Armstrong Sperry
Writer, Author
1897 – 1976
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Who was Armstrong Sperry?
Armstrong Wells Sperry was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures. He is best known for his 1941 Newbery Medal-winning book Call It Courage.
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- Born
- Nov 7, 1897
New Haven - Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Art Students League of New York
- Yale School of Art
- Lived in
- Connecticut
- New Hampshire
- Died
- Apr 26, 1976
Hanover
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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