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Summary: Chronicles the life and career of the noted aviator, with an emphasis on how her pioneering work in aviation opened the skies to women, and discusses her mysterious disappearance.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 EARWeil, Ann.
Summary: An account of the life of Sitting Bull, including his nomadic childhood, how he became the chief of the entire Sioux Nation, and his role at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SITCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 SITRand, Casey.
Summary: A biography of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 WASRaum, Elizabeth.
Summary: A biography on Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, and his roles in the Civil War and the Great Emancipation.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LINJosephson, Judith Pinkerton.
Summary: Examines the life and accomplishments of Jesse Owens, African-American Olympic gold medalist in track and field.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1997
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB OWENS JOSFord, Barbara
Summary: 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1997
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB REVERE FORKent, Zachary.
Summary: A biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CARCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB CARNEGIE KENMcPherson, Stephanie Sammartino.
Summary: Traces the life of the wife of the first president of the United States, from her childhood in Virginia through her marriage to George Washington to her role in the American Revolution and the early years of the new country's history.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1998
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB WASHINGTO MCPPflueger, Lynda.
Summary: A biography of the American humorist and writer whose writing greatly reflected the events of his life, particularly his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Enslow Publishers 1999
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB TWAIN PFLDoak, Robin S. (Robin Santos)
Summary: A biography on Eleanor Roosevelt, describing how she changed the role of the first lady through her active and outspoken participation in American politics.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROOGallagher, Brigid.
Summary: A biography on Langston Hughes, the American poet and playwright.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Heinemann Library 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HUGGregson, Susan R.
Summary: Follows the rise and fall of Benedict Arnold, America's most famous traitor, tracing his life from his wealthy, upper-class childhood to his betrayal of the American Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Explains Arnold's legacy in modern society.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ARNOLD GREAldridge, Rebecca.
Summary: Describes the life and accomplishments of the third president of the United States.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB JEFFERSON ALDDuden, Jane.
Summary: Looks at the life of Betsy Ross from her Quaker childhood to her role in the Revolutionary War and her days as an independent businesswoman, examining the legend of the Besty Ross Flag and explaining the importance of its legacy today.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ROSCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ROSS DUDGregson, Susan R.
Summary: Examines the life of Phillis Wheatley, the first African-American woman to publish a book, discussing her early life as a slave in Boston in the 1700s, the education and kind treatment she received from her owners, her experiences after being granted her freedom, and her later years.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Bridgestone Books 2002