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Joanne Williamson

Born

in Arlington, MA, The United States

May 13, 1926

Genre

Historical Fiction

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Joanne S. Williamson was born on May 13th, 1926, in Arlington, Massachusetts. Though she had interests in both writing and music, and attended Barnard College and Diller Quaile School of Music, it was writing that became the primary focus for her career after college. She was a feature writer for Connecticut newspapers until 1965, when she moved to Kennebunkport, Maine, and began to write historical fiction for young people.

In each of Miss Williamson's eight novels, she explores unusual historical slants of well-known events.

After a decline in American interest in historical fiction, she decided to return to her second calling and take up music again until her retirement in 1990. Now, interest has been rekindled in her books and in those of ...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 4,938 ratings · 288 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	Hittite Warrior 3.77 avg rating — 2,850 ratings — published 1960 — 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
	God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah by Joanne Williamson, Daria M. Sockey 3.96 avg rating — 2,029 ratings — published 2002 — 10 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 Eagles Have Flown by Joanne Williamson, George Fulton (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1957 — 9 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 Jacobin's Daughter by Joanne Williamson, Charles Clement (Illustrator) 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1956 — 4 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 Glorious Conspiracy 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1961 — 6 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 Iron Charm by Joanne Williamson, Brian Wildsmith (Illustrator) 3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1964 — 4 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
	To Dream upon a Crown by Joanne Williamson, Jacob Landau (Illustrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1967 — 2 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
	And Forever Free... by Joanne Williamson, Jim McMullan (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1966 — 2 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
	Harvard, Nebraska: 100 Years + 2 (1873 - 1973 Centennial) by Elaine Ling (Collaborator), Edna Iliff (Collaborator), Alice Brehm (Collaborator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	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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What's the Name o...: ABANDONED. Juvenile/ MG Historical fiction. Young boy (probably slave, no older than 10 or 11) intended for human sacrifice (by fire?). Ancient Rome? definitely somewhere in ancient Europe or Middle East (perhaps Carthage/Moloch). Read in 1970s.	69	1136	Sep 04, 2022 12:39PM

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