Jean Lee Latham
Jean Lee Latham
Jean Lee Latham (April 5, 1902, Columbus, Ohio – March 19, 1995) was an acclaimed American author known for her engaging historical narratives. She dedicated her career to bringing history to life for readers of all ages, combining thorough research with compelling storytelling. Latham's work has earned her numerous awards and recognition for her contribution to children's literature and historical writing.
Personal Name: Jean Lee Latham
Birth: 1902
Death: 1995
Jean Lee Latham Books
(6 Books)
After finding a way to teach the ship's crew members to understand navigation, Nat, a self-taught mathematician and astronomer in eighteenth-century Salem, Massachusetts, writes down his explanations and compiles them into "The American Practical Navigator," also known as the "Sailors' Bible."
A story from the Arabian Nights, which tells of a poor woodcutter who discovers the secret hiding place where a band of robbers keep their stolen riches.
A biography of the West Point graduate who learned civil engineering "from the ground up" and supervised the completion of the Panama Canal.
In 1607 a fifteen-year-old boy joins the expeditionary force that hopes to establish a permanent English colony in Virginia.
A brief biography of the inventor of a gin to seed upland cotton and of a way to mass produce musket locks.