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  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Lola M. Schaefer

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Schaefer, Lola M.
    L

  • Chief Ouray: Ute Peacemaker

    Diane Shaughnessy, Jack Carpenter

    Library Binding (Powerkids Pr, Aug. 1, 1998)
    A biography of the Ute Indians' great peacemaker whose tribe retained their land and freedom until his death in 1880.
    P

  • Thurgood Marshall

    Helen Frost, Gail Saunders-Smith

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    An introduction to the life and accomplishments of Thurgood Marshall, the African American civil rights attorney who became a prominent Supreme Court Justice.
    L

  • John F. Kennedy

    Helen Frost

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    An introduction to the life of John F. Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States.
    L

  • George Washington

    Keith Brandt

    Paperback (Troll Communications Llc, Jan. 1, 1985)
    A brief biography of the first president of the United States
    W

  • Betsy Ross

    Helen Frost

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress who some people believe sewed the first American flag.
    L

  • Betsy Ross

    Helen Frost

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Introduces the life of Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress who some people believe sewed the first American flag.
    L

  • Cesar Chavez

    Lola M. Schaefer

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Simple text and photographs depict the life of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.
    M

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Laurence Santrey, Allan Eitzen

    Paperback (Troll Communications Llc, Feb. 1, 1986)
    A biography of the versatile American known for his accomplishments as inventor, architect, musician, diplomat, scientific farmer, political philosopher, author of the Declaration of Independence, and President of the United States
    K

  • Martin Luther King

    Rae Bains, Hal Frenck

    Paperback (Troll Communications Llc, Feb. 1, 1986)
    A biography of a courageous leader in the civil rights movement who championed nonviolent protest and "had a dream" of equality for all
    T

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Lola M. Schaefer

    Library Binding (Children's Press (CT), Dec. 16, 1998)
    None
    M

  • Harriet Tubman

    Francene Sabin, Hal Frenck

    Paperback (Troll Communications Llc, Feb. 1, 1986)
    A biography of the Black woman who escaped from slavery and became a well-known figure in the underground railroad as she led scores of slaves north to freedom
    L