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Books in Signature Lives: Modern America series

  • Adolf Hitler: Dictator of Nazi Germany

    Brenda Haugen

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany. Includes source notes and timeline.
  • Benazir Bhutto: Pakistani Prime Minister and Activist

    Mary L. Englar

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of Benazir Bhutto, the first women ever to head an elected government in an Islamic nation. Includes source notes and timeline.
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  • Joseph Stalin: Dictator of the Soviet Union

    Brenda Haugen

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of Joseph Stalin, dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953. Includes source notes and timeline.
  • Winston Churchill: British Soldier, Writer, Statesman

    Brenda Haugen

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of Winston Churchill, the heroic prime minister of Great Britain and Nobel Prize winner. Includes source notes and timeline.
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  • Benazir Bhutto: Pakistani Prime Minister and Activist

    Mary L. Englar

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of Benazir Bhutto, the first women ever to head an elected government in an Islamic nation. Includes source notes and timeline.
  • Fidel Castro: Leader of Communist Cuba

    Fran Rees

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of Cuban leader, Fidel Castro. Includes source notes and timeline.
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  • William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania

    Barbara Somervill

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. Includes source notes and timeline.
  • Fidel Castro: Leader of Communist Cuba

    Fran Rees

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of Cuban leader, Fidel Castro. Includes source notes and timeline.
  • Anne Hutchinson: Puritan Protester

    Darlene Ruth Stille

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of Anne Hutchinson. Includes source notes and timeline.
  • Madame Chiang Kai-shek: Face of Modern China

    Sandy Bridget Donovan

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Madame Chiang Kai-shek was a powerful figure in Chinese politics. As wife of the Nationalist leader, she helped modernize China through the New Life Movement of the 1930s. She was educated in the United States and developed a unique understanding of American culture. She used this background to win U.S. support for the Nationalists in their struggles against Japan and the communists. Her diplomatic skills won her many admirers, but others criticized her obvious wealth at a time when most Chinese suffered from great poverty.
  • Jane Goodall: Legendary Primatologist

    Brenda Haugen

    Library Binding (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of primatologist, Jane Goodall. Includes source notes and timeline.
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  • John Winthrop: Colonial Governor of Massachusetts

    Michael Burgan

    Paperback (Compass Point Books, Jan. 1, 2006)
    A biography profiling the life of Massachusetts's first governor, John Winthrop. Includes source notes and timeline.
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