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  • Turquoise Boy: A Navajo Legend

    Terri Cohlene

    Library Binding (Demco Media, Feb. 1, 1991)
    A retelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier; includes a brief history of the Navajo people and their customs.

  • Uncle Sam: An American Icon

    Julia McMeans, Jim Carroll

    Paperback (Cavendish Square, Aug. 15, 2018)
    "A retelling of the story of the iconic Uncle Sam."--Provided by publisher.
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  • John Henry The Steel-Driving Man

    Virginia Schomp, Jess Yeomans

    Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Aug. 1, 2013)
    Retells the life of the legendary steel driver of early railroad days who challenged the steam hammer to a steel-driving contest.
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  • The Life of W. E. B. Du Bois: Civil Rights Champion

    Mark Rowh

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2015)
    Recounts the life, career, and accomplishments of the noted historian and sociologist who was an important leader of African American protest and helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

  • Red Cloud

    Don McLeese

    Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2003)
    A brief biography of the famous leader of the Oglala Sioux who led his people to victory against the United States Army at the Battle of Fort Phil Kearny.
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  • Molly Pitcher: The Woman Who Fought the War

    Mark Cunningham, Richard Madison

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Recounts the Revolutionary War adventures of Mary Ludwig, called Molly Pitcher for bringing fresh water to colonial troops during the Battle of Monmouth.
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  • Lady Liberty: Symbol of a Nation

    Kate Shoup, Joel Gennari

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Aug. 15, 2018)
    Lady Liberty is the personification of America. She stands for the United States and for the ideals of liberty and freedom. When most people think of Lady Liberty, they think of the famous Statue of Liberty, but this is not the only version of Lady Liberty. This colorful, illustrated book teaches young readers about Lady Liberty's history and what she means as an American symbol today.
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  • The Bell Witch: Ghost of Tennessee

    Matt Bougie, Amy Greenan

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2017)
    In the early 1800s, after John Bell shoots at a strange animal in his cornfield near Tennessee's Red River, he and his family fall victim to malicious attacks by an entity called the Bell Witch.
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  • The Life of Zora Neale Hurston: Author and Folklorist

    Della A Yannuzzi

    Paperback (Enslow Publishers, Jan. 1, 2015)
    An examination of the life and work of African-American author and storyteller Zora Neale Hurston, who has been recognized for her substantial contribution to American literature and southern African-American folklore. This book discusses her difficult personal life and nomadic existence, and how these struggles impacted her various written works.

  • Annie Oakley: The Woman Who Never Missed a Shot

    Katherine Rose, Richard Madison

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2014)
    An introduction to the life and career of sharpshooter Annie Oakley.
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  • Johnny Appleseed

    Margaret Benjamin, Richard Madison

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Examines the life and accomplishments of John Chapman, more commonly known as Johnny Appleseed.
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  • Annie Oakley

    Sandra J. Hiller

    Paperback (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 2014)
    Annie Oakley was a real woman who became a legend through her extraordinary life and skills. She was crack shot with a rifle and became a star attraction of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. She also became a symbol of Americans’ indomitable spirit and the thirst for adventure and opportunity that drove people to expand westward into unknown territory.
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