Authors and Illustrators Database

Lynne A. Deur

Born: 03/14/1941  Jamestown
Parents: Milford L. and Bessie H. Adams
Children: Vincent, Sara
Address(es):
Permanent:
830 East Savidge
Spring Lake, MI 49456

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Resources to riches
- co-authored with Jean Shafer
Michigan History Children, Teen Spring Lake, MI : River Road Publications 1996
Settling in Michigan : and other true pioneer stories
- Stories of early Michigan pioneers adapted from original sources
Michigan History Children, Teen Spring Lake, Mich. : River Road Publications 1992
Making of Michigan
- Sara Michel. Traces the history of Michigan from prehistoric times to the present (1987).
Michigan History Children, Teen Spring Lake, Mich. : River Road Publications 1987
Explorers & Traders : a chapter from the Great Lakespast Michigan History Children, Teen Spring Lake, Mich. : River Road Publications 1985
A Lumberjack's Story : a chapter from the Great Lakes past Michigan History Children, Teen Spring Lake, Mich. : River Road Publications 1982
Image of Nishnawbe : a story of Indians in Michigan Nishnawbe : a story of Indians in Michigan
- Traces the history and customs of Ojibwa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, and other Michigan Indian tribes from prehistory to the twentieth century.
Michigan History Adult, Children, Teen Spring Lake, Mich. : River Road Publications 1981
Before You Begin: planning an Indian teaching unit Non Fiction Adult Grand Haven, Mich. : Instructional Media Services, Grand Haven Public Schools 1979
Sixty-Five Years : a history of the Ottawa County Road Commission, 1911-1976 Non Fiction, Michigan History Adult Grand Haven, Mich. : Ottawa County Road Commission 1976
Doers & Dreamers: Social reformers of the nineteenth century
- Brief biographies of fourteen nine-teenth-century men and women involved in such reform movements as women's rights, temperance, and the abolition of slavery.
Non Fiction, Biography Adult Minneapolis, Lerner Publications 1972
Indian Chiefs Biography Children, Teen Minneapolis, Lerner Publications 1972
Political Cartoonists Non Fiction Teen Minneapolis, Lerner Publications 1972
What is the aim or goal of your writing: I am mainly interested in American history topics, attempting to combine the accuracy and skills of a historian with writing techniques that make it palatable to the student or general reader.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Science (M.S.) University of Washington Seattle, WA 1965

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Publisher River Road Publications, Inc. Spring Lake, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1980
Editor Lerner Publications Minneapolis 1965-1967
Company staff writer The Fideler Company Grand Rapids, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent 1963-1965

Other Resources:

Last Modified On: 3/5/2015 12:00:00 AM