Lawrence Schoonover

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Lawrence Schoonover


Born
in Anamosa, Iowa, The United States
March 06, 1906

Died
January 08, 1980

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Lawrence Schoonover (1906–1980) was an American novelist.

Born in Anamosa, Iowa, Schoonover attended the University of Wisconsin, then worked in advertising before becoming a novelist.

Lawrence Schoonver had four daughters with his wife, Gertrude Hedwig Bonn: Judith Hedwig (1940), Mary Elizabeth (1942), Caroline Grace (1944–2005), and Virginia (1946).

Writing mostly historical fiction, his attention to detail and historical accuracy won him great praise by his contemporaries. Among his many well-known books are The Queen's Cross, The Burnished Blade, Gentle Infidel, The Spider King, and The Prisoner of Tordesillas.
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Average rating: 3.9 · 377 ratings · 56 reviews · 21 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Burnished Blade

4.12 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1948 — 23 editions
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The Spider King

3.89 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1954 — 26 editions
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The Queen's Cross

3.69 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1955 — 30 editions
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Gentle Infidel

3.92 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1950 — 24 editions
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The Prisoner of Tordesillas

4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1959 — 9 editions
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Central Passage

4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1962 — 4 editions
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The Golden Exile

3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1951 — 17 editions
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The Chancellor

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Key of Gold

3.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1968 — 3 editions
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Doña Juana la Loca

3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings
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“When you get what you want you don't ask why and forget how.”
Lawrence Schoonover, The Spider King

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Pulp Magazine Aut...: Other "historical" authors in the Harold Lamb tradition 9 29 Feb 24, 2011 07:20AM