Stevens, Bryna

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Handel and the famous sword swallower of Halle

1990
Relates how a determined aunt and a boy who swallowed a knife made it possible for young George Frederic Handel to study music despite his father's strong objections.

Witches

opposing viewpoints
1988
Examines several issues related to witches, including what happened in Salem and whether witches really fly, and incorporates the opposing views of experts.

Ben Franklin's glass armonica

1983
Describes the new musical instrument invented by Ben Franklin for which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven composed music.

Frank Thompson

her Civil War story
1992
A biography of the woman who, disguised as a man, moved behind Confederate lines to spy for the Union during the Civil War.

Deborah Sampson goes to war

1984
A biography of the woman who served in the army during the Revolutionary War under the name Robert Shurtleff and who later lectured about her experiences.

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