 5 copies
Getting Born 4 copies
Killer snakes 4 copies
Rattlesnakes 4 copies
Hanging On: How Animals Carry Their Young 4 copies
Animal instincts 3 copies
How Birds Fly 3 copies
Growing up Wild: How Young Animals Survive 3 copies
How animals learn 3 copies
Animal games 3 copies
Killer Fish 2 copies
How animals defend their young 2 copies
Dinosaurs and Their Young 2 copies, 1 review
Lincoln( A Photobiography)[LINCOLN][Paperback] 1 copy
Books 1 copy
The first days of life 1 copy
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Also by Russell Freedman
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out (Contributor) 267 copies, 7 reviews
911: The Book of Help (Contributor) 43 copies, 1 review
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Canonical name
Legal name
Freedman, Russell Bruce
Other names
Date of birth
1929-10-11
Date of death
2018-03-16
Burial location
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Place of death
Manhattan, New York, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
New York, New York, USA
Education
San Jose State University
University of California, Berkeley (English literature)
Occupations
children's book author
journalist
publicist
Relationships
Organizations
United States Army (Korean War)
Awards and honors
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1998)
National Humanities Medal (2007)
May Hill Arbuthnot Lecturer (2006)
Regina Medal (1996)
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Short biography
Freedman writes non-fiction books for children which are often lavishly illustratated with photos. He is a Newbery author.
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