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Elizabeth Yates McGreal (December 6, 1905 – July 29, 2001) was an American writer. She may have been known best for the biographical novel Amos Fortune, Free Man, winner of the 1951 Newbery Medal. She had been a Newbery runner-up in 1944 for Mountain Born.
Jul 29, 2001 · Elizabeth Yates, author of over forty books for children, was born in New York State on December 6th, 1905. Determined to be an author, she moved to New York City to launch her career. She worked a variety of jobs including reviewing book, writing short stories, and doing research.
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Aug 2, 2001 · Elizabeth Yates, a writer whose books, many of them for children, were more than enough to fill a library shelf, died on Sunday at a hospice in Concord, N.H. A resident of Peterborough, N.H., she...
(1905–2001). U.S. author Elizabeth Yates wrote some 50 books during her career, the majority of which were for children. Her works, known for their vivid descriptions, often reveal her Christian faith and her love for people and nature. Yates was born on Dec. 6, 1905, in Buffalo, N.Y.
Elizabeth Yates has 86 books on Goodreads with 32501 ratings. Elizabeth Yates’s most popular book is Amos Fortune, Free Man.
Aug 4, 2001 · Elizabeth Yates, an author of more than 50 books whose works of children’s literature won high honors, died Sunday at a hospice in Concord, N.H. She was 95. One of her most successful...
Elizabeth Yates (1905–2001), prolific American author, won the 1951 Newbery Medal for her novel Amos Fortune, Free Man. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1944 for Mountain Born. Nora Unwin (1907–1982) illustrated more than one hundred books for children.
