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The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds

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Author Biography

Name: Walter D(umaux) Edmonds
Variant Name: Walter D(umaux) Edmonds, Walter Dumaux Edmonds
Birth Date: July 15, 1903
Nationality: American
Gender: Male

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Biography of Walter D(umaux) Edmonds
1671 words, approx. 5.6 pages
Walter D. Edmonds is a writer of historical fiction, both novels and short stories. His most important work constitutes a chronicle of upstate New York, primarily the Mohawk Valley region, spanning roughly 125 years beginning with the time of the America...


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The Matchlock Gun is a novel by Walter D. Edmonds that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1942. The book is set in the year 1756 during the French and Indian War in Guilderland, New York. Ten-year-old Edward is...


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Walter D. Edmonds 1903-1998. ('The Matchlock Gun' author dies)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
02/23/1998: 128 words, approx. 1 pages
Walter D. Edmonds, author of the 1942 Newbery Award winner The Matchlock Gun, died on January 24. He was 94. Born in Boonville in New York State" Mohawk Valley, Edmonds grew up on his family's dairy farm. As a junior at Harvard...
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12/02/2000: 1,029 words, approx. 3 pages
Guns, criminals hard to separate Over 84% of guns used in city crimes changed hands once, agency finds By TOM HELD of the Journal Sentinel staff Saturday, December 2, 2000 Stopping the flow of guns from licensed dealers and...
 
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The Matchlock Gun by Walter D. Edmonds

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