Biography & Autobiography - Historical
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The Ghostly Tales of Ohio’s Haunted Cemeteries
$12.99 Read moreGhost stories from Ohio’s haunted cemeteries have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Welcome to the spooky cemeteries of Ohio!
Stay Alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most u
- Series: Spooky America
- Author: Byrne, Kate
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1467197408
- Language: English
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Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman
$8.99 Read moreWhen Bessie Coleman was a child, she wanted to be in school — not in the cotton fields of Texas, helping her family earn money. She wanted to be somebody significant in the world. So Bessie did every… [more below]
- Author: Borden, Louise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 01 2004
- ISBN10: 0689864620
- Language: English
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Spotted Tail
$18.95 Read moreThis biography of Spotted Tail traces the life of the famous Lakota leader who expertly guided his people through a pivotal and tumultuous time in their nation’s history as they fought and then negoti… [more below]
- Author: Heska Wanblir Weiden
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1478867884
- Language: English
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Boys Who Rocked the World: Heroes from King Tut to Bruce Lee
$11.99 Read moreMeet young men with grand goals in these profiles of forty-six movers and shakers who made their mark before they turned twenty.
This engaging and thought-provoking collection of influential stories p- Author: Roehm McCann, Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 30 2012
- ISBN10: 1582703310
- Language: English
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Who Was Levi Strauss?
$6.99 Read moreHow did an immigrant who sold sewing supplies in New York City reinvent himself in the American West by creating the most iconic pair of pants in the world? Find out in this addition to the Who HQ lib… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Labrecque, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0448488566
- Language: English
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Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II
$24.99 Read moreRachel’s Oma (her grandmother) has two picture albums. In one the photographs show only happy times — from after World War II, when she and her daughters had come to America. But the other album incl… [more below]
- Author: Russo, Marisabina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 01 2005
- ISBN10: 0689869207
- Language: English
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Somewhere There Is Still a Sun: A Memoir of the Holocaust
$9.99 Read moreResilience shines throughout Michael Gruenbaum’s “riveting memoir” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) about his time in the Terezin concentration camp during the Holocaust, in this National Jewish Bo… [more below]
- Author: Gruenbaum, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 25 2017
- ISBN10: 144248487X
- Language: English
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Amelia Earhart (Spanish Edition)
$8.99 Read moreThis beautiful Spanish-language book, translated from the hugely popular Little People, BIG DREAMS series, can be enjoyed by fluent Spanish speakers and those learning the language, whether at home or… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams en Español #3
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0711284660
- Language: Spanish
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Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You
$9.99 Read moreWith poetic text and dynamic art, award-winning creators Carole Boston Weatherford and James E. Ransome use key moments from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life to inspire future generations to stand up
- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1547608978
- Language: English
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Ruby, Head High: Ruby Bridge’s First Day of School
$19.99 Read moreInspired by an iconic Norman Rockwell painting and translated from an original French text, this is a story about the day a little girl held her head high and changed the world.
- Author: Cohen-Janca, Irene
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 1568463413
- Language: English
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Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story
$12.95 Add to cartThe true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.
Growing up a slave in South Carolin
- Author: Halfmann, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1600609864
- Language: English
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Las Poderosas Palabras de Martin: La Vida del Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.
$16.95 Read moreMartin Luther King, Jr., was one of the most influential and gifted speakers of all time. Doreen Rappaport uses quotes from some of his most beloved speeches to tell the story of his life and his work… [more below]
- Series: Palabras de Grandes / Big Words
- Author: Rappaport, Doreen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1543335845
- Language: Spanish
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A Man Called Horse: John Horse and the Black Seminole Underground Railroad
$18.99 Add to cartFrom award-winning children’s author Glennette Tilley Turner, a daring account of Black Seminole warrior, chief, and diplomat John Horse and the route he forged on the Underground Railroad to gain fre… [more below]
- Author: Turner, Glennette Tilley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1419749331
- Language: English
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Vip: Dr. Mae Jemison: Brave Rocketeer
$9.99 Read moreSoar to the stars with Dr. Mae Jemison in this exciting middle grade nonfiction biography. Perfect for fans of the Who Was and Little Leaders series, the books in the VIP series tell the true–and ama
- Series: VIP
- Author: Alexander, Heather
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: January 05 2021
- ISBN10: 0062889702
- Language: English
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Kate Shelley and the Midnight Express
$8.99 Read moreKate stared at the rickety wooden bridge. There were boards loose on its narrow walkway. There was no railing to hold on to. She was afraid to cross this bridge even in daylight. But she had to cross
- Series: On My Own History (Paperback)
- Author: Wetterer, Margaret K.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 1991
- ISBN10: 0876145411
- Language: English
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Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story
$12.95 Add to cartThe true story of Robert Smalls, a slave steamboat wheelman who commandeered a Confederate ship during the Civil War and escaped with his family and crew to freedom.
Growing up a slave in South Carolin
- Author: Halfmann, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1600609864
- Language: English
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Happy Odyssey
$24.95 Read moreAdrian Carton de Wiart’s autobiography is one of the most remarkable of military memoirs.
He was intended for the law, but abandoned his studies at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1899 to serve as a troop… [more below]
- Author: Carton de Wiart, Adrian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 1844155390
- Language: English
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A Green Place to Be: The Creation of Central Park
$19.99 Read moreHow did Central Park become a vibrant gem in the heart of New York City? Follow the visionaries behind the plan as it springs to green life.
In 1858, New York City was growing so fast that new roads a- Author: Yazdani, Ashley Benham
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 12 2019
- ISBN10: 0763696951
- Language: English
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Heroes of World War II: 25 True Stories of Unsung Heroes Who Fought for Freedom
$19.99 Add to cartThey’ve been called the Greatest Generation, and now their stories will live forever, passed on to the next generation through this new dynamic and engaging biography.
From soldiers to pilots, nurses t… [more below]
- Series: Heroes Remembered #1
- Author: Keene, Jarret
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 21 2024
- ISBN10: 1638191719
- Language: English
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Who Was Johnny Appleseed?
$6.99 Read moreThe perfect biography to “bite into” at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple t… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Holub, Joan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: September 08 2005
- ISBN10: 0448439689
- Language: English
