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Julia Davis Adams

Born

in Clarksburg, West Virginia, The United States

July 23, 1900

Died

January 01, 1993

Website

http://justjefferson.com/24julia.htm

Genre

Children's Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Young Adult

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Julia Davis was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia to a prominent family. After her mother Julia McDonald Davis died from childbed fever, young Julia was raised mostly by her grandparents. Her father John W. Davis was a lawyer and partner in the New York-based firm Davis Polk. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain just after World War I and later ran for president. She attended Wellesley College for two years and then transferred to Barnard College, where she graduated in 1922. The following year, she married William McMillan Adams and began writing books for young people.

Adams made her publishing debut with The Swords of the Vikings in 1927. During her career, she produced more than 20 other books, primarily history and fiction, inc ...more

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Julia Davis Adams’s books

Average rating: 3.55 · 107 ratings · 32 reviews · 19 distinct works

	Vaino, A Boy of New Finland by Julia Davis Adams, Lempi Ostman (Illustrator) 3.04 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1929 — 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
	Mountains Are Free by Julia Davis Adams, Theodore Nadejen (Illustrator) 3.28 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1930 — 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 Shenandoah 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1945 — 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
	No Other White Men by Julia Davis Adams, Caroline Gray (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1937 — 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
	The Swords of the Vikings by Julia Davis Adams, Saxo Grammaticus, Arthur Quiller-Couch (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1928 — 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
	Legacy of Love: A Memoir of Two American Families 4.67 avg rating — 3 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
	A Valley and a Song: The Story of the Shenandoah River by Julia Davis Adams, Joan Berg (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1963	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
	Mount Up: A True Story Based on the Reminiscences of Major E. A. H. McDonald of the Confederate Cavalry 3.25 avg rating — 4 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
	Ride with the Eagle: The Expedition of the First Missouri in the War with Mexico, 1846 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1962	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 Embassy Girls 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1992 — 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

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