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2) Rosa Parks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
A brief biography of Rosa Parks, well-known for her role in the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama at the beginning of the civil rights movement.
5) Marie Curie
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2004
Language
English
Description
A biography of the woman scientist from Poland who discovered the element radium which helps to cure some cancers.
8) Daniel Boone
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Provides a brief introduction to Daniel Boone, his accomplishments, and his impact on American history.
10) Ulysses S. Grant
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2005
Language
English
Description
Biography of a good officer who was appointed by President Lincoln to command all of the Union troops and later was elected president in 1868.
11) Eli Whitney
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life of Eli Witney, who became famous for inventing a cotton gin and manufacturing guns with interchangeable parts.
12) Levi Strauss
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and career of Levi Strauss, a Bavarian Jew who immigrated to the United States in 1847 and became a very successful businessman and philanthropist after inventing blue jeans.
13) W.K. Kellogg
Author
Series
Pub. Date
©2007
Language
English
Description
W.K. Kellog invented the first flaked cereal box in 1894. He put his name on every box of cereal his company made. He was only seven years old when he started working in his father's broom company. He didn't start his cereal company until he was forty-five years old, and he tasted very new recipe before it was sold. He gave millions of dollars to build schools, daycare centers, swimming pools, and recreation centers.
14) Bill Clinton
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life and career of former president Bill Clinton.
15) Nat Love
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A short biography of Nat Love, an African-American cowboy during the 1800s.
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