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Books with author Carin T. Ford

  • Dr. Seuss: Best-Loved Author

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2003)
    A biography of the author of such books as "Green Eggs and Ham" and "The Cat in the Hat."
  • Legends of American Dance and Choreography

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2000)
    Profiles ten influential and dedicated dancers and choreographers who worked in America, including Martha Graham, Fred Astaire, and Mikhail Baryshnikov.
  • Daring Women of the Civil War

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 2004)
    An account of the many roles played by women in the American Civil War, both on the battlefield and at home, introducing specific women such as author Louisa May Alcott and Confederate spy Rose O'Neal Greenhow.
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  • Jackie Robinson: Hero of Baseball

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Elementary, Jan. 1, 2006)
    An exciting biography teaches about the trailblazing baseball star who, despite racist insults, earned the world's admiration through his courage and talent, continuing to speak out for equality and civil rights even after his baseball career ended.
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  • Ray Charles: "I Was Born With Music Inside Me"

    Carin T Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2007)
    Traces the personal life and musical career of the blind singer, musician, and composer, Ray Charles.
  • The Civil War's African-American Soldiers Through Primary Sources

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2013)
    The Civil War began as a struggle to reunite a divided nation, and it became a fight to end slavery. For African-American soldiers, the cause was always greater—freedom. African Americans had been enslaved in the United States for more than two hundred years. Slavery had fractured the nation into two parts, North and South. Through primary sources, author Carin T. Ford explores the brave African-American soldiers who helped the Union win the Civil War and abolish slavery forever.
  • African-American Soldiers in the Civil War: Fighting for Freedom

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 2004)
    Discusses slavery, efforts to encourage or bar the recruitment of free African Americans and escaped slaves as soldiers, training and military life, and the accomplishments of the segregated regiments in battle.
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  • Slavery and the Underground Railroad: Bound for Freedom

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2004)
    Discusses the history of slavery, the slave experience, the importance of the underground railroad, and the Emancipation Proclamation.
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  • Women of the Civil War Through Primary Sources

    Carin T Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2013)
    The Civil War was fought mostly by men, but the war could not have been won without the courageous effort of women. During the war, women served as spies and nurses. Some disguised themselves as men to become soldiers. With their husbands, fathers, and sons away at battle, women had to hold down the home front. The task was hard, but it was necessary. In this stirring account, primary sources bring to life the remarkable stories of women in the Civil War.
  • Jackie Robinson: All I Ask Is That You Respect Me As A Human Being

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 2005)
    A full-color biography series features inspirational and contemporary African-Americans of interest to young people and who are important role models for all youngsters.
  • The American Civil War: An Overview

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Aug. 1, 2004)
    Discusses the reasons for, key events and battles, and outcome of the Civil War.
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  • Paul Revere: Patriot

    Carin T. Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2003)
    A biography of Paul Revere, who is best remembered for his dangerous ride to warn other American patriots that British troops were on the move at the start of the Revolutionary War.
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