Walter D. Edmonds (Author of The Matchlock Gun)

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Walter D. Edmonds

Born

in Boonville, New York, The United States

July 15, 1903

Died

January 24, 1998

Genre

Children's Books, Historical Fiction, Fiction

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Walter D. Edmonds has been a National Book Award winner and recipient of the Newbery Medal. He is the author of Bert Breen鈥檚 Barn, The Boyds of Black River, In the Hands of the Senecas, Mostly Canallers, Rome Haul, Time to Go House, and most recently the autobiographical Tales My Father Never Told, all available from Syracuse University Press.

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Average rating: 3.72 · 10,339 ratings · 698 reviews · 62 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds, Paul Lantz (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 8,369 ratings — published 1941 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Drums Along the Mohawk 3.98 avg rating — 1,532 ratings — published 1936 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Hands of the Senecas 4.05 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1950 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bert Breen's Barn 4.04 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Logs Crossing: John Haskell's Story by Walter D. Edmonds, Tibor Gergely (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1943 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rome Haul 3.90 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1938 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boyds of Black River 3.04 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1933 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Erie Water 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1933 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chad Hanna ( 1st/1st ) 3.61 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1940 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales My Father Never Told (New York State Series) 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1995 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Walter D. Edmonds (?)

“I don't think how old a person is has anything to do with what he really is himself.”
― Walter D. Edmonds, Wilderness Clearing

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“It's nice, Tom. I never milked in a barn so nice.”
― Walter D. Edmonds , Bert Breen's Barn

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HISTORICAL FICTION POLL "D"
There will be a series of polls to begin putting together a potential reading list for the "historical fiction folder". I have divided the books into groups of 15 books apiece. Make sure to choose your favorite from each poll and make sure to vote in each of these polls so that we can generate a list according to priorities and interests. You will only receive one notification per poll. There will be simultaneous polls so please make sure to vote in each one.

Colleen McCullough

THE FIRST MAN IN ROME BY COLLEEN MCCULLOUGH

7 votes, 20.6%

Michel Faber

THE CRIMSON PETAL AND THE WHITE BY MICHEL FABER

5 votes, 14.7%

Jacqueline Winspear

MAISIE DOBBS BY JACQUELINE WINSPEAR

4 votes, 11.8%

Susanna Clarke

JONATHAN STRANGE AND MR. NORRELL BY SUSANNA CLARK

3 votes, 8.8%

Steven Saylor

ROMA: THE NOVEL OF ANCIENT ROME BY STEVEN SAYLOR

3 votes, 8.8%

Jimmy Carter

THE HORNET'S NEST BY JIMMY CARTER

2 votes, 5.9%

William Safire

FREEDOM: A NOVEL OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN BY WILLIAM SAFIRE

2 votes, 5.9%

David Liss

A CONSPIRACY OF PAPER BY DAVID LISS

2 votes, 5.9%

Robert Graves

I. CLAUDIUS BY ROBERT GRAVES

2 votes, 5.9%

Drums Along the Mohawk (New York Classics) by Walter D. Edmonds

Walter D. Edmonds

DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK BY WALTER D. EDMONDS

2 votes, 5.9%

Rosalind Miles

I. ELIZABETH: A NOVEL BY ROSALIND MILES

1 vote, 2.9%

[image error] A.S. Byatt

POSSESSION: A ROMANCE BY A. S. BYATT

1 vote, 2.9%

C.J. Sansom

DISSOLUTION BY C.J SANSOM

0 votes, 0.0%

[image error] Gaynor Arnold

GIRL IN A BLUE DRESS BY GAYNOR ARNOLD

0 votes, 0.0%

Lindsey Davis

THE COURSE OF HONOR BY LINDSEY DAVIS

0 votes, 0.0%

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