biography

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Neil Armstrong, space pioneer

1980
A biography of Neil Armstrong who, on July 20, 1969, as a member of the three-man Apollo 11 crew, became the first human being to walk on the moon.

John F. Kennedy

courage in crisis
1989
Examines the life of the American president and his achievements and includes some of his speeches.

Twentieth-century writers, 1900-1950

1993
A collection of short literary biographies covering the major American fiction writers of the first half of the twentieth century, including Jack London, Sherwood Anderson, and John Steinbeck.

John Steinbeck

1994
Discusses the life and works of the Nobel Prize winning author.

Muhammad Ali

the fight for respect
1991
A biography of the colorful, controversial heavyweight champion.

Babe Ruth

1988
Presents the life and career of George Herman Ruth, perhaps the most talented and popular player in baseball history.

Rosa Parks

1994
The biography of Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who by her refusal to move to the back of a Montgomery, Alabama, bus ignited a citywide bus boycott that sparked the entire civil rights movement.

P. T. Barnum

the world's greatest showman
1993
A biography of the showman who created a three-ring circus known as "the greatest show on earth" and sponsored such notables as Tom Thumb, Jenny Lind, and Jumbo, the elephant.

Marco Polo

overland to medieval China
1994
Gives an account of Marco Polo's travels to China during the Middle Ages.

Leonardo da Vinci

artist, inventor, and scientist of the Renaissance
1994
Presents the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci in painting, sculpture, architecture, medicine, science, and engineering.

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