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Books in Life Stories series

  • American spies

    Richard Deming

    Hardcover (Whitman Pub. Co, March 15, 1960)
    OUR COPY WAS PUBLISHED BY WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY IN 1960.IT APPEARS FIRST AND LAST ANCILLARY PAGES HAVE BEEN REMOVED. FIRST PAGE IN OUR BOOK IS THE TITLE PAGE. AGE RELATED TANNING OF PAGES AND THERE IS A MUSTY ODOR. BINDING IS LOOSE AT COVERS, BUT INTACT. SCUFFING, DINGS AND WEAR ON SPINE AND COVERS. NICE READING COPY! NO MARKING OR WRITING NOTED WITHIN BOOK.
  • Clara Barton: Founder of the American Red Cross

    Christin Ditchfield

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2004)
    Discusses the life and work of Clara Barton, a nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
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  • J. R. R. Tolkien: Creator of Languages and Legends

    Doris Lynch

    Hardcover (Franklin Watts (Scholastic), Sept. 16, 2003)
    Examines the personal life and literary career of the author of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy.
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  • Margaret Bourke-White: Adventurous Photographer

    Christopher C. L. Anderson

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2005)
    Presents the life and accomplishments of the first American photographer allowed in the Soviet Union, and one of the first photographers for "Life" magazine.
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  • Thurgood Marshall: Champion for Civil Rights

    Wil Mara

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2004)
    Discusses the life and work of Thurgood Marshall, a civil rights advocate who later became the first African American Supreme Court justice.
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  • Marie Curie: A Scientific Pioneer

    Allison Lassieur

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Recounts the life and accomplishments of the woman whose study of radioactivity lead to her being awarded two Nobel Prizes.
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  • Honeybee tells honeybee

    Mary Adrian

    Unknown Binding (Holiday House, )
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  • Guglielmo Marconi: Inventor Of Wireless Technology

    Liz Sonneborn

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Nov. 1, 2005)
    Presents the life and accomplishments of the Italian inventor who is considered a pioneer in the field of wireless technology.
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  • A Time to Weave

    Patricia A. Habada

    Hardcover (Adventist Book Center New Jersey, June 30, 1983)
    In excellent condition
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  • Ranching

    Rennay Craats

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 2002)
    Briefly explores what it was like to live and work on a ranch in the latter half of the nineteenth century, including first-hand accounts from people who owned, managed, or just lived on ranches.
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  • Thomas Alva Edison: Inventor and Entrepreneur

    Claire Price-Groff

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 2003)
    Explores the life of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of numerous devices, including the light bulb and the phonograph.
  • The Wagon Train

    Jill Bryant

    Library Binding (Weigl Pub Inc, Dec. 1, 2002)
    Briefly explores what it was like to travel across the country by wagon train, including first-hand accounts about such things as cooking on the trail and dangers to be faced.
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