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Louise Jackson

Jackson, Louise A.

1937 -

Springfield, MO 65804

www.louiseajackson.net

Biographical and Professional Information

Louise A. Jackson is a former University of Wyoming professor. She writes fiction for children. Her book, Exiled! From Tragedy to Triumph on the Missouri Frontier, recently won the national WILLA award, given by Women Writing the West for "the finest children's book about the women's west published in 2007."

Genres

Children's or Young Adult

Fiction

Titles

Exiled! From Tragedy to Triumph on the Missouri Frontier (2007). Austin, TX.: Eakin Press. ISBN: 1571689486.

Gone to Texas: From Virginia to adventure (1987). Austin, TX: Eakin Press. ISBN: 1571687750.

Over on the River (1980). New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books. ISBN: 0688419453. Illustrated with photos by George Ancona.

Grandpa Had a Windmill, Grandma Had a Churn (1977). New York: Parents' Magazine Press. ISBN: 0819308730. Illustrated with photos by George Ancona.