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Vander Hook, Sue, 1949
Gillam, Scott
Gitlin, Marty
Magoon, Kekla
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Abraham Lincoln
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See how Abraham Lincoln shaped the world, impacted humanity, and changed the course of history.
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Benjamin Franklin
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Bill Gates
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt: 32nd U.S. President
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George Washington Carver
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The life and career of the famous African American scientist.
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Harriet Tubman
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Cosson, M. J
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Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Berne, Emma Carlson
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Hall, Margaret
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Lucretia Mott: abolitionist & women's rights leader
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Nelson Mandela: a leader for freedom
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Thomas Edison
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William Shakespeare: playwright & poet
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Berne, Emma Carlson
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The Wright brothers
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Hamen, Susan E
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Zora Neale Hurston: Harlem renaissance writer
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Profiles the African American author, discussing her childhood, struggle for education, and career as a novelist and folklorist.
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Alexander the Great: ancient king & conqueror
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Essential Lives introduces the people who have shaped the world, impacted humanity, and changed the course of history.
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Andrew Carnegie: industrial giant and philanthropist
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A biography of the American industrialist turned philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
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Barack Obama: 44th U.S. president
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Robinson, Tom
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Profiles Barack Obama.
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Jackie Robinson: baseball great & civil rights activist
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Winston Churchill: British prime minister & statesman
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Biography of Winston Churchill.
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