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Books in Photo-Illustrated Biographies series

  • Walt Disney: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    June Preszler

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A biography of Walt Disney, the well-known animator, moviemaker, and theme park creator whose technological advancements gave the world Mickey Mouse, Disneyland, Disney World, and EPCOT.
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  • Louis Pasteur: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Kremena Spengler

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A biography on the life of the French scientist Louis Pasteur, that explains his study of germs, discovery of vaccines, and his invention of pasteurization.
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  • Frederick Douglass: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Margo McLoone

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1998)
    A biography of Frederick Douglass, an author who wrote a book about his life as a slave in America, and a speaker who spoke out against slavery.
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  • Amelia Bloomer: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Mary J. Lickteig

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 1998)
    A biography of the temperance leader and women's rights advocate Amelia Bloomer, who spent her life working to improve social conditions for women.
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  • Lucretia Mott: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Lucile Davis, Andrea Libresco

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 1998)
    A biography of Lucretia Mott, the nineteenth-century Quaker minister who was an important participant in the causes of abolition and women's rights.
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  • Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Bill McAuliffe

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1998)
    The story of Chief Joseph, the Nez Perce Native American leader who tried but failed to get his people into Canada in 1877 so that they would not be sent to a reservation.
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  • Louis Pasteur: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Kremena Spengler

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A biography on the life of the French scientist Louis Pasteur, that explains his study of germs, discovery of vaccines, and his invention of pasteurization.
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  • Charles Lindbergh: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Lucile Davis

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    A biography of Charles Lindbergh, the aviator who became the first person to fly non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Amelia Earhart: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Daniel Freeman, Marilyn Rosenthal

    Paperback (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Rosa Park's refusal to give up her seat on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama, led to a boycott of public buses in 1955 that lasted 381 days! Read about the impact and contributions made by each of these leaders, innovators, and pioneers.
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  • Amelia Earhart: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Daniel Freeman, Marilyn Rosenthal

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 1999)
    A biography of the aviator and women's rights advocate Amelia Earhart, the first woman pilot to fly an airplane alone across the United States, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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  • Harriet Tubman: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Margo McLoone

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 1997)
    A brief biography of Harriet Tubman, the woman who escaped life as a slave, and then rescued hundreds of other slaves giving them freedom via the Underground Railroad.
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  • Cesar Chavez: A Photo-Illustrated Biography

    Lucile Davis

    Hardcover (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1998)
    Presents the biography of Cesar Chavez, the Mexican American labor leader who achieved justice for migrant farm workers by creating a union to protect their rights.
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