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Esther Forbes By Katie
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Her Beginning Esther Forbes was born on June 28,1891. She was born in Westboro, Massachusetts.
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Homes Westboro, MA 1891-1898 Born here Worchester, MA 1898-1926 Moved here after mother inherited land here New York City, NY 1926-1933 Moved here after marriage Worchester, MA 1933-1967 Moved back here after divorce Stayed here until death
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Education Brancroft School Started 1898 Bradford Academy Started 1909 Left 1912 University of Wisconsin Started 1916 Left 1918
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Her Marriage Esther Forbes married Albert L. Hoskins, Jr., on January 14, 1926. Sadly, they divorced in 1933, and Esther Forbes moved back to Worchester, Massachusetts.
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Books O Genteel Lady! -1926 A Mirror for Witches - 1928 Miss Marvel - 1935 Paradise - 1937 The General's Lady - 1938 Paul Revere and the World He Lived In - 1942 Johnny Tremain - 1943 America’s Paul Revere -1946 The Running of the Tide - 1947 Rainbow on the Road - 1954
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Awards for Her Books Pulitzer Prize in History for Paul Revere and the World He Lived In – 1943 Newberry Medal for Johnny Tremain- 1944 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Novel award for The Running of the Tide (for a prize of $150,000) in 1947
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Other Achievements Esther Forbes received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Clark University in 1943. She was elected to become a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1949. She became first woman elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1960.
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Her End Esther Forbes died on August 12, 1967 in Worchester, Massachusetts. She was 76 years old.
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Credits http://www.clarku.edu/research/archives/collecti ons/forbes.cfm http://www.clarku.edu/research/archives/collecti ons/forbes.cfm http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbio s/brthpage/06jun/628forb.html http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/birthbio s/brthpage/06jun/628forb.html http://www.gradesaver.com/author/esther- forbes/ http://www.gradesaver.com/author/esther- forbes/ http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/History http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/History http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedi a/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedi a/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal http://www.bancroftschool.org/page.cfm?p=1 http://www.bancroftschool.org/page.cfm?p=1 http://www.amacad.org/members.aspx http://www.amacad.org/members.aspx
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