ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Lawrence Schoonover

Lawrence Schoonover was a person who lived a long time ago and wrote stories about history. He liked to write about people from different parts of the world and what they did in the past. He wrote about things like wars, kings and queens, and adventures.

Some of the stories he wrote were true, which means they really happened. He learned about these things by doing a lot of research, which means he read a lot of books and talked to people who knew about history.

Other stories he wrote were made up, but they were still based on things that really happened. This is called historical fiction. It means the story is not entirely true, but parts of it are based on things that did happen.

Lawrence Schoonover wrote many books, and lots of people liked to read them. His stories help us learn about different cultures and times in history. Even though he is not alive anymore, we can still read his stories today and enjoy them.