Esther Forbes
American novelist and historian
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Esther Louise Forbes was an American novelist, historian and children's writer who received the Pulitzer Prize and the Newbery Medal. She was the first woman elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society. Wikipedia
Born: June 28, 1891, Westborough, MA
Died: August 12, 1967 (age 76 years), Worcester, MA
Education: Bradford College (1912) and Bancroft School
Awards: John Newbery Medal and Pulitzer Prize for History
Parents: Harriette Merrifield Forbes and William Trowbridge Forbes
Notable works: Paul Revere and the World He Lived In; Johnny Tremain: A Novel for Young and Adult
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