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Armstrong Sperry (1897–1976)

Author of Call It Courage

Includes the names: Armstrong Sperry, Armstrong Sperry, Mr Armstrong Sperry, Armstrong. Illustrated By the Author Sperry, Armstrong Sperry, written and Illustrated By, Armstrong Sperry (Illustrator) by Armstrong Sperry

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Works by Armstrong Sperry

Call It Courage 3,713 copies, 40 reviews
All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud 266 copies, 2 reviews
John Paul Jones: Fighting Sailor 262 copies, 2 reviews
The Voyages of Christopher Columbus 230 copies, 1 review
All About the Arctic and Antarctic 102 copies
Captain Cook Explores the South Seas 98 copies
All About the Jungle 58 copies
Wagons Westward: The Old Trail to Santa Fe 35 copies
Storm Canvas 22 copies
Black Falcon 21 copies
Thunder Country 18 copies
Danger To Windward 17 copies, 1 review
The Amazon: River Sea of Brazil 15 copies
River of the West 13 copies

The Rain Forest 10 copies

Great River, Wide Land 9 copies, 1 review

Hull-Down for Action 8 copies

Story Parade Gold Book 8 copies

Lost Lagoon 6 copies

Frozen Fire (A Story of the Amazon Jungle) 6 copies

Little Eagle: A Navajo Boy 6 copies

Captain James Cook (Real People) 5 copies

One Day with Manu 4 copies

South of Cape Horn 3 copies

One Day with Jambi in Sumatra 2 copies

One Day with Tuktu 2 copies

pacific islands speaking 2 copies

Coconut: The Wonder Tree 2 copies

The Westing Game | Call It Courage | The Summer of the Swans | The Door in… 1 copy

Newbery Winner Set: The Door in the Wall; Call It Courage; Roll of… 1 copy

Bamboo -The Grass Tree 1 copy

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Also by Armstrong Sperry

The Story of Mankind (Illustrator, some editions) 1,106 copies, 17 reviews
Tarzan and the Lost Empire (Illustrator, some editions) 434 copies, 4 reviews
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 09: Call of Adventure (Contributor) 100 copies
Through Lands of the Bible (Illustrator) 97 copies, 1 review
Mystery at Thunderbolt House (Illustrator) 77 copies, 1 review
Hell on Ice (Illustrator) 62 copies, 2 reviews
The Story of Hiawatha (Illustrator) 41 copies, 1 review
The Jinx Ship (Illustrator) 31 copies
Boat Builder: The Story of Robert Fulton (Illustrator) 23 copies
The Codfish Musket (Illustrator) 16 copies, 1 review
Johann Gutenberg (Real People) (Illustrator) 12 copies, 1 review
Faraway Ports (Illustrator) 12 copies
Night Boat and Other Tod Moran Mysteries (Illustrator) 11 copies, 1 review
Jungle River (Illustrator) 9 copies, 1 review

Clipper Ship Men (Illustrator) 7 copies

Zebulon Pike (Real People) (Illustrator) 7 copies

Shuttered Windows (Illustrator) 7 copies

Prince Henry (Real People) (Illustrator) 6 copies

Secret of the Congo (Illustrator) 5 copies

Tall Timber (Illustrator) 3 copies

New World Builders: Thrilling Days with Lewis and Clark (Illustrator) 2 copies

Ocean Outposts (Illustrator) 2 copies

Courage Over the Andes (Illustrator) 2 copies

Nicholas Arnold: Toolmaker (Illustrator) 2 copies

Dogie Boy (Illustrator) 1 copy

Stars to Steer By (Illustrator) 1 copy

Winabojo: Master of Life (Illustrator) 1 copy

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New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

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New York, New York, USA

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Stamford Preparatory School

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United States Navy

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Newbery Medal (1941)

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Official Site (In Memoriam, by his Granddaughter)

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