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  • Amelia Earhart: Female Pioneer in Flight

    Lori Mortensen, Robert Leroy McGuire

    Library Binding (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Daring to become the first female pilot to cross the Atlantic ocean, Amelia Earhart challenged the opinions toward women of her time. Explore her life that has become an inspiration to the world.
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  • Harriet Tubman

    Jehan Jones-Radgowski

    Library Binding (Pebble, Jan. 1, 2020)
    How much do you know about Harriet Tubman? Find out the facts you need to know about this conductor on the Underground Railroad. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.
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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Laura K. Murray

    Paperback (Pebble, Jan. 1, 2020)
    How much do you know about Franklin Roosevelt? Find out the facts you need to know about the 32nd president of the United States. You'll learn about the early life, challenges, and major accomplishments of this important American.
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  • Tito Puente

    Mary Olmstead

    Paperback (Raintree, Dec. 6, 2004)
    Who is Tito Puente? What did he accomplish and how? What is his legacy? Learn about the lives of well-known Hispanic Americans who overcame tremendous odds, such as racism and poverty, and went on to leave lasting marks in the world.
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  • Roberto Clemente

    Mary Olmstead

    Paperback (Raintree, Dec. 6, 2004)
    Who is Roberto Clemente? What did he accomplish and how? What is his legacy? Learn about the lives of well-known Hispanic Americans who overcame tremendous odds, such as racism and poverty, and went on to leave lasting marks in the world.
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  • Richard Nixon: Rise and Fall of a President

    Rebecca Larsen

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, April 1, 1991)
    Traces the life and political career of the thirty-seventh president, from his student days, through the Watergate scandal which cost him the presidency, to his retirement and new career as a writer
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  • Roberto Clemente

    Mary Olmstead

    Library Binding (Raintree, Dec. 6, 2004)
    Who is Roberto Clemente? What did he accomplish and how? What is his legacy? Learn about the lives of well-known Hispanic Americans who overcame tremendous odds, such as racism and poverty, and went on to leave lasting marks in the world.
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  • Antonia Novello

    Mary Olmstead

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Jan. 30, 2005)
    A biography of the poor girl from Puerto Rico who grew up to become, in 1990, the first female and first Hispanic surgeon general.
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  • Abraham Lincoln: Lawyer, President, Emancipator

    Pamela Hill Nettleton, Becky Shipe

    Paperback (Picture Window Books, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the man who was President during the Civil War.
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  • Paul Robeson: Hero Before His Time

    Rebecca Larsen

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1989)
    Surveys the personal life and career of the singer, actor, and political activist
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  • Franklin D. Roosevelt: Man of Destiny

    Rebecca Larsen

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Aug. 1, 1991)
    Discusses the life of the president who guided America through such crises as the Great Depression and World War II

  • Robert E. Peary and the Fight for the North Pole

    Madelyn Klein Anderson

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, May 1, 1992)
    Examines the life of the explorer and his successful expedition to find the North Pole
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