Yates, Elizabeth, 1905-2001

Elizabeth McGreal Yates was born in Buffalo, New York in 1905. She wrote books for both adults and children, but is best remembered as an author of children's books. A notable success was her 1950 publication of Amos Fortune, a children's book based on the true story of an African prince who becomes a slave in America and later gains his freedom. The book won the John Newbery Award in 195l. She died in 2001 in Concord, New Hampshire.Biographical Source: Something About the Author, volume 128, p. 248.

From the description of Elizabeth Yates Papers 1951, 1967. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 430051518

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