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Buffalo Bill, Wild West showman

A biography of a hunter, scout, frontier hero, and star of a Wild West show.

The Wright brothers

A biography of the brothers who made the world's first flight in a power-driven, heavier-than-air machine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

Florence Nightingale, war nurse

A biography of the founder of modern nursing.

The Wright brothers

A biography of the brothers who made the world's first flight in a power-driven, heavier-than-air machine at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

Florence Nightingale, war nurse

A biography of the founder of modern nursing.

Sam Houston, hero of Texas

A brief account of Sam Houston who served as a Congressman and Governor of Tennessee before his association with Texas began.

Alexander Graham Bell, man of sound

A biography of the scientist and educator who invented the telephone.

Clara Barton: soldier of mercy

A biography of the humanitarian whose greatest achievement was the founding of the American Red Cross.

Jane Addams, pioneer of Hull House

A biography of the pioneer in social work who founded the first settlement house in Chicago, campaigned for better social legislation, and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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