Edwin Tunis

Edwin Burdette Tunis (1897–1973) was an American painter, mural artist, book illustrator, radio announcer, actor, theater set designer and author.

As a children's writer, Tunis earned a Newbery Honor in 1962 for his book Frontier Living, and was a finalist for National Book Award for Young People's Literature in 1971 for ''The Young United States, 1783–1830''. He also won the Thomas A. Edison Foundation Children's Book Award for special excellence in portraying America's past.

He wrote and illustrated several books, including: Oars, Sails, and Steam: A Picture Book of Ships; Weapons; Wheels; Colonial Living; and Indians. Provided by Wikipedia