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Jean Lee Latham

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born

April 19, 1902 in Buckhannon, West Virginia, The United States

died

June 13, 1995

gender

female

genre

Children's Books, Biographies & Memoirs

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Born on April 19th, Jean Lee Latham grew up in Buckhannon, West Virginia. She attended West Virginia Wesleyan College, where she wrote plays and operated the county newspaper’s linotype machine. She earned a master’s degree at Cornell University. While completing her degree, Ms. Latham taught English, history, and drama at Ithaca.

Once she graduated, she became editor-in-chief of the Dramatic Publishing Company in Chicago. She worked hard to become a radio writer, but WWII changed her plans. She signed up for the US Signal Corps Inspection Agency, where she trained women inspectors. The U.S. War Department gave her a Silver Wreath for her work.

After D-Day, Ms. Latham made the decision to write biographies for children. Her first book was The...more

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Books by Jean Lee Latham

Average rating: 4.09 · 3,193 ratings · 359 reviews · 14 distinct works

	Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 4.09 avg rating — 3,148 ratings — published 1955 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Story of Eli Whitney 3.86 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1953 — 2 editions	My rating:
	This Dear-Bought Land by Jean Lee Latham, Jacob Landau (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1957	My rating:
	Young Man in a Hurry: The Story of Cyrus W. Field 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1958	My rating:
	Sam Houston 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Samuel F.B. Morse 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1991	My rating:
	Elizabeth Blackwell: Pioneer Woman Doctor 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1975 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Trail Blazer of the Seas: Matthew Maury 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1956	My rating:
	David G. Farragut by Jean Lee Latham, Paul Frame 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1967 — 3 editions	My rating:
	What Tabbit the Rabbit Found 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1974	My rating:

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Quotes by Jean Lee Latham

“It's a simple matter of mathematics.”
― Jean Lee Latham, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

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