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Samuel F.B. Morse
A brief biography of the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, who planned from early childhood to be a painter of great historical pictures but first won recognition as a portrait painter.
80 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1961
About the author
Jean Lee Latham
63 books69 followersBorn 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 Story of Eli Whitney, published in 1953. Her third book, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, earned the Newbery Medal in 1956.
Playwright, author, and teacher, Ms. Latham died on June 13, 1995, at the age of 93. Her manuscripts are housed in the Children’s Literature Research Collection at the University of Minnesota.
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 Story of Eli Whitney, published in 1953. Her third book, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch, earned the Newbery Medal in 1956.
Playwright, author, and teacher, Ms. Latham died on June 13, 1995, at the age of 93. Her manuscripts are housed in the Children’s Literature Research Collection at the University of Minnesota.
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May 3, 2017
A short biography of a man I thought of as the invented of the Morse code. I had no idea at all that he wanted to be an artist, was not known as a good student in school, studied art in London, was awarded his first honor for a sculpture, and thought his life's work would involve painting great historical art.
Nope. Didn't have a clue.
And then he heard about how instantaneous an electrical signal could be ent by wire. Time and time again he thought his hard times were over - and they weren't. He thought he knew the path his life would take - and it didn't. But the path it did take, the course he pursued for years in an effort to help others, blessed so many lives.
One more tale to add to my stock of "no one can tell you who you are or what your value is based on how you behaved during school" stories. I love biographies. These are evidence that everyone struggles and everyone has a story of hard work.
Nope. Didn't have a clue.
And then he heard about how instantaneous an electrical signal could be ent by wire. Time and time again he thought his hard times were over - and they weren't. He thought he knew the path his life would take - and it didn't. But the path it did take, the course he pursued for years in an effort to help others, blessed so many lives.
One more tale to add to my stock of "no one can tell you who you are or what your value is based on how you behaved during school" stories. I love biographies. These are evidence that everyone struggles and everyone has a story of hard work.
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