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Natalie S. Bober
is an award-winning biographer and historian with a strong background in the
humanities and eighteenth century British and American History. "Biography
is the human heart of history," Bober tells us. Thus her biographies
describe the milieu from which her subjects sprang, and show how their accomplishments
were an outgrowth of the lives they lived. As she paints a portrait of her
subject against the canvas of history, her biographies become a prism of history.
"Writing biography is an exciting adventure," Bober says. "I
never know where my research will lead me. The excitement comes from the search
and discovery, from recreating a life from details."
Bober's titles have appeal across a wide spectrum
of ages, and have garnered starred reviews from Booklist, School
Library Journal and Kirkus Reviews. They have been acclaimed
in The New York Times Book Review as among the best of their
genre being written today. Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution was
chosen as the winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award
for nonfiction, as well as the Golden Kite Award of the SCBWI.
Her biography of Thomas Jefferson caught the eye of Ken Burns and, as a result,
she served as a consultant for his PBS television documentary: "Thomas
Jefferson" and appeared as a historian ("talking head") throughout
the program.
Natalie Bober holds degrees in English and reading,
has taught and conducted workshops for teachers as well as young people on
the art and craft of biography and the joy and excitement of research. She
has been a guest lecturer at numerous colleges and universities, and has frequently
been a featured speaker at the annual lecture series on the Adams family at
the Adams National Historic Site. Natalie Bober was elected to the Hunter
College Hall of Fame in May 2001. She resides with her husband in Westchester
County, New York and derives great pleasure from her children and grandchildren,
who happily serve as critics of her works.
