Childhood of famous Americans

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John F. Kennedy, young statesman

Concentrates on the childhood of the thirty-fifth President of the United States.

Ben Franklin and his first kite

This is the story of young Ben Franklin who loves doing experiments and cannot wait to test out his latest idea involving a kite.

Betsy Ross and the silver thimble

Young Betsy Ross is upset when her brother tells her that she cannot make furniture because she is a girl, but her mother teaches her that she can still do important things.

Mark Twain at work!

Sam Clemens, later known as Mark Twain, entices his friends into painting a fence that was supposed to be Sam's punishment for a prank he played.

Peter Stuyvesant, boy with wooden shoes

A biography of the first Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, whose wise government and fair treatment of the Indians remain models of excellent leadership.

Allan Pinkerton, young detective

A biography of Allan Pinkerton, who organized the United States Secret Service and developed his own detective agency.

Robert Frost, boy with promises to keep

Recounts the boyhood of America's famous poet, Robert Frost, who knew from experience how to build fences, pick apples, and swing birches long before he wrote about them.

Eleanor Roosevelt, courageous girl

A biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of a President of the United States, and a great humanitarian in her own right.

Paul Revere, boy of old Boston

The boyhood of the colonial Boston lad who became a renowned silversmith and great patriot of the Revolution, with his ride which warned that the British were coming.

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