Whitelaw, Nancy

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Clara Barton

Traces the life of the Civil War nurse who cared for wounded soldiers and earned the title, 'Angel of the Battlefield.'.

Thurgood Marshall

2011
Chronicles the life of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, discussing his childhood, schooling, work as a lawyer for the NAACP, role in landmark Supreme Court decisions, and efforts to promote racial equality.

Victory in destruction

the story of William Tecumseh Sherman
2005
Presents the life and era of William Tecumseh Sherman, a most respected and feared Union general during the Civil War.

Theodore Roosevelt takes charge

1992
Describes the life of the twenty-sixth president of the United States, from his sickly youth through his varied career as rancher, author, and politician.

Mr. Civil Rights

the story of Thurgood Marshall
1995
A biography of the civil rights advocate who was the first African-American to be appointed to the Supreme Court.

Joseph Stalin

from peasant to premier
1992
Examines the life and times of Joseph Stalin, the dictatorial leader of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1953.

A biography of General Charles de Gaulle

"I am France"
1991
A biography of the French war hero and leader.

Let's go! let's publish!

Katharine Graham and the Washington post
1999
A biography of Katharine Graham, focusing on her leadership as chief executive officer of the "Washington Post," and discussing some of the major decisions she made during her career related to the publishing of the Pentagon Papers, and the investigation of Watergate.

More perfect union

the story of Alexander Hamilton
1997
Biography of Alexander Hamilton, who was an early American statesman and served as President Washington's Secretary of the Treasury.

Rebels and revolutionaries

voices of American labor
2007
Describes the lives and work of socialist reformers Eugene Debs, Emma Goldman, Upton Sinclair, Norman Thomas, and John Reed, discussing their impact on the U.S.'s political development.

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