R. Conrad Stein Biography
Personal, Addresses, Career, Writings, Sidelights
Male.
Addresses
Office—c/o Author Mail, Child's World, P.O. Box 326, Chanhassen, MN 55337.
Career
Writer.
Writings
Troy Aikman: All-American Quarterback, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995.
The Story of the California Gold Rush, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995.
The Story of Arlington National Cemetery, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995.
Powers of the Supreme Court, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995.
The Powers of Congress, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995.
The Pilgrims, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995.
Mexico, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995.
The Declaration of Independence, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1995.
Paris, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1996.
Mexico City, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1996.
London, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1996.
Cairo, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1996.
The Boston Tea Party, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1996.
The Aztec Empire, Benchmark Books (Tarrytown, NY), 1996.
The Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., Children's Press (New York, NY), 1996.
The Underground Railroad, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1997.
The Transcontinental Railroad in American History, En-slow Publishers (Springfield, NJ), 1997.
Rome, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1997.
Mexico: A Golden Past, A Hopeful Future, Dillon Press (Parsippany, NJ), 1997.
Lewis and Clark, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1997.
Chuck Yeager Breaks the Sound Barrier, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1997.
Chicago, Children's Press (Danbury, CT), 1997.
Berlin, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1997.
The Battle of the Little Bighorn, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1997.
Athens, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1997.
Vienna, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1998.
Sydney, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1998.
New Jersey, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1998.
Mexico, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1998.
Hong Kong, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1998.
The Great Red Scare, New Discovery Books (Parsippany, NJ), 1998.
Cape Town, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1998.
Washington, D.C., Children's Press (New York, NY), 1999.
South Carolina, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1999.
Seattle, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1999.
Kentucky, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1999.
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry in American History, Enslow Publishers (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 1999.
New York, Children's Press (New York, NY), 1999.
On the Old Western Frontier, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2000.
New Hampshire, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2000.
Nevada, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2000.
In the Spanish West, Benchmark Books (New York, NY), 2000.
Austria, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2000.
Scotland, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2001.
The Pullman Strike and the Labor Movement in American History, Enslow Publishers (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2001.
Los Angeles, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2001.
World War II in the Pacific, Enslow Publishers (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2002.
World War II in Europe, MyReportLinks.com Books (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2002.
The National Archives, Franklin Watts (Danbury, CT), 2002.
The Korean War Veterans Memorial, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2001.
The Cold War, MyReportLinks.com Books (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2002.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
R. Conrad Stein tells the stories of the people and gigantic effort involved in building the transcontinental railroad, which allowed unrestricted travel between the East and West Coasts, in The Transcontinental Railroad in American History. (Illustration from the
The Home Front During World War II in American History, Enslow Publishers (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2003.
Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
Denmark, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
Annapolis, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2003.
The World War II D-Day Invasion in American History, Enslow Publishers (Berkeley Heights, NJ), 2004.
Pancho Villa: Mexican Revolutionary Hero, Child's World (Chahassen, MN), 2004.
Hernando Cortës: Conquistador and Empire Builder, Child's World (Chanhassen, MN), 2004.
The Erie Canal, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.
Emiliano Zapata: Revolutionary and Champion of Poor Farmers, Child's World (Chanhassen, MN), 2004.
The Conquistadores: Building A Spanish Empire in the Americas, Child's World (Chanhassen, MN), 2004.
Calvin Coolidge, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.
Sidelights
R. Conrad Stein is the author of educational children's reference books, such as The World War II D-Day Invasion in American History, Cape Town, The Transcontinental Railroad in American History, and Mexico City. As Susan Dove Lempke stated in Booklist regarding the author's Mexico City—part of the "Cities of the World" series—"Stein is particularly adept at highlighting points of interest for children" and his book is enhanced by elements such as a map, a "fast facts" section that clearly presents demographic and other data, "and a glossary." Cape Town, another of Stein's contributions to the series, is "an enthusiastic introduction to the vital South African legislative capital," according to Booklist contributor Hazel Rochman, the critic adding that "Excellent, full-color photographs enhance Stein's discussion of the breathtaking scenery and the rich multiracial, multicultural society."
Titles such as Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, The Transcontinental Railroad in American History, and The World War II D-Day Invasion in American History allow Stein the chance to present the events that shaped the modern United States to young researchers. As Eldon Younce noted in School Library Journal, The World War II D-Day Invasion in American History is a "fine history," while Rochman added of the series companion The Transcontinental Railroad in American History that the author presents a "lively account of the people who built the first railroad" and clearly "communicates the excitement of the technology as well as the rising tension" caused by the historic race between railroad builders heading from both coasts to their inland meeting place.
Biographical and Critical Sources
PERIODICALS
Booklist, November 1, 1996, Susan Dove Lempke, review of Mexico City, p. 493; February 1, 1998, Hazel Rochman, review of The Transcontinental Railroad in American History, p. 908 December 15, 1998, Hazel Rochman, review of Cape Town, p. 747.
School Library Journal, January, 1999, Denise E. Agosto, review of Mexico, p. 155; March, 2000, Mary Mueller, review of In the Spanish West, p. 262; December, 2002, Eldon Younce, review of The Indian Wars, p. 151; March, 2003, Renee Steinberg, review of Lewis and Clark, p. 172; June, 2003, Kathleen Simonetta, review of The First Thanksgiving, p. 170; March, 2004, Eldon Younce, review of The World War II D-Day Invasion in American History, p. 238.*
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