Lawrence Schoonover
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Lawrence Schoonover was an American novelist.
Born in Anamosa, Iowa
, Schoonover attended the University of Wisconsin, then worked in advertising before becoming a novelist.
Lawrence Schoonver had four daughters with his wife, Gertrude Hedwig Bonn: Judith Hedwig Schoonver (1940), married to James D. Regan; chidren: James L. Regan (1964) and Tracy Regan (1966) Mary Elizabeth Schoonover (1942), married to George Marshall; children: Christopher Marshall (1966) Caroline Grace Schoonver (1944–2005), married to Herve J. Pensec; children: Danielle A. Pensec (1965), Monique S. Pensec (1968), Michele H. Pensec (1968); married to Alois J. Mathe Virginia Schoonover, (1946)
Writing mostly historical fiction, his attention to detail and historical accuracy won him great praise by his contemporaries. Among his many well-known books are Queen's Cross, The Burnished Blade, Gentle Infidel, The Spider King, and The Prisoner of Tordesillas. These and other titles are being redesigned for release beginning in 2008 by "Fountain City Publishing".
Born in Anamosa, Iowa
Anamosa, Iowa
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,494 people, 1,750 households, and 1,135 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,453.4 people per square mile . There were 1,884 housing units at an average density of 841.3 per square mile...
, Schoonover attended the University of Wisconsin, then worked in advertising before becoming a novelist.
Lawrence Schoonver had four daughters with his wife, Gertrude Hedwig Bonn: Judith Hedwig Schoonver (1940), married to James D. Regan; chidren: James L. Regan (1964) and Tracy Regan (1966) Mary Elizabeth Schoonover (1942), married to George Marshall; children: Christopher Marshall (1966) Caroline Grace Schoonver (1944–2005), married to Herve J. Pensec; children: Danielle A. Pensec (1965), Monique S. Pensec (1968), Michele H. Pensec (1968); married to Alois J. Mathe Virginia Schoonover, (1946)
Writing mostly historical fiction, his attention to detail and historical accuracy won him great praise by his contemporaries. Among his many well-known books are Queen's Cross, The Burnished Blade, Gentle Infidel, The Spider King, and The Prisoner of Tordesillas. These and other titles are being redesigned for release beginning in 2008 by "Fountain City Publishing".