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Books in Native American Biographies series

  • Martha Washington: First Lady

    Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 1998)
    Traces the life of the wife of the first president of the United States, from her childhood in Virginia through her marriage to George Washington to her role in the American Revolution and the early years of the new country's history.
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  • Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Crusader Against Lynching

    Elaine Slivinski Lisandrelli

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 1998)
    Traces the life and career of the African American journalist and social activist who spoke out against the lynching of blacks in the South
  • Dorothea Dix: Crusader for the Mentally Ill

    Amy Paulson Herstek

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Traces the life and accomplishments of the American social reformer.
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  • Sacagawea

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Heinemann, July 6, 2004)
    Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone Indian. She joined the Corps of Discovery to help Meriwether Lewis and William Clark reach the Pacific Ocean. During her lifetime, Sacagawea learned to travel long distances, married a French fur trader, and saved some important papers for Lewis and Clark. Can you imagine what it was like for her growing up? What kind of a mother was she? Read this book to find the answers to these questions and many more. In this book you will find out the names of Sacagawea’s sister and brothers, see why she named her son Pomp, and learn the nicknames she used for Lewis and Clark.
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  • Denzel Washington: Academy Award-Winning Actor

    Sara McIntosh Wooten

    Hardcover (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2003)
    A comprehensive biography tells of the life and accomplishments of this famous actor, from his childhood days as the son of a minister through his Academy Award-winning moment, along with his views on Hollywood and his efforts to remove the racial barriers in his profession.
  • Julian Bond, Civil Rights Activist and Chairman of the Naacp

    Denise M. Jordan

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2001)
    Portrays the life and career of the African American civil rights leader. politician, educator, and chairman of the NAACP.
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  • Wilma Rudolph: The Greatest Woman Sprinter in History

    Anne E. Schraff

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, March 1, 2004)
    Profiles Wilma Rudolph, who overcame childhood polio to become an Olympic medal-winning runner.
  • Harriet Tubman: Moses of the Underground Railroad

    Anne E. Schraff

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 2001)
    Traces the life of the African American woman who escaped from slavery only to return south to lead other slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
  • Sacagawea

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 6, 2004)
    Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone Indian. She joined the Corps of Discovery to help Meriwether Lewis and William Clark reach the Pacific Ocean. During her lifetime, Sacagawea learned to travel long distances, married a French fur trader, and saved some important papers for Lewis and Clark. Can you imagine what it was like for her growing up? What kind of a mother was she? Read this book to find the answers to these questions and many more. In this book you will find out the names of Sacagawea’s sister and brothers, see why she named her son Pomp, and learn the nicknames she used for Lewis and Clark.
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  • Lorraine Hansberry: Playwright and Voice of Justice

    Catherine Scheader

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 1998)
    A biography of the playwright who was the first black person and the youngest American to receive the New York Drama Critics' award for the best play of the year.
  • Madam C.J. Walker: Self-Made Businesswoman

    Della A. Yannuzzi

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2000)
    A biography of the African-American woman who went from being a laundress to a self-made millionaire.
  • The Myths of the North American Indians

    Lewis Spence

    Paperback (Dover Publications, May 1, 1989)
    The myths and legends of the Algonquins, Iroquois, Pawnees, Sioux, and northern and northwestern Indians offer rich insights into the character and beliefs of the tribes that once dominated extensive territories of North America. The distinguished British anthropologist and folklorist Lewis Spence has collected many of the most interesting and compelling of these myths and presented them here according to ethnic grouping, prefacing the collection with important historical and ethnological information that will give the reader an accurate view of the conditions under which these fascinating tribal cultures once flourished.The myths range in theme from steadfast love to rivalry between warriors to victory over powerful forces, and in their unfolding lie powerful images of the innermost fears and aspirations that motivated the behavior of Algonquin, Iroquois, Pawnees, Sioux, and northwestern Indians alike. Lewis Spence relates each tale in a simple, direct way that will appeal to children as well as to adults. The book includes photographs and drawings that depict various tribes in their typical costumes and dwellings. It contains as well a map of the geographical areas where primary language families were spoken.This fascinating book, a major forerunner of modern studies of myth, combines an appealing presentation of Indian legend with factual and illustrative material that gives each myth meaningful perspective. Students of anthropology and ethnology will enjoy the especially rich variety of mythical imagery in this generous collection, and general readers in search of a good story for themselves and for their children will find in these pages a treasury of suspenseful tales that reveal much of the spirit of North America’s original cultures.