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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 3,272 copies, 36 reviews
All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud 241 copies, 2 reviews
The Voyages of Christopher Columbus 189 copies
John Paul Jones: Fighting Sailor 172 copies, 2 reviews
Captain Cook Explores the South Seas 88 copies
All About the Arctic and Antarctic 84 copies
Sterling Point Books: John Paul Jones: The Pirate Patriot 52 copies
All About the Jungle 47 copies
Wagons Westward: The Old Trail to Santa Fe 32 copies
Black Falcon 21 copies
Storm Canvas 18 copies
Danger To Windward 16 copies, 1 review
Thunder Country 15 copies
The Amazon: River Sea of Brazil 13 copies

River of the West 12 copies

The Rain Forest 9 copies

Hull-Down for Action 8 copies

Story Parade Gold Book 8 copies

Lost Lagoon 7 copies

Great River, Wide Land 6 copies, 1 review

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

Little Eagle: A Navajo Boy 5 copies

Captain James Cook 4 copies

One Day with Manu 4 copies

pacific islands speaking 2 copies

South of Cape Horn 2 copies

One Day with Tuktu 2 copies

Coconut: The Wonder Tree 2 copies

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

One day with Jambi in Sumatra; 1 copy

Diamanten in de Mato Grosso 1 copy, 1 review

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Also by Armstrong Sperry

The Story of Mankind (Illustrator, some editions) 993 copies, 16 reviews
Tarzan and the Lost Empire (Illustrator, some editions) 396 copies, 3 reviews
Through Lands of the Bible (Illustrator) 89 copies
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 09: Call of Adventure (Contributor) 82 copies
Mystery at Thunderbolt House (Illustrator) 73 copies, 1 review
Hell on Ice (Illustrator) 57 copies, 2 reviews
The Story of Hiawatha (Illustrator) 37 copies, 1 review
The Jinx Ship (Illustrator) 31 copies
Boat Builder: The Story of Robert Fulton (Illustrator) 20 copies
The Codfish Musket (Illustrator) 15 copies, 1 review
Night Boat and Other Tod Moran Mysteries (Illustrator) 11 copies, 1 review
Faraway Ports (Illustrator) 9 copies
Jungle River (Illustrator) 9 copies, 1 review
Clipper Ship Men (Illustrator) 7 copies

Johann Gutenberg (Illustrator) 7 copies

Zebulon Pike (Illustrator) 6 copies

Shuttered Windows (Illustrator) 5 copies

Secret of the Congo (Illustrator) 3 copies

Tall Timber (Illustrator) 3 copies

Prince Henry (Illustrator) 2 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

Dogie Boy (Illustrator) 1 copy

Nicholas Arnold: Toolmaker (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

Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

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Stamford Preparatory School

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Yale University (School of Art)

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United States Navy

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Newbery Medal (1941)

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