Jan Gleiter
1) Kit Carson
Author
Language
English
Description
A biography of the legendary American trapper, scout, and Indian agent.
2) Paul Revere
Author
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of the American patriot who rode from Boston to Lexington to warn his fellow citizens that the British were coming.
3) Pocahontas
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Powhatan Indian woman who befriended the English settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, and helped maintain peace between her tribe and the colonists.
7) Annie Oakley
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
The life of the frontier woman who was famous for her skills as a sharpshooter which she demonstrated in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and other shows of the time.
12) Jane Addams
Author
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Recounts the story of the woman with a social conscience who worked with the poor, founded Hull House in Chicago, and became one of the most famous crusaders in America.
13) Simon Bolivar
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
Description
A biography of "El Libertador, " whose victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
14) Casey Jones
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
The life of the railroad engineer, famous for always bringing his train in on time, and whose last ride on the Cannonball Express inspired the well-known ballad.
15) Hernando de Soto
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River, explored in what is now Florida, and took part in the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
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