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The Montgomery bus boycott and the women who started it

the memoir of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
1987
An autobiographical account of the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-56, focusing on the role of the Women's Political Council in the successful protest by African-Americans against segregation in the city's public transportation system.

Anne Frank

2004
Presents a biography of Anne Frank, and includes over one hundred photographs and artifacts of her life, her family, friends, their two years in hiding, as well as their arrest, transport to the concentration camps, and separation. Includes time line and index.

The hidden life of Otto Frank

2003
Tells the life story of Otto Frank, father of Anne, examining in depth the betrayal of his family to the Nazis through previously unseen letters and interviews with suspects' families, and discussing his time in Auschwitz, his life following World War II, and his editing and management of Anne's diary.

50 American heroes every kid should meet!

2001
Contains profiles of fifty American men and women from the past and present who have made exceptional, positive contributions to the world, including artists, activists, aviators, scientists, teachers, musicians, inventors, athletes, journalists, jurists, and others.

Heroine of the Titanic

the real unsinkable Molly Brown
2001
Biography of Titanic survivor Margaret Brown, first woman to run for the United States Congress, who spent her life helping others.

Extraordinary women of the American West

1999
Chronicles the exploits and achievements of more than fifty women in the past and present of America's West, including the guide and interpreter Sacajawea, journalist Jessie Benton Fremont, and author Willa Cather.

The Georgia colony

1990
A historical account of Georgia's early days, from its creation as a colony for debtors in the 1700's until its admission as the fourth state in 1788. Includes biographical sketches on individuals prominent in Georgia's history.

Leaders of the North and South

2000
Discusses the leaders of the Civil War and their accomplishments, including statesmen, abolitionists, commanders of the Union and the Confederacy, cavalrymen, and women of courage.

Union generals of the Civil War

1998
Profiles ten Union generals: Ambrose Burnside, Ulysses S. Grant, Henry Halleck, Winfield Scott Hancock, Joseph Hooker, George McClellan, George Meade, Philip Sheridan, William T. Sherman, and George Henry Thomas.

Buffalo Bill Cody

Western legend
1998
Traces the life of the legendary frontiersman, from his childhood in the Kansas Territory, through his years of adventure as military scout, Pony Express rider, and buffalo hunter, to the creation of his Wild West Show.

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