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                            Introduction
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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'.


                             Biography
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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.

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"

Freedman lived in New York City.


                           Selected works
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* '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


                               Awards
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In 1998 Freedman received the Children's Literature Legacy Award from
the professional children's librarians, which recognizes a living
author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States,
have made "a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for
children". At the time it was awarded every three years.

He received one of the  2007 National Humanities Medals.

Freedman received the Carter G. Woodson Book Award in 2005 for 'The
Voice that Challenged a Nation' and in 2007 for 'Freedom Walkers'.

=== Books ===

'Lincoln: A Photobiography'
*Newbery Medal Winner - 1988
*Fairfax County Public Library Booklist Jefferson Cup - 1988
*William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee - 1989-90
*ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults

'Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery'
*Newbery Honor Book - 1994
*Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book - 1994
*Boston Globe-Horn Book Award - 1994
*Golden Kite Award - 1993
*First Flora Stieglitz Straus Award - 1994
*William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee - 1995-96
*Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee - 1996

'The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane'
*Newbery Honor Book - 1992
*Boston Globe-Horn Book Award - 1991
*Golden Kite Award - 1991
*Fairfax County Public Library Booklist Jefferson Cup - 1992
*William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee - 1993-94

'Franklin Delano Roosevelt'
*Golden Kite Award - 1994
*Orbis Pictus Award - 1991
*Best of the Best: Children's Literature Award - 1993-94
*Fairfax County Public Library Booklist Jefferson Cup - 1991
*William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee - 1992-93

'Indian Chiefs'
*William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee - 1989-90
*ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults

'Kids At Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor'
*Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner - 1995
*Golden Kite Award - 1994
*Parents Choice Award - 1994
*Orbis Pictus Honors Book - 1995
*William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee - 1996-97
*Utah Children's Information Book Award Nominee - 1996-97

'An Indian Winter'
*Western Heritage Award - 1995

'Children of the Wild West'
*Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nonfiction Honor Book - 1984

'Buffalo Hunt'
*Carter G. Woodson Book Award - 1989

'The Life and Death of Crazy Horse'
*Spur Award - Best Western Juvenile Fiction - 1996

'Immigrant Kids'
*ALA Notable Book

'Getting Born'
*New York Academy of Science Annual Children's Book Award Honorable
Mention
'The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle
for Equal Rights'

* Sibert Medal


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