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Armstrong Sperry

Born

in New Haven, Connecticut, The United States

November 07, 1897

Died

April 26, 1976

Website

http://www.ogram.org/sperry/index.shtml

Genre

Nautical, Adventure, Young Adult

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Armstrong Wells Sperry was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures. He is best known for his 1941 Newbery Medal-winning book Call It Courage. ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 15,682 ratings · 1,408 reviews · 115 distinct works • Similar authors

	Call It Courage 3.76 avg rating — 14,550 ratings — published 1940 — 106 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
	All Sail Set: A Romance of the Flying Cloud by Armstrong Sperry, William McFee (Introduction) 3.75 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 1935 — 15 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 Voyages of Christopher Columbus 3.91 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1950 — 5 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
	John Paul Jones: The Pirate Patriot (833) 3.83 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 1953 — 14 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 Boy Who Was Afraid by Armstrong Sperry, Stephen Colbourn (Adapter) 3.85 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1969 — 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
	Captain Cook Explores the South Seas 3.65 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1955 — 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
	Wagons Westward: The Old Trail to Santa Fe 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2001 — 5 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
	Storm Canvas 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1944 — 3 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
	Hull Down for Action 4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1945 — 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
	Black Falcon 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1949 — 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

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“Children have imagination enough to grasp any idea which you present to them with honesty and without patronage.”
― Armstrong Sperry

tags: children, imagination, inspirational, maturity

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“flew”
― Armstrong Sperry, Call It Courage

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“Happiness flooded through him in warm tides.”
― Armstrong Sperry, Call It Courage

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