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David Jerome Abodaher

Born: 1909 in Streater, Illinois
Died: 1994 in Southfield, Michigan

Pen Name: David Abodaher

Connection to Illinois: Abodaher was born in Streator, Illinois.

Biography: In addition to being a published author, David Jerome Abodaher's career included writing pulp, sport, western and mystery stories and radio dramas, working as a radio program director and also writing and producing for television.


Awards:

Primary Literary Genre(s): Young Adult

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

David Jerome Abodaher on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=david+++jerome+abodaher


Selected Titles

  Compacts, subs, and minis :
ISBN: 0671328158 OCLC: 2401695

J. Messner, New York : ©1976.

Text, photos, and diagrams provide a guide to car repairing including specifics on parts that can be easily fixed, those better left to an expert, tools and equipment, and how much money can be saved.

  Freedom fighter: Casimir Pulaski,
ISBN: 0671321048 OCLC: 4676

J. Messner New York, [1969]

A biography of the exiled Polish leader who joined the forces of George Washington to fight the British.

French explorers of North America,
ISBN: 0671323431 OCLC: 91794

J. Messner New York, [1970]

Traces the expeditions of six French explorers in the New World: Cartier, de Champlain, Duluth, Joliet, Marquette, and La Salle.

  Great moments in sports car racing /
ISBN: 067133090X OCLC: 6916377

J. Messner, New York : ©1981.

Recounts exciting and important automobile races between 1894 and 1967.

Iacocca /
ISBN: 0821717006 OCLC: 12301393

Kensington, New York : 1985, ©1982.

  Mag wheels and racing stripes,
ISBN: 0671325574 OCLC: 548045

Messner New York, [1973]

Discusses the history, engineering, design, and marketing of American sports cars and the various uses of these cars by the American public.

  Puerto Rico :
ISBN: 053113024X OCLC: 27108909

F. Watts, New York : ©1993.

Surveys the history of the island nation of Puerto Rico, from its colonization by Spain through its time under American control to debate over statehood and independence.

  Rebel on two continents: Thomas Meagher,
ISBN: 0671323555 OCLC: 97359

J. Messner New York, [1970]

A biography of the nineteenth-century Irish patriot who, after being exiled from his homeland, came to the United States where he served as a Union general and Governor of the Montana Territory.

  So you're ready to drive a car /
ISBN: 0671340581 OCLC: 7172906

J. Messner, New York : ©1981.

Discusses such topics as obtaining a license, driving in the city and country, driving under adverse conditions, handling emergencies, and riding cycles and mopeds.

The fantastic Formula 1 racing cars /
ISBN: 0671329219 OCLC: 4593173

J. Messner, New York : ©1979.

Describes 10 famous Formula 1 races and the winning cars and their drivers. Also includes a glossary of automobile racing terms.

 

 

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