Historical American biographies

Author

Whitelaw, Nancy Burch, Joann Johansen Bruns, Roger A Old, Wendie C Harvey, Bonnie C Warrick, Karen Clemens Kent, Zachary Pflueger, Lynda Carey, Charles W Tibbitts, Alison

1) Clara Barton: Civil War nurse

Author

Whitelaw, Nancy

Series

Historical American biographies

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c1997

Language

English

Description

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Traces the life of the Civil War nurse who cared for wounded soldiers and earned the title, "Angel of the Battlefield."

2) Jefferson Davis: soldier and president of the Confederacy

Author

Burch, Joann Johansen

Series

Historical American biographies
Legendary American biographies

Publisher

Enslow Publishers, Inc

Pub. Date

[2015]

Language

English

Description

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"Traces the life of the president of the Confederacy from his childhood through his rise in Southern politics, and to his role as leader of the South during the Civil War"--

3) Billy the Kid: outlaw of the wild West

Author

Bruns, Roger A.

4) The Wright brothers: aviation pioneers and inventors

Author

Old, Wendie C

Series

Historical American biographies
Legendary American Biographies

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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"Traces the path of the Wright Brothers as they pursued their dream of changing the world of aviation."--

5) Daniel Webster: liberty and union, now and forever

Author

Harvey, Bonnie C

Series

Historical American biographies

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c2001

Language

English

6) P.T. Barnum: genius of the three-ring circus

Author

Warrick, Karen Clemens

7) William Seward: the mastermind of the Alaska Purchase

Author

Kent, Zachary

8) Amelia Earhart: legend of flight

Author

Pflueger, Lynda

Series

Historical American biographies

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

c2003

Language

English

Description

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A biography of Amelia Earhart who, four years after becoming the first woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, became the first woman pilot to do so, as well.

9) Eugene V. Debs: outspoken labor leader and socialist

Author

Carey, Charles W.

10) Henry Clay: from 'War Hawk' to the 'Great Compromiser'

Author

Tibbitts, Alison