Lawrence Schoonover [SEP] date of death
Lawrence Schoonover
Lawrence Schoonover (1906–1980) was an American novelist.
Born in Anamosa, Iowa, Schoonover attended the University of Wisconsin, then worked in advertising before becoming a novelist.
Writing mostly historical fiction, his attention to detail and historical accuracy won him great praise by his contemporaries. Among his novels are "Queen's Cross", "The Burnished Blade", "Gentle Infidel", "The Spider King", and "The Prisoner of Tordesillas".
Bibliography.
- "The Burnished
Castile", a part of the Royal Diaries series by Scholastic.
Isabella's life, from her early youth through the conquest of Granada, is novelised in "The Queen's Cross: A biographical romance of Queen Isabella of Spain" by Lawrence Schoonover, published in 1955 by William Sloane Associates, Inc. It was reprinted in 2008 by Fountain City Publishing .
Isabella is a main character in "The Prisoner of Tordesillas" by Lawrence Schoonover, Boston: Little, Brown & Company; 2nd Printing edition (1959)