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Douglas Gorsline (1913–1985)

Author of North American Indians (Pictureback(R))

12+ Works 2,550 Members 13 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Douglas W. Gorsline

Works by Douglas Gorsline

North American Indians (Pictureback(R)) (1977) 1,380 copies

What People Wore (1952) 422 copies

Cowboys (Pictureback(R)) (1978) 348 copies

The Pioneers (1982) 252 copies

Nursery Rhymes (1977) 139 copies

Farm Boy (1963) 3 copies

Douglas Gorsline retrospective retrospectieve (1913 - 1985) : salle du musee de l"Hotel communal de Schaerbeek,… 1 copy

Nursery Rhymes by Douglas Gorsline (1977-06-12) 1 copy

Sky Pioneers: The Story of Wilbur and Orville Wright 1 copy

Look homeward: Douglas Gorsline illustrates Thomas Wolfe 1 copy

A Visual History of Dress from Ancient Times to 20th Century America: What People Wore 1 copy

King Arthur and His Knights 1 copy

Associated Works

Little Men (1871) — Illustrator, some editions — 8,099 copies

The Haunted Bookshop (1919) — Illustrator — 2,042 copies

Parnassus on Wheels (1917) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,771 copies

The Compleat Angler (1653) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,161 copies

Viking Adventure (1963) — Illustrator — 1,098 copies

The Night Before Christmas (Douglas W. Gorsline) (1975) — Illustrator — 926 copies

The Old West: The Cowboys (1971) — Illustrator — 504 copies

Mr. Bell Invents the Telephone Landmark (1952) — Illustrator — 341 copies

George Washington Carver (1953) — Illustrator — 306 copies

Marie Antoinette (1955) — Illustrator — 171 copies

Citizen of New Salem (1961) — Illustrator — 143 copies

The Story of Good Queen Bess (1953) — Illustrator — 127 copies

The French Broad (1955) — Illustrator — 109 copies

The Connecticut (1947) — Illustrator — 45 copies

Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces (1953) — Illustrator — 38 copies

The Genesee (1963) — Illustrator — 29 copies

A Living Bill of Rights (1961) — Illustrator, some editions — 24 copies

At the Seven Stars (1963) — Illustrator — 23 copies

Sir Walter Raleigh (1949) — Illustrator — 17 copies

Charles Dickens; his life (1959) — Illustrator — 10 copies

Tagged

19th century (17) America (12) American history (76) American Indians (11) art (11) children (25) children's (30) children's literature (8) clothing (21) Core D (13) costume (55) costume history (10) costumes (14) cowboys (37) culture (11) fashion (30) history (224) Indians (43) multicultural (9) Native American (47) Native Americans (97) non-fiction (94) North America (12) North American Indians (11) nursery rhymes (21) own (10) picture book (44) pioneers (30) poetry (12) reference (32) social studies (24) Sonlight (25) Sonlight 3 (8) Sonlight Core D (9) Sonlight D (8) Thanksgiving (12) to-read (11) US history (21) USA (15) westward expansion (11)

Common Knowledge

Legal name: Gorsline, Douglas W.
Birthdate: 1913
Date of death: 1985
Gender: male
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA
Place of death: Dijon, France
Education: Yale School of Art
Art Students League of New York
Occupations: illustrator
Organizations: National Academy of Design

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Reviews

Cowboys (Random House Pictureback) by Marie Gorsline

Nicely informative with many illustrations, it does mention the cowboys propensity for whiskey and fighting.

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FamiliesUnitedLL | 1 other review | Jun 4, 2023 |

North American Indians (Pictureback(R)) by Douglas Gorsline

A book that contains useful information about North American Indians.

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Inter_Academy | 6 other reviews | Apr 19, 2023 |

What people wore ; a visual history of dress from… by Douglas Gorsline

Lending

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CathyLockhart | 2 other reviews | Sep 30, 2022 |

North American Indians (Pictureback(R)) by Douglas Gorsline

Seminole, Algonkian, Iroquois, Cheyenne, Mandans, Sioux,

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brooklinebookbarn | 6 other reviews | Aug 8, 2020 |

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Sonlight Books (1)

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A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

Farm Boy (1951)

William Allen White Children's Book Award

Farm Boy (Nominee – 29878)

Statistics

Works: 12
Also by: 20
Members: 2,550
Popularity: #10,070
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 13
ISBNs: 22

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