''Lone Journey: The Life of Roger Williams'' is a biography of

Roger Williams Roger Williams (March 1683) was an English-born New England minister, theologian, author, and founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Pl ...

, champion of religious freedom and founder of Providence Plantation, written for children by

Jeanette Eaton Jeanette Eaton (November 30, 1886 – February 19, 1968) was an American writer of children's books, primarily biography and history. Four times she was one of the runners-up for the annual Newbery Medal. She was a Women's suffrage, suffragist ...

. First published in 1944, it was illustrated with full-page

woodcuts Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking. An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood—typically with Chisel#Gouge, gouges—leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts ...

by Woodi Ishmael. The book was a

Newbery Honor The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to the author of "the most distinguished contr ...

recipient in 1945.

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1944 children's books American children's books American biographies Newbery Honor–winning works Children's history books about the United States Harcourt (publisher) books Children's books set in the 17th century Children's books set in Rhode Island {{child-hist-book-stub