Silver Yankee

by Lee Wyndham, Janet Smalley (Illustrator)

A girl and her father travel south to renovate an old plantation and find themselves at odds with the daughter of the house, who still has a grudge against Yankees.

245 pages, Library Binding

Published January 1, 1953

About the author

Jane Andrews Lee Hyndman (December 16, 1912-March 18, 1978) was born in Russia and came to the United States in 1923 where she became a U.S. Citizen. She was the daughter of Andrew and Alexandra Levchenko. In 1933 she married Robert Hyndman (pseudonym Robert Wyndham) and they had two children. Lee Hyndman was educated in both the United States and in Turkey where she studied singing and painting. She was a member of the Author’s Guild of the Author’s League of America and Women’s National Book Association (New York).

During her career Hyndman worked as a children’s book editor for the Morristown Daily Record in Morristown, New Jersey from 1949-1958 and at the Philadelphia Inquirer from 1950-1963. Beginning in 1958 Hyndman began lecturing on writing for teens and children at New York University. She also held several other jobs such as author of a syndicated children’s book column in five New Jersey newspapers beginning in 1963, lecturer, book critic, free-lance editor and project consultant. She also conducted several writing seminars and conferences. She was also a professional fashion model in New York.

Reviews

[Oolookitty · Rating 2 out of 5]

An okay story but problematic re: dated ideas about race and the glory of old Southern plantations, as well as the role of happy African-Americans who delight in serving white people. Hopelessly dated and not the best from this author. Charming illustrations from the always reliable Janet Smalley.