| The Matchlock Gun | |
| Author | Walter D. Edmonds |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Children's, Historical novel |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead & Company |
| Publication date | 1941 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
The Matchlock Gun is a novel by Walter D. Edmonds that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1942. Walter "Wat" Dumaux Edmonds ( July 15, 1903 – January 24 1998) was an American Author noted for his Historical The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 An historical novel is a Novel in which the story is set among historical events or more generally in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the Author Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Dodd Mead and Company was a publishing company in New York City. A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. Walter "Wat" Dumaux Edmonds ( July 15, 1903 – January 24 1998) was an American Author noted for his Historical The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA to the author of the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The book is set in the year 1756 during the French and Indian War in Guilderland, New York. Year 1756 ( MDCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The French and Indian War (1754&ndash1763 was the North American chapter of the Seven Years' War. Guilderland is a town in Albany County, New York, United States. Ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with an ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. At the climax of the book the boy's mother is attacked by several Indians on their front porch, and the boy fires the gun at them through the front window.
| Preceded by Call It Courage |
Newbery Medal recipient 1942 |
Succeeded by Adam of the Road |
This article about a children's novel is a stub. Call It Courage (published as The Boy Who Was Afraid in the United Kingdom is a book in English written and illustrated by Armstrong Sperry that won the The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA to the author of the The year 1942 in literature involved some significant events and new books Adam of the Road is a novel by Elizabeth Janet Gray that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American Children's literature in You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic