Russell Freedman
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Russell A. Freedman | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1929 |
| Died | March 16, 2018 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Biographer, author |
| Alma mater | San Jose State University |
| Notable works | Lincoln: A Photobiography |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal (1988) |
Russell A. Freedman (October 11, 1929 – March 16, 2018) was an American biographer and the author of nearly 50 books for young people. He may be best known for winning the 1988 Newbery Medal with his work Lincoln: A Photobiography.[3]
Books were an important part of Freedman's life. His father worked for a company, and his mother worked in a bookstore.
He attended college first at San Jose State University.
Later, Freedman worked as a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in San Francisco until the mid-1950s, when he took an advertising job in Manhattan. It was during this time that Freedman wrote his first novel after reading an article about a blind teenage boy who invented a Braille typewriter. The book, Teenagers Who Made History, was published in 1961. After its publication, Freedman quit his job and became a full-time writer.[4]
As a writer of children's nonfiction, Freedman is often noted for his thorough research, and was praised for his "meticulous integration of words and images"[5]
Freedman lived in New York City.
Selected works
- Cowboys of the Wild West, 1985
- Lincoln: A Photobiography, 1987
- Indian Chiefs, 1987
- Buffalo Hunt, 1988
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1990
- The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, 1991
- 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
- Children of the Wild West, 2000
- Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights, 2004
- 100 People Who Changed America, 2004
- Children of the Great Depression, 2005
- The Adventures of Marco Polo, 2006
- Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, 2006
- Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas, 2007
- Washington at Valley Forge, 2008
- The War to End All Wars: World War I, 2010
- Lafayette and the American Revolution, 2010
