Jean Lee Latham (1902–1995) was an American writer who specialized in biographies for children or young adults. She was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia and attended West Virginia Wesleyan College. She also attended Ithaca Conservatory and earned her masters degree from Cornell University in 1930.
Latham was a teacher of English, history and play production. She trained inspectors for the United States Signal Corps during WWII.
AOS Naval Non-Fiction
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Trail Blazer of the Seas : A biography of Matthew Fontaine Maury, the father of modern oceanography
Drake: The Man They Called a Pirate : A biography of Francis Drake
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Carry On, Mr. Bowditch : A biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, Merchant Captain & Navigator