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John James Audubon: bird artist

John James Audubon's great talent as an American nature artist was recognized only after he had endured many years of economic hardship.

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.

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.

Helen Keller

Although a childhood illness made her blind and deaf she learned to read, write, and speak, graduated from college, and worked to help others like herself.

Leif the Lucky, discoverer of America

Luck played an important role in Leif's life, thereby giving him his nickname. Adventure filled his life too, as he sailed west and discovered Vineland, which was rediscovered centuries later.

Buffalo Bill, Wild West showman

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

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