Historical American biographies

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Annie Oakley

legendary sharpshooter
1998
Recounts the life of the markswoman and performer who achieved fame with Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show.

Andrew Carnegie

steel king and friend to libraries
1999
A biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.

Amelia Earhart

legend of flight
2003
A biography of Amelia Earhart who, four years after becoming the first woman passenger to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, became the first woman pilot to do so, as well.

Dolley Madison

courageous first lady
1999
A biography of the wife of James Madison, focusing on her role as this country's fourth First Lady.

Douglas MacArthur

brilliant general, controversial leader
2001
Examines the life and military career of General Douglas MacArthur, focusing on his role in World War II and the Korean War.

Mathew Brady

photographer of the Civil War
2001
A biography of the most famous photographer of the U.S. Civil War.

Henry Ford

building cars for everyone
2002
A biography of the American inventor and industrialist who is best known for making the automobile practical, through both his revolutionary assembly lines and his desire to make a car every working man could afford.

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