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  • Norman Rockwell: America's Best-Loved Illustrator

    Joel H. Cohen

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1997)
    A biography of the painter who for sixty-five years portrayed America for Americans as they liked to see themselves
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  • Pocahontas: Peacemaker and Friend to the Colonists

    Pamela Hill Nettleton, Jeffrey Joseph Yesh

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the woman who helped to bring about peace and friendship between English settlers in Virginia and the native Powhatan people.
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  • George Washington Carver: Teacher, Scientist, and Inventor

    Lori Mortensen, Niamh O'Connor

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Born into slavery, George Washington Carver fought adversity to educate himself. Find out how this teacher not only improved the way people farmed, but introduced the world to more than 300 uses for the peanut.
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  • Harriet Tubman

    Cassie Mayer

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Sept. 28, 2007)
    This engaging series give children a first introduction to important historical figures and their impact on the lives of Americans. Books include information on major accomplishments in each person’s life and explain how their actions impacted history. Illustrations and primary sources are used to enhance students’ understanding of the text. This title looks at Harriet Tubman, from her early life, through the work that made her famous.
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  • Sitting Bull

    Randy T Gosda

    Library Binding (Abdo Publishing, Sept. 1, 2002)
    A simple biography of the Sioux chief who worked to maintain the rights of Native American people and who led the defeat of General Custer at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
    N

  • George Washington Carver: A Photo Biography

    John Riley

    Library Binding (Morgan Reynolds Pub, Feb. 1, 2000)
    A simple biography of George Washington Carver, the founder of the Tuskegee Institute chronicles the life and career of the noted African American agriculturist.
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  • Harriet Tubman

    Randy T Gosda

    Library Binding (Buddy Books, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
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  • Mathew Brady: Civil War Photographer

    Elizabeth Van Steenwyk

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1997)
    A biography of the pioneering photographer, who is known for his unique portrayal of the Civil War, as well as for portraits of such personalities as Lincoln, Grant, Lee, and others
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  • Christopher Columbus: Great Explorer

    David A. Adler, Lyle Miller

    Library Binding (Holiday House, Oct. 1, 1991)
    A chronicle of the life and adventures of Christopher Columbus describes his early years in Genoa, his dreams of sailing, his four voyages to the Americas, and the indigenous peoples he encountered there.
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  • Thomas Alva Edison

    David A. Adler, Lyle Miller

    Library Binding (Holiday House, Sept. 1, 1990)
    A biography of the inventive genius who developed the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture.
    M

  • Martin Luther King Jr

    Courtney Baker, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu

    Paperback (Scholastic Inc., Jan. 1, 1948)
    Young readers will learn the ways that racism shaped Martin Luther King, Jr.'s early years, and how his reactions helped him become a leader who changed our world.
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  • Betsy Ross

    Alexandria Manera

    Hardcover (Lake Street Pubs, March 1, 2003)
    A brief description of the life of Betsy Ross, including her role in the Revolutionary War.