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Immigrant Kids
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Russell Freedman
An exploration of the lives of children who emigrated to the United States during the turn of the century. Black-and-white photographs illustrate the text.
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The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane
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A biography of inventors and aviators Orville and Wilbur Wright. Illustrated with b&w photographs.
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Lincoln: A Photobiography
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Russell Freedman
The first half of this biography of America's 16th president traces Lincoln's life from his boyhood through his early political career. The second half takes readers through Lincoln's presidency, the Civil War, and his assassination in 1865. Using quotes from Lincoln's letters, speeches, and other writings as well as from contemporary newspaper ...
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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"The author of a splendid, Newbery Award-winning Lincoln (1987) uses a similar approach to another monumental figure. The result is a carefully researched biography, extended by a wealth of well-chosen b&w photos presented with clarity and precision . . . easily the best biography of its subject available at this level".--Kirkus Reviews, pointer ...
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Cowboys of the Wild West
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Describes, in text and illustrations, the duties, clothes, equipment, and day-to-day life of the cowboys who flourished in the west from the 1860's to the 1890's.
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Children of the Wild West
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An exploration of what life was like for the children of pioneers and Native Americans in the American West during the late 19th-century. Topics covered include home and school life and what it was like to travel by wagon train. Illustrated with historical photographs.
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Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
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Written for children, this introduction to the amazing life of Eleanor Roosevelt takes readers from her childhood, through her years as First Lady of the United States, to her work as a human rights activist and her role as an Ambassador to the United Nations. The first wife of an American president to hold her own news conferences, Eleanor ...
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Give Me Liberty!: The Story of the Declaration of Independence
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Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as well as the personalities and politics behind its framing.
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Buffalo Hunt
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An exploration of the importance of the buffalo in the lives of the Native American tribes of the Great Plains. Illustrated with color reproductions of paintings by 19th-century artists such as George Catlin and Karl Bodmer.
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In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys
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A factual account of the world's first cowboys--the vaqueros, or cowherders, who were first established in Spanish Mexico in the 1500s. Readers will learn how the vaqueros invented such cowboy-related standards as the lasso and the rodeo. Many years later it was the vaqueros who taught the American cowboys such things as how to herd cattle on the ...
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Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
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In his signature prose, Freedman draws on personal stories and historical accounts to provide a dramatic overview of how the 381-day resistance to segregated buses in Montgomery, Alabama, spearheaded the Civil Rights Movement. Illustrations & photos.
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Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
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Russell Freedman, Lewis Wickes Hine (Illustrator)
A photo-essay that chronicles child labor in early 20th-century America. Also covered is the life of the photographer who took these pictures, Lewis Hine. Through his photographs and investigative reporting, Hine helped to spur the creation of child labor laws. Illustrated with 61 black-and-white photographs.
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The Adventures of Marco Polo
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He claimed to have seen rocks burn, bandits command sandstorms, lions tamed with a look, and sorcerers charm sharks while divers gathered pearls on the ocean floor. Marco Polo shook Europe with descriptions of the world he'd seen on his epic journey to the court of Kublai Khan. But was Marco Polo the world's most accomplished explorer? Had he ...
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The Life and Death of Crazy Horse
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Russell Freedman, Amos Bad Heart Bull (Illustrator)
A biography of the Oglala leader who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempt to take over Indian lands.
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Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille
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Russell Freedman, Kate Kiesler (Illustrator)
The story of Louis Braille, blinded as a child, who created the alphabet of raised dots that enables blind people to read. Illustrations accompany the text.
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Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life
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A photo-biography of the American dancer, teacher, and choreographer who was born in Pittsburgh in 1895 and who became a leading figure in the world of modern dance.
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Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas
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Many generations of American schoolchildren were taught that Columbus discovered America, and a holiday reminds us every October. But historical investigation in recent years has shown us otherwise. There is evidence that adventurers, explorers, traders, and nomads from various parts of the globe set foot on American soil long before 1492. And ...
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Confucius: The Golden Rule
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Do not impose on others what you do not wish for yourself. Confucius conveyed this wisdom to his followers five centuries before Jesus taught the Golden Rule with similar words. The ideals of our own democratic form of government owe much to the innovations Confucius proposed thousands of years ago. For ages nine and above.
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Indian Chiefs
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Biographies of six Western Indian chiefs who led their people in a historic moment of crisis, when a decision had to be made about fighting or cooperating with the white pioneers encroaching on their grounds.
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The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
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Inspired by Marian Anderson's own biography as well as by contemporary newspaper articles and interviews, Russell Freedman introduces readers to the life of the African-American opera singer. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Anderson was a talented contralto who was denied admission to a music conservatory because she was black. Despite such ...
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I Remember Korea: Veterans Tell Their Stories of the Korean War, 1950-53
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While current events have focused the public's attention on Korea once again, many veterans of the conflict that occurred there half a century ago worry that their time spent fighting in this "Forgotten War" will not be remembered or understood unless their story is told. Award-winning nonfiction author Linda Granfield has collected the personal ...
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In Defense of Liberty: The Story of America's Bill of Rights
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Russell Freedman, focuses on citizens who have challenged the government.
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion
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A biography of Babe Didrikson, who broke records in golf, track and field, and other sports, at a time when there were few opportunities for female athletes.
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100 People Who Changed America
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Children of the Great Depression
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Drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts, and richly illustrated with archival photographs, this book places the Great Depression in context and illuminates the lives of American children who were affected. Photos.
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