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Captain Cousteau, undersea explorer
May, Julian
1972
Brief biography of the French underwater explorer and co-inventor of the aqualung emphasizing his many discoveries about the ocean and its creatures.
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Sitting Bull, chief of the Sioux
May, Julian
1973
A brief biography of the Sioux Indian who defeated Custer at Big Horn and who led his people to Canada in search of safety and food.
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Amelia Earhart: pioneer of aviation
May, Julian
1973
A brief biography of "Lady Lindy"--the first woman to fly the Atlantic as well as the first female to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Sojourner Truth: freedom-fighter
May, Julian
1973
A brief biography of the northern slave who became the first African-American woman to give anti-slavery lectures in the United States.
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Matthew Henson, co-discoverer of the North Pole
May, Julian
1972
A brief biography of the black explorer who accompanied Peary to the North Pole.
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