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  • Clara Barton

    Candice F. Ransom

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Book by Ransom, Candice F.
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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Arthur B. Alphin, Elaine Marie Alphin

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Discusses the life, accomplishments, military career, and political beliefs of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the thirty-fourth president of the United States.
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  • Julius Caesar: Roman General

    T P Wiseman

    Library Binding (Cavendish Square Publishing, Jan. 15, 2018)
    "One of the most renowned names in history, Julius Caesar earned his reputation as a strict general, a resilient and resourceful thinker, and a determined dictator. This is the story of Caesar's life, accomplishments, and death, and the legacy of his name today"--

  • Thomas Jefferson

    Victoria Sherrow

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 2002)
    An introduction to the life of Thomas Jefferson, discussing his roles as drafter of the Declaration of Independence, ambassador to France, secretary of state, vice president, and president of the United States of America.
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  • John Deere

    Jane Sutcliffe

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Born in Rutland, Vermont, John Deere served a four-year apprenticeship to a blacksmith and worked in that trade until 1837. The implements being used by pioneer farmers of that day were cumbersome and ineffective for cutting and turning the prairie soil. To alleviate the problem, Deere and a partner, Major Leonard Andrus, designed three new plows in 1838. The plow was so successful that by 1846 Deere and his partner were selling a thousand a year. Deere then sold his interest to Andrus and organized a plow company in Moline, Illinois. After experimenting with imported English steel, he had a cast steel plow made for him in Pittsburgh. By 1855 he was selling more than 13,000 such plows a year. In 1868 his business was incorporated as Deere & Company, which is still in existence today.
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  • Eli Whitney

    Catherine A. Welch, Tad Butler

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2007)
    Introduces the life of Eli Witney, who became famous for inventing a cotton gin and manufacturing guns with interchangeable parts.
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  • Florence Nightingale

    Susan Bivin Aller

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Oct. 1, 2007)
    Examines the life and work of the woman who did much to reform hospitals and make nursing a respectable profession.
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  • Christopher Columbus

    Susan Bivin Aller

    Paperback (Lerner Classroom, Sept. 16, 2002)
    2003 LERNER PUBLICATIONS stapled-wraps SOFTCOVER
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  • Matthew Henson

    Maryann N. Weidt

    Paperback (Lernerclassroom, Sept. 1, 2002)
    Introduces Matthew Henson, the African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909.
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  • Dr. Seuss

    Laura Hamilton Waxman

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Each book in this middle-grade series is illustrated with photographs and illustrations while sidebars, a timeline and entertaining cartoons further illuminate each subject's personality.
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  • Harry Houdini

    Janet Piehl

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Feb. 1, 2009)
    Each book in this middle-grade series is illustrated with photographs and illustrations while sidebars, a timeline, and entertaining cartoons further illuminate each subject's personality.
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  • John Deere

    Jane Sutcliffe

    Paperback (Barnes & Noble, Jan. 1, 2007)
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