Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery, 1993.The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane, 1991.Īs 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" After its publication, Freedman quit his job and became a full-time writer. The book, Teenagers Who Made History, was published in 1961. 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. 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. He attended college first at San Jose State University. His father worked for a company, and his mother worked in a bookstore. Biography īooks were an important part of Freedman's life. He may be known best for winning the 1988 Newbery Medal with his work Lincoln: A Photobiography. Freedman (October 11, 1929 – March 16, 2018) was an American biographer and the author of nearly 50 books for young people.
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