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Tecumseh

Shawnee leader
2003
Traces the life of the Shawnee Indian leader, including his struggle to regain lost Indian territory, his efforts to unite American Indian nations, and his death during the War of 1812.

Dorothea Dix

social reformer
2003
A biography of the nineteenth-century reformer who devoted much of her life to improving the treatment of the mentally ill in the United States.

Francis Scott Key

patriotic poet
2003
Describes the life of the lawyer and poet, Francis Scott Key, best known for writing the poem "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1814.

Eli Whitney

American inventor
2003
A biography of the inventor of the cotton gin, whose application of standardized parts to the production of weapons and other machines was a major influence in the development of industry.
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