biography

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Frontier surgeons

a story about the Mayo brothers
  • Crofford, Emily
1989
A biography of the two doctor brothers whose Minnesota clinic became world-famous.

Abraham Lincoln

president of a divided country
  • Greene, Carol
1989
A simple biography of the Civil War president.

Abraham Lincoln

for the people
  • Colver, Anne
1992
A biography of the President who preserved the American Union during the Civil War.

Robert E. Lee, brave leader

  • Bains, Rae
1986
Traces the life of the highly respected Confederate general, with an emphasis on his difficult boyhood in Virginia.

Jack London

a life of adventure
  • Bains, Rae
1992
A biography of the American novelist and short story writer who sought and wrote about adventure.

A picture book of Robert E. Lee

  • Adler, David A
1994
An introduction to the life of the Commander in Chief of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

A picture book of Abraham Lincoln

  • Adler, David A
1989
Follows the life of the popular president, from his childhood on the frontier to his assassination after the end of the Civil War.

Francis Scott Key

poet and patriot
  • Patterson, Lillie
1991
A biography of the Washington lawyer and amateur verse writer who composed the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812.

A picture book of Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • Adler, David A
1989
A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped African-Americans win many battles for equal rights.

A picture book of John F. Kennedy

  • Adler, David A
1991
Depicts the life and career of John F. Kennedy.

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