Mary E. Lyons is a former reading specialist and school librarian with twenty-three years of experience at all grade levels. She began sharing the lost stories of women and African Americans with young people in 1980. Now a full-time writer, her books are a way to continue what she began as a teacher. Her latest interests are Irish-American history and ancient history.
−about the author, The Lyon's Den.
In addition to her works for younger readers, she has also written several adult nonfiction books about the history of the Blue Ridge Railroad in Virginia.
American writer (b. 1947)
| Born | 1947 |
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American writer (b. 1947)
| Born | 1947 |
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African Americans, Biography, Juvenile literature, Children's fiction, History, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, African American painters, Artists, Folklore, African american artists, African americans, fiction, Indians of mexico, antiquities, Indians of mexico, history, Indians of mexico, social life and customs, Indians of south america, antiquities, Indians of south america, history, Indians of south america, social life and customs, Mexico, antiquities, South america, antiquities, Women, African americans, biography, American Authors, Blue Ridge Railroad Company (Virginia)Places
United States, Ireland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Blue Ridge Mountains, Blue Ridge Tunnel (Va.), Charleston, Florida (United States), Georgia, Harlem (New York, N.Y.), Louisiana, Mexico, Natchitoches, South America, United States of America, VirginiaPeople
Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875-1935), Bill Traylor (1854-1949), Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), Charlotte L. Forten, Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935), Clementine Hunter, Elizabeth L. Van Lew (1818-1900), Harriet A. Jacobs (1813-1897), Harriet Powers (1837-1911), Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1931), Joseph Jacobs (b. 1829), Kate Chopin (1851-1904), Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), Minnie Evans (1892-1987), Moses Williams (1776-1833), Philip Simmons (1912-), Sarah Jane Foster (1839-1868), Thomas Day (ca. 1801-ca. 1861), Zora Neale HurstonTime
1783-1865, 1842, 1849-1877, 19th century, 20th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, Famine, 1845-1852, Irish Famine (1845-1852)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL29710A
- Amazon ID: B000APJDMQ
- GoodReads: 15154
- ISNI: 000000039570183X
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 1195251270
- Library of Congress Names: n89672888
- VIAF: 13923338
- Wikidata: Q93394148
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q93394148
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Alternative names
- Mary Evelyn Lyons
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