Biography & Autobiography - Historical
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Who Was Helen Keller?At age two, Helen Keller became deaf and blind. She lived in a world of silence and darkness and she spent the rest of her life struggling to break through it. But with the help of teacher Annie Sullivan, Helen learned to read, write,...
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Who Was Alexander the Great?Alexander the Great conquers the New York Times best-selling Who Was...? series! When Alexander was a boy in ancient Macedon, he already had grand ambitions. He complained that his father, the great king of Macedon, wasn't leaving anything for him to conquer! This, of...
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Two Sisters: Betrayal, Love, and Resistance in Wartime FranceThis riveting book is an astonishing testimony of what befell two sisters, Whitehouse's own mother-in-law and aunt, who managed to escape the killing fields in Vichy France against all odds. Marion and Huguette Müller's family was torn apart when the Nazis invaded France in...
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The Ocean of Truth: The Story of Sir Isaac NewtonAuthor: Joyce McPhersonPublisher: Greenleaf PressPublished: 07/01/1997Pages: 148Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40dISBN: 9781882514502Audience: 08 - 12
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The Hidden Life of Otto FrankIn this definitive new biography, Carol Ann Lee provides the answer to one of the most heartbreaking questions of modern times: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her family to the Nazis? Probing this startling act of treachery, Lee brings to light never before documented...
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Q: A Voyage Around the QueenWith equal measures of wit and wisdom, the author of 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret draws a deeply original, hilarious, and telling portrait of the Queen herself. She was the most famous person on earth; she first appeared on the cover of Time magazine...
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Profiles in CourageTHE PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CLASSIC OF POLITICAL INTEGRITY With a foreword by Robert F. Kennedy and introduction by Caroline Kennedy John F. Kennedy's enduring classic resounds with timeless lessons on the most cherished of virtues--courage and patriotism--and remains a moving, powerful, and relevant testament to...
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Pilgrim StoriesIn the early 1900s, Pumphrey, a primary school teacher, compiled stories from a number of original sources, including William Bradford's diary Of Plimouth Plantation and Edward Winslow's journal Good Newes from New England--stories of faith, courage, and joy that became the seeds of a...
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War IIDoris Kearns Goodwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic about the relationship between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, and how it shaped the nation while steering it through the Great Depression and the outset of World War II. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully...
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Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson IIIMaster of the Senate, Book Three of The Years of Lyndon Johnson, carries Johnson's story through one of its most remarkable periods: his twelve years, from 1949 to 1960, in the United States Senate. A Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Book of the Last...
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Malcolm X: By Any Means NecessaryA classic and highly acclaimed biography of civil rights activist Malcolm X, ever more relevant for today's readers.As a 14-year-old he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student. At 16 he was hustling tips at a Boston nightclub. In...
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Little Dreamers: Visionary Women Around the WorldThe instant New York Times bestseller!From the author of Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History comes the highly anticipated follow-up, a beautifully illustrated collectible detailing the lives of women creators around the world. Featuring the true stories of 35 women creators, ranging from...
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Keep the Lights Burning, AbbieAbbie was afraid. She had never had to keep the lights burning by herself. But many lives depended on the lighthouse, and Papa was depending on Abbie. This is the exciting true story of Abbie Burgess, who in 1856 single-handedly kept the lighthouse lamps...
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I Am Rosa ParksCivil Rights leader Rosa Parks is the 3rd hero in in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. Each picture book in this series is a biography of a significant historical figure, told in a simple, conversational,...
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Fulvia: The Woman Who Broke All the Rules in Ancient RomeJane Draycott reclaims the life story of Fulvia, one of the most powerful women of the late Roman Republic "Light and thorough, wide-reaching and focused, entertaining but not sensationalist."--Financial Times Fulvia was born into wealth, privilege, and prestige around the year 80 BCE, yet...
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Deciding to See: The View from Nathan's BusDeciding to See: The View from Nathan's Bus is an eye-opening, inspiring, and hopeful linked-essay collection recounting the amazing everyday encounters of city bus driver, Nathan Vass whose life's motto is if you give kindness, you'll get kindness. Vass tests this theory on the...
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Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America's First FrontierThe Instant New York Times Besteller National Bestseller "[The] authors' finest work to date." --Wall Street JournalThe explosive true saga of the legendary figure Daniel Boone and the bloody struggle for America's frontier by two bestselling authors at the height of their writing power--Bob...
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Who Was Babe Ruth?Just in time for baseball season! Babe Ruth came from a poor Baltimore family and, as a kid, he was a handful. It was at a reform school that Babe discovered his talent for baseball, and by the age of nineteen, he was on...
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Who Was Alexander Hamilton?Read the story of the Founding Father who inspired the smash Broadway musical. Born in the British West Indies and orphaned as a child, Alexander Hamilton made his way to the American Colonies and studied to become a lawyer. He joined a local militia...
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Wait Till Next Year: A MemoirBy the award-winning author of Team of Rivals and The Bully Pulpit, Wait Till Next Year is Doris Kearns Goodwin's touching memoir of growing up in love with her family and baseball.Set in the suburbs of New York in the 1950s, Wait Till Next...
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