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The Wright Brothers

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 11/24/2021 - 14:36

Looks at the Wright brothers and bicycle builders, pioneers of flight , fame and fortune.

Joe Louis

Submitted by khenkes on Mon, 02/24/2020 - 15:25

Discuses the life of the heavyweight boxing champion who became a symbol of success and determination not just for blacks, but for all Americans.

The Wright Brothers

Submitted by khenkes on Wed, 08/09/2017 - 11:25

Looks at the Wright brothers and bicycle builders, pioneers of flight , fame and fortune.

Duke Ellington

  • Woog, Adam
1996
Discusses the life of African American composer Duke Ellington and how his work has had a lasting impact on the music world.

Rachel Carson

  • Presnall, Judith Janda
1995
Biography, in text and photographs, of the biologist whose book, Silent spring, changed the way people around the world think about the environment.

Anne Frank

  • Wukovits, John F.
1998
Discusses the life of Anne Frank, focusing on the years she and her family spent in hiding and the impact of her story upon the world.

Jonas Salk

  • Barter, James
2002
A biography of Dr. Jonas Salk, looking at his life before, during, and after his discovery of the vaccine that eliminated polio--a crippling and often deadly disease--from America's list of public health concerns.

Edgar Allan Poe

  • Tilton, Rafael
2001
An illustrated biography of nineteenth-century American author Edgar Allan Poe that includes a chronology and a selected bibliography.

Jackie Robinson

  • Diamond, Arthur
1992
Examines the life of the first African-American man to play in major league baseball.

Benjamin Franklin

  • Stewart, Gail
1992
A biography of patriot Benjamin Franklin, from his Boston boyhood to his years as inventor and diplomat.

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