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  • Napoleon Bonaparte

    Elaine Landau

    Library Binding (Twenty First Century Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Biography of the Corsican general who rose from obscure beginnings to become a France's powerful emperor.
    X

  • Young Thurgood Marshall - Pbk

    Carpenter

    Paperback (Troll Communications, April 12, 1997)
    Examines the life of the first black man to be appointed an associate justice of the highest court in the country.
    L

  • Sacagawea

    Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson, Yoshi Miyake

    Paperback (Steck-Vaughn Company, April 1, 1998)
    Traces the life of the Shoshoni Indian girl who was stolen from her tribe at the age of twelve, sold to a French trapper, and served as a guide in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
    M

  • Primeras Biografías de Scholastic: Abraham Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln

    Sonia Black

    Paperback (Scholastic en Espanol, Feb. 1, 2002)
    Abraham Lincoln nació en la época de la esclavitud en los Estados Unidos. Estaba convencido de que todas las personas eran iguales y merecían ser libres. Este libro da a conocer de una manera sencilla la historia de uno de los mejores presidentes de los Estados Unidos.
    O

  • Young Squanto: The First Thanksgiving

    Andrew Woods, Christine Powers

    Library Binding (Troll Communications Llc, July 1, 1995)
    A simple biography of the Wampanoag Indian who helped the Pilgrims survive in their early days
    N

  • Queen Elizabeth I

    Kate Havelin

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, May 1, 2002)
    Discusses the life of Queen Elizabeth I, from her birth to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in 1533, her imprisonment by her half-sister, through her reign as one of England's more respected monarchs, to her death in 1603.
    W

  • Florence Nightingale

    Lola M. Schaefer, Wyatt Schaefer

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Text and pictures introduce the biography of Florence Nightingale, a famous nurse and reformist to make hospitals safe.
    N

  • Vladimir Putin

    Thomas Streissguth

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, April 30, 2005)
    Traces the life of Vladimir Putin from his childhood in Leningrad, dreaming of becoming a spy, through his work as an agent for the KGB, to his political work, including his time as president of Russia.
    Y

  • Nathan Hale

    Christy Devillier

    Library Binding (Buddy Books, Jan. 1, 2004)
    A biography of the young schoolteacher who was hanged by the British during the American revolution after being captured as a spy.
    M

  • Christopher Reeve

    Megan Howard

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, March 1, 1999)
    A biography of the actor who became well known for his movie portrayal of Superman and for his activities in support of nerve damage research since the riding accident that left him a quadriplegic
    Y

  • Gloria Estefan

    Michael Benson

    Paperback (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2000)
    Presents a biography of the Cuban-born singer, composer, and entertainer who has recorded such hits as "Into the Light," "Conga," "Turn the Beat Around," and "Reach."
    Y

  • Chief Crazy Horse

    Chet Cunningham

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 2000)
    A biography of the Oglala leader who spent his life fighting to keep the white man from taking over Indian lands.
    Y