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Armstrong Sperry

Armstrong Sperry, American author and illustrator (died 1976)

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Born
November 7, 1897
Died
April 26, 1976
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1897

About Armstrong Sperry

Armstrong Wells Sperry was an American writer and illustrator of children's literature. His books include historical fiction and biography, often set on sailing ships, and stories of boys from Polynesia, Asia and indigenous American cultures. He is best known for his 1941 Newbery Medal-winning book Call It Courage. Sperry invented what became the first boat shoe, the Sperry Top-Sider. Sperry's first book, One Day with Manu, a colorfully illustrated tale of everyday life in Bora Bora, appeared in 1933.

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Armstrong Sperry timeline

  1. Sperry's first book, One Day with Manu, a colorfully illustrated tale of everyday life in Bora Bora, appeared in 1933.
  2. He is best known for his 1941 Newbery Medal-winning book Call It Courage.

The world when Armstrong Sperry was born

Armstrong Sperry was born in 1897. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineKlondike Gold Rush begins in Canada
  • Technology milestoneFirst practical diesel engine built
  • Defining fadKlondike Gold Rush fever
  • World population~1.57B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population70.0M

1897 versus 2026

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Measure18972026
Population70.0M341 million

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