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  • Brett Favre

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    eBook (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2008)
    Quarterback Brett Favre is in a league of his own. By age 29, he had forged a place among pro football's all-time greatest quarterbacks. This biography explores his life and career. It includes information on his childhood, influences, and path to the pros.

  • Kofi Annan: Guiding the United Nations

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    eBook (Chelsea House Publications, Jan. 1, 2007)
    In December 2001, Kofi A Annan and the United Nations organization received the Nobel Peace Prize. Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, focuses on this leader's efforts to strengthen and revitalize the United Nations and bring it into the 21st century. Born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1938, Annan joined the United Nations in 1962.

  • Ben Roethlisberger

    Rachel A Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, July 1, 2008)
    As a high schooler in Findlay, Ohio, Ben Roethlisberger, or Big Ben, was not a football phenom. In fact, he didn't become a quarterback until his senior year. At Miami University in Ohio, he wore number 7 in honor of his favorite quarterback, John Elway - the number he still wears as the starting quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

  • Chief John Ross

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Heinemann, July 6, 2004)
    John Ross was a Cherokee Indian who became the first principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. During his lifetime, John Ross fought in the Creek War, became a successful farmer, and led the Cherokees on the Trail of Tears. Can you imagine what it was like f
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  • The Choctaw: Stickball Players of the South

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Highlights the stickball tradition of the Choctaw Indians.
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  • The Seminole: Patchworkers of the Everglades

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Discusses the Seminole Indians, focusing on their tradition of creating patchwork. Includes a recipe for wild grape dumplings, and instructions for playing a Seminole game.
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  • William Tecumseh Sherman

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    eBook (Chelsea House Publications, May 1, 2009)
    This biography looks at the military career of General William Tecumseh Sherman. At the outbreak of the Civil war, he joined the Union Army, eventually becoming supreme commander of the armies in the West. His 'March to the Sea' campaign through Georgia was an inetgral reason for the surrender of the Confederate armies in 1865.

  • The Inuit: Ivory Carvers of the Far North

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Discusses the Inuit Indians, focusing on their tradition of carving ivory. Includes a recipe for a blueberry-topped snowcream, and instructions for carving soap animals and for playing an Inuit game.
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  • Eleanor Of Aquitaine: Heroine Of The Middle Ages

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    language (Chelsea House Pub, Sept. 1, 2005)
    A biography of the wife of Louis VII of France, who divorced him to marry Henry II of England, after which strife ensued between the two countries which lasted some 400 years.

  • The Department of Homeland Security

    Rachel A Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2007)
    In the wake of September 11, 2001, the US government felt the need to establish a special department to handle national security - the Department of Homeland Security. This title traces the history of the efforts to maintain national security in the United States and explains how one of the government's most crucial departments is organized.

  • Kent State Tragedy

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Jan. 1, 2005)
    Discusses defining moments in American history.
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  • Michelle Kwan

    Rachel A Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Publications, March 1, 2007)
    From the day she laced up her first pair of skates, Michelle Kwan knew she belonged on the ice. When she was 7 years old, she vowed that she would one day be an Olympic skater, and went straight to work on making her dream come true. By the time she was 12, she was already competing with top skaters from around the world. At age 15, Kwan won her first national and world titles. And in 1998, she made skating history at the U.S. Championships when she received 15 perfect scores for presentation in her long and short programs, the most perfect scores ever for a female skater. Michelle Kwan is the story of a gifted young athlete whose determination and focus have enabled her to become the most decorated skater in U.S. history. Though the only medal ever to elude her was the Olympic gold, Kwan remains a true champion, and she has shown just as much grace in her setbacks as she has on the ice.