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Books in Trailblazers of the West series

  • Bob Dylan

    Geoffrey M. Horn

    Paperback (World Almanac Education, July 1, 2002)
    Profiles Bob Dylan, a singer and songwriter for over forty years who is known for such songs as "Blowin' in the Wind," "Just like a Woman," and "Things Have Changed," the Academy Award winning song from the film, "Wonder Boys."
    Q
  • Margaret Mead

    Geoffrey M. Horn

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Examines the life and work of the woman who became one of the twentieth-century's most respected and foremost anthropologists through her studies of various peoples and cultures.
    V
  • Bob Dylan

    Geoffrey M. Horn

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Profiles Bob Dylan, a singer and songwriter for over forty years who is known for such songs as "Blowin' in the Wind," "Just like a Woman," and "Things Have Changed," the Academy Award winning song from the film, "Wonder Boys."
    Q
  • Winston Churchill

    Fiona MacDonald

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, Dec. 1, 2002)
    Examines the childhood, war years, political career, and personal life of the twentieth-century British statesman, soldier, and historian.
    U
  • Lewis & Clark: Path To The Pacific

    Jana Eisenberg

    Library Binding (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 2005)
    Discusses the events and key figures behind the incredibly adventurous and treacherous exploration of the United States' western frontier.
    T
  • Pablo Picasso

    Gini Holland

    Paperback (World Almanac Library, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Describes the life and career of Pablo Picasso, discussing his great impact on twentieth-century art.
    U
  • Frank Lloyd Wright

    Gretchen Will Mayo

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Jan. 1, 2004)
    Examines the life and career of the American architect, detailing the evolution of his innovative design and the structures which won him fame around the world.
    O
  • Gloria Steinem

    Jacqueline Laks Gorman

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, Jan. 1, 2004)
    A biography of the feminist writer and activist, founder of Ms. magazine and the Ms. Foundation, and her impact on the women's movement.
    Z
  • Oprah Winfrey

    Jean F. Blashfield

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, Dec. 1, 2002)
    A biography of the talk-show host who has used her popular television program to venture into publishing, music, movies, and education.
    T
  • Colin Powell

    Geoffrey M. Horn

    Library Binding (World Almanac Education, July 1, 2004)
    Text with sidebars, photographs, and a timeline chronicle the life of the first African-American appointed to the position of Secretary of State through his sixty-seventh birthday in 2004.
    Y
  • Elvis Presley

    Adele Q. Brown

    Library Binding
    Follows the life, career, and music of the popular rock and roll singer, from his early years in Mississippi to his controversial death at age forty-two.
  • Neil Armstrong

    Tim Goss

    Paperback (World Almanac Education, July 1, 2002)
    A biography of the first man on the moon, covering his youth, his career as an astronaut, and his life after NASA.
    N