Russell Freedman

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Russell Freedman (born 1929 in San Francisco) is a biographer and author of nearly 50 books for young people. He is most notable for receiving the 1988 Newbery Medal with his work Lincoln: A Photobiography. In 1998, he received the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his lifelong contribution to children's literature. He currently lives in New York City. He received one of the 2007 National Humanities Medals ^[1]

[edit] Selected Bibliography

• Children of the Wild West, 1983
• Cowboys of the Wild West, 1985
• Lincoln: A Photobiography, 1987
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1990
• The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, 1991
• Indian Chiefs, 1992
• An Indian Winter, 1992
• Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery, 1993
• Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor, 1994
• Immigrant Kids, 1995
• The Life and Death of Crazy Horse, 1996
• Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille, 1997
• Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life, 1998
• Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion, 1999
• Give Me Liberty: The Story of the Declaration of Independence, 2000
• The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights, 2004
• The Adventures of Marco Polo, 2006.
• Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 2006.

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