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Books in American Indian Biographies series

  • Paul Revere: Rider for the Revolution

    Barbara Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 1997)
    Describes the life of the silversmith who made the historic ride to announce the coming of British troops to Massachusetts at the beginning of the Revolutionary War
  • Medgar Evers

    Ann Weil, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    This biography examines the life of Medgar Evers. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.
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  • John Chapman: The Legendary Johnny Appleseed

    Karen Clemens Warrick

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2001)
    Traces the life of the frontiersman who became legendary for planting apple seeds throughout the Ohio Territory and selling apple seedlings to new homesteaders.
  • Geronimo

    Ann Weil

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Geronimo in this fascinating biography. Richly supported by photos, art work, and a family tree, readers will come away with an enhanced understanding of an important figure in American history.
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  • Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor and Teacher

    Michael Schuman

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 1999)
    A biography of the man known for his interest in teaching the deaf and for his invention of the telephone
  • Nikki Giovanni: Poet of the People

    Judith Pinkerton Josephson

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 2000)
    Profiles the life of Nikki Giovanni, from her childhood in Knoxville and Cincinnati to her career as an outspoken, influential, award-winning poet.
  • John Lewis: From Freedom Rider to Congressman

    Christine M. Hill

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 2002)
    Chronicles the life of the man whose politics took him from civil rights worker in the South to serving as a United States Congressman.
  • Tecumseh, 1768-1813

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Koestler-Grack, Rachel A.
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  • Osceola, 1804-1838

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Discusses the life of Seminole warrior Osceola, from his childhood in an Upper Creek village to his involvement in the Second Seminole War, capture, and death.
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  • Squanto, 1585?-1622

    Arlene B. Hirschfelder

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2004)
    A biography of Squanto, a Patuxet Wampanoag Indian who served as translator to the Pilgrims of Plymouth in what is now Massachusetts and aided them in establishing a successful colony in the early 1600s.
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  • Pocahontas, 1595-1617

    Elizabeth Carol Sonneborn

    Hardcover (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Discusses the life and people of Pocahontas, her involvement with the Jamestown settlers, her trip to England, and her death. Includes activities, a map, and a chronology.
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  • Abraham Lincoln

    Elizabeth Raum, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Abraham Lincoln in this fascinating biography. Richly supported by photos, art work, and a family tree, readers will come away with an enhanced understanding of an important figure in American history.
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