Charles Finger

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Charles Joseph Finger (December 25, 1869 – January 7, 1941) was an American author. He was born in Willesden, England and attended King's College London. He traveled extensively as a young man, visiting North America, South America, Africa, and Antarctica. He eventually settled in the United States.[1]

His book Tales from Silver Lands (1924) won the 1925 Newbery Medal. The book is a collection of stories from Central and South America. Some of Finger's other works include Tales Worth Telling (1927), Courageous Companions (1929), and A Dog at His Heel (1936).

Finger was an accomplished musician. He directed the San Angelo Conservatory of Music in Texas from 1898 to 1904.[2] Among his piano students in San Angelo was David Wendel Guion, who would later achieve notability for arranging and popularizing the ballad "Home on the Range."

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  1. ^ Information about Charles J. Finger. University of Arkansas. Retrieved July 3, 2006.
  2. ^ Simpson, Ethel C. "Charles Joseph Finger (1867–1941)." Encyclopedia of Arkansas. (link)
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