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Books in American War Biographies series

  • 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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  • 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
  • Benedict Arnold

    Karen Price Hossell

    Paperback (Heinemann, Sept. 27, 2004)
    Benedict Arnold was a U.S. soldier in the Revolutionary War who earned a reputation for bravery and the respect of George Washington. However, his later actions in the Revolution made him the most famous traitor in U.S. history. This book looks at the life
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  • 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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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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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  • Malcolm X

    Gail Fay, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Malcom X 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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  • Benjamin Banneker: Astronomer and Mathematician

    Laura Baskes Litwin, Benjamin Banneker

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 1999)
    A biography of the eighteenth-century African-American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy
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  • Dolley Madison: Courageous First Lady

    Lynda Pflueger

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Jan. 1, 1999)
    A biography of the wife of James Madison, focusing on her role as this country's fourth First Lady