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  • Soviet Leaders from Lenin to Gorbachev

    Thomas Streissguth, Alexander Meigs Haig

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, June 1, 1992)
    Surveys the history of the Soviet Union through the exploits and achievements of the seven men who were its leaders from 1917 to 1991; Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Nikita Khrushchev, Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov, Konstantin Chernenko, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

  • Women Who Reformed Politics

    Isobel V. Morin

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, May 1, 1994)
    Profiles eight American women who fought for political changes, including Ida Wells-Barnett, Pauli Murray, and Fannie Lou Hamer for civil rights; Carrie Chapman Catt for woman suffrage; Molly Dewson for women's political voices; and feminist Gloria Steinem

  • World War II: Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hirohito, Dwight

    Aaron Rosenberg

    Library Binding (Perfection Learning, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Full-color series--six bios in one! It takes more than one person to bring about change and innovation. Find out how key players from yesterday and today influenced and interacted with each other during some of the world's most memorable periods. So much more than just your typical biography, Profiles focuses on six of the most prominent figures during World War II. This book includes all of the biographical information kids need to know (background, family, education, accomplishments, etc.) about FDR, Churchill, Eisenhower, Hitler, Stalin, and Hirohito. Photographs, maps, and quotes will be interwoven throughout the text.
    Y

  • Women Inventors & Their Discoveries

    Ethlie Ann Vare, Greg Ptacek

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, March 1, 1993)
    Surveys the lives and work of such innovative women as Grace Hopper, Fannie Farmer, C. J. Walker, and Stephanie Kwolek
    U

  • Top Lawyers & Their Famous Cases

    Phyllis Raybin Emert

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, Dec. 1, 1995)
    Profiles the lives and famous cases of eight American attorneys including Andrew Hamilton, John Adams, Belva Lockwood, Abraham Lincoln, Clarence Darrow, Robert Jackson, Joseph Welch, and Morris Dees.
    X

  • America's 3Rd-Party Presidential Candidates

    Nathan Aaseng

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, Jan. 1, 1995)
    Profiles individuals who have run for President outside of the Democratic and Republican parties, including Eugene V. Debs, Strom Thurman, John Anderson, and Ross Perot

  • Legendary Labor Leaders

    Thomas Streissguth

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, April 1, 1998)
    Traces the history of the labor movement in the United States through brief biographies of labor leaders: Samuel Gompers, Eugene Debs, William Haywood, "Mother" Jones, John Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, Jimmy Hoffa, and Cesar Chavez

  • America's Most Influential First Ladies

    Carl Sferrazza Anthony, Betty Ford

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, Sept. 16, 1992)
    Examines the contributions and accomplishments of eleven presidential wives: Dolley Madison, Mary Lincoln, Nellie Taft, Florence Harding, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jacqueline Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, Rosalynn Carter, and Nancy Reagan.
    Z

  • Hoaxers & Hustlers

    Thomas Streissguth

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, Jan. 1, 1994)
    Describes the lives and schemes of noted con artists, including Lord Gordon-Gordon, Charles Ponzi, and Clifford Irving.

  • Hatemongers and Demagogues

    Thomas Streissguth

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, Aug. 1, 1995)
    Traces the history of bigotry and racism in the United States and looks at key individuals, including Senator McCarthy and Louis Farrakhan

  • Amazing Archaeologists and Their Finds

    William Scheller

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, May 1, 1994)
    Each chapter discusses a major archaeological find, such as King Tut's tomb, the walls of Troy, and the city of Jericho, and profiles the key individuals involved

  • Women of the U.S. Congress

    Isobel V. Morin

    Hardcover (Oliver Pr Inc, Jan. 1, 1994)
    Describes the lives and political careers of eleven women who have served in the Congress: Jeannette Rankin, Margaret Chase Smith, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, and Carol Moseley Braun.Describes the lives and political careers of eleven women who have served in the Congress, including: Jeannette Rankin, Margaret Chase Smith, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan,and Nancy Landon Kassebaum