They were strong and good
(1968, original release: 1940)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
E/BIOGRAPHY/973/LAWSON,R
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PUBLISHED
[New York] : Viking Press, [1940, c1968]
©1940, c1968
©1940, c1968
DESCRIPTION
68 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 26 x 22 cm
ISBN/ISSN
0670699497, 9780670699490, 9780670699490, 0670699497 :
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Art techniques used: Pen and ink drawings in black and white, reminiscent of copper plate etchings
Relates the story of the author's grandparents and parents, who, though not famous, helped build the United States
"This is the story of my mother and my father and of their fathers and mothers." ... Forward
"First published September 1940."
Winner of the 1941 Caldecott Medal
780L
Caldecott Medal, 1941