Biographies

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Martha Washington

first lady of the United States
2008
Tells the life story of Martha Washington, describing her childhood in Virginia; her first marriage; her marriage to the first U.S. president, George Washington; and their life at Mount Vernon.

Sally Ride

astronaut, scientist, teacher
2004
A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the first American woman in space.

Susan B. Anthony

fighter for freedom and equality
2007
An illustrated introduction to the life and achievements of Susan B. Anthony, an activist in the temperance movement, abolitionist, and advocate for equal rights.

Thomas Jefferson

a founding father of the United States of America
2008
An illustrated, simple biography of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Includes a chronology, a glossary, interesting facts, and resources.

Albert Einstein

scientist and genius
2008
An illustrated biography of Albert Einstein, the physicist who changed the world's concepts of space, time, and energy. Includes a chronology, a glossary, resources, and an index.

Sojourner Truth

preacher for freedom and equality
2008
Tells the life story of Sojourner Truth, the nineteenth-century woman who escaped slavery, became a preacher, and fought for the freedom of other African-Americans.

Harriet Tubman

hero of the Underground Railroad
2007
An illustrated introduction to Harriet Tubman, a woman who escaped slavery and risked her life to lead other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad.

George Washington Carver

teacher, scientist, and inventor
2008
A biography of George Washington Carver, famous for finding over three hundred uses for peanuts.

Frederick Douglass

writer, speaker, and opponent of slavery
2007
An illustrated introduction to the life and career of Frederick Douglas, a man who escaped slavery to become a writer, speaker, and advocate of freedom.

Marie Curie

prize-winning scientist
2008
An illustrated, simple biography of Nobel Prize-winning physicist and chemist Marie Curie. Includes a chronology, a glossary, interesting facts, and resources.

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