Irwin Shapiro
(1911 - 1981)
Irwin Shapiro was an American writer and translator of over 40 books, mostly for children and about Americana. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He studied at the Art Students League in New York City. He turned to children’s books, which he published for the vast majority of his career (1938–1979). He published many titles for Golden Books.
Bibliography
Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights (2003)
Eleven favorite stories from the thousand nights and a night.
Margaret K. Soifer
Heroes in American Folklore (1962)
This is an omnibus that includes Casey Jones, Old Stormalong, John Henry, Steamboat Bill and Joe Magarac.
Donald McKay
Joe Magarac and His USA Citizenship Papers (1948)
Immigrant Joe Magarac makes plentiful steel for the USA.
John Henry and the Double-Jointed Steam Drill (1945)
The story of a steel-driving man.
Yankee Thunder: The Legendary Life of Davy Crockett (1944)
Born on a mountain top, he fell at the defense of the Alamo.