Childhood of famous Americans

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Duke Ellington

young music master
1975
A biography stressing the childhood of a talented musician who helped shape American music.

Sitting Bull

Dakota boy
1996
A biographical look at the childhood of Sitting Bull, one of the greatest Sioux warriors to fight against the white man.

Roberto Clemente

young baseball player
1997
Traces the personal life and baseball career of the Puerto Rican baseball superstar, from his childhood love of the game through his professional career and untimely death to his election to the Hall of Fame in 1973.

George Washington, young leader

1984
Presents the boyhood of the Revolutionary leader and first President of the United States.

Benjamin Franklin, young printer

1983
A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator

1982
Recounts the childhood of the man who was President during the Civil War.

Betsy Ross, designer of our flag

1983
Recreates the childhood of the woman traditionally remembered as the maker of the first American flag, which was secretly presented to General George Washington in Philadelphia in 1776.

John Adams, young revolutionary

2002
A biography of the second president of the United States which focuses on his childhood and young adulthood.

John Muir

young naturalist
1998
A biography stressing the childhood of the naturalist responsible for incorporating Yosemite Park into the National Park system.

Walt Disney

young movie maker
1997
A biography concentrating on the boyhood of Walt Disney, the cartoonist and filmmaker who created Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Porky Pig.

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