false 2 1 He has received Newbery Honor citations for three of his books: The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane (1992), Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery (1994), and The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights (2005).
In 1988, his book "Lincoln: A Photobiography" was awarded the prestigious John Newbery Medal, one of only five biographies to ever win the award.
In 1998, Russell Freedman was honored with the American Library Association's Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, given to authors who have been adjudged to have made over a period of years a consistent and lasting contribution to literature for young readers.
In 2007, Russell Freedman received one of the National Humanities Medals for that year.]]> male San Francisco, California 106597 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171565752m/106597.jpg 4.12 495 1987 78517 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170953816m/78517.jpg 4.06 121 1993 166585 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172348481m/166585.jpg 4.03 98 2006 614054 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176333716m/614054.jpg 4.15 82 2004 2095182 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg 3.77 39 2007 1022132 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180301356m/1022132.jpg 4.30 33 1994 544949 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175669583m/544949.jpg 4.41 32 2005 614056 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176333717m/614056.jpg 3.91 32 1991 819849 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178669481m/819849.jpg 3.93 29 1997 4757778 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256136257m/4757778.jpg 3.92 24 2008