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Bob Young (2) (1916–1969)

Author of The 49'ers;: The story of the California gold rush,

For other authors named Bob Young, see the disambiguation page.

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Works by Bob Young

The 49'ers;: The story of the California gold rush, (1966) 23 copies

54-40 or Fight: The Story of the Oregon Territory (1967) 15 copies

Reluctant warrior: Ulysses S. Grant (1971) 15 copies

Old Rough and Ready, Zachary Taylor (1970) 12 copies

Forged in silver;: The story of the Comstock Lode, (1968) 11 copies

Run Sheep Run (1959) 11 copies

Across the Tracks (1958) 9 copies

One Small Voice (1961) 9 copies

Where tomorrow? (1967) 8 copies

Plant detective: David Douglas (1966) 8 copies

Sunday Dreamer (1962) 8 copies

Last Emperor: The Story of Mexico's Fight for Freedom (1969) 7 copies

Seven faces west (1969) 7 copies

Pikes peak or bust;: The story of the Colorado settlement, (1970) 7 copies

Frontier scientist: Clarence King, (1968) 7 copies

The Undecided Heart (1963) 6 copies

Simon Bolivar, the George Washington of South America (1968) 6 copies

Empire builder; Sam Brannan (1967) 5 copies

Gusher: the search for oil in America (Milestones in history) (1971) 3 copies

Anza, hard-riding captain (1966) 3 copies

Mr. Polk's War; the conflict no one wanted 1 copy

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1820s (5) 1830s (5) 1840s (7) 1850s (8) 1860s (5) 1870s (4) 1880s (4) 19th century (21) Advanced / 9th Grade+ (7) American Frontier (4) American history (5) American West (6) Americans (4) biographies (4) biography (9) California (7) children's (5) Clarence King (4) Comstock Lode (4) DJ (4) Early Modern History / 1500-1800 (4) explorers (4) history (14) Late Modern History / 1800-1950 (9) male (6) Messner (11) Milestones in History (3) non-fiction (16) North America (8) Northern California (3) Oregon (6) Reshelving Alexandria (13) Reshelving Alexandria Time Capsule Library (9) San Francisco (4) U.S. History (4) USA (8) Valerie's Living Library (10) West Coast of the United States (5) Westward Expansion / 1800s (8) Zachary Taylor (4)

Common Knowledge

Legal name: Young, Robert William
Birthdate: 1916
Date of death: 1969
Gender: male

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Where tomorrow? by Bob Young

bad. teenybopper novel.
Noted during my 1980s attempt to read every book in my small town library.

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juniperSun | Dec 5, 2014 |

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Awards

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William Allen White Children's Book Award

Plant detective: David Douglas (Nominee – 23121)

Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books

Plant detective: David Douglas (Biography – 1966)

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Associated Authors

Jan Young Author

Jim Henson Developer

Mark Brull Director

Bruce Bilson Director, Director

Andy Goodman Writer

Reza Badiyi Director

Patrick Read Johnson Director

Jay Dubin Director

Al Stankus Author

Cathie Clement Contributor

Robbi Newman Photographer

Kim Akerman Contributor

Dick Smith Foreword

Sally Struthers Actor

Ray Colcord Composer

Kevin Clash Actor

Jason Willinger Actor

Jessica Walter Actor

Stuart Pankin Actor

Bruce Broughton Composer

Florence Stanley Actor

Sam McMurray Actor

Sherman Hemsley Actor

Allan Trautman Actor

Mak Wilson Actor

Max Tash Director

Bill Barretta Actor

Tony Sabin Prince Actor

Adam Barr Writer

Jeff McCracken Director

Brian Henson Producer

Barry Martin Illustrator

Jon Nielsen Cover artist

Statistics

Works: 21
Members: 181
Popularity: #119,336
Rating: 2.8

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 33
Languages: 1

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