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Arthur Bowie Chrisman

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American author of children's literature

United StatesWritersLived 1889 to 1953 · aged 64
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Arthur Bowie Chrisman was an American author. He was born in Clarke County, Virginia. Chrisman was educated in a one-room school and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1906 to 1908 but left at the end of his sophomore year.

Awards 1

1926Newbery Medal

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Arthur Bowie Chrisman was an American author. He was born in Clarke County, Virginia. Chrisman was educated in a one-room school and attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1906 to 1908 but left at the end of his sophomore year. His collection of sixteen short stories, Shen of the Sea: A Book for Children (1925), received the Newbery Medal in 1926. Chrisman's other works included The Wind That Wouldn't Blow: Stories of the Merry Middle Kingdom for Children, and Myself (1927), Clarke County, 1836-1936 (1936), and Treasures Long Hidden: Old Tales and New Tales of the East (1941).

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United States
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Type
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1953 · aged 64
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4 languages

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