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Robert E. Lee

Presents a brief biography of Robert E. Lee, commander of the Army of Northern Virginia for the Confederacy during the Civil War.

John Deere

Biography of John Deere, who invented a better plow and co-founded a business to manufacture steel plows, which continues to make farm machinery in the twenty-first century.
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George Eastman

George Eastman, founder of Kodak.
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Henry Ford

Describes the life and accomplishments of Henry Ford, discussing his childhood, early fascination with machines, invention of the Model T, and work at the Ford Motor Company.
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Ulysses S. Grant

Examines the life of Ulysses S. Grant, a Union general during the Civil War who went on to be elected president in 1868.
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John Deere

Biography of John Deere, who invented a better plow and co-founded a business to manufacture steel plows, which continues to make farm machinery in the twenty-first century.
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