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Historical American Biographies: Robert E. Lee, Southern Hero of the Civil War by Mona Kerby ... $2.00 (1997, 128 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Describes the life of the famous Confederate general of the Civil War.")

Theodore Roosevelt Takes Charge by Nancy Whitelaw ... $2.00 (1992, 192 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Describes the life of the twenty-sixth president of the United States, from his sickly youth through his varied career as rancher, author, and politician.")

Shaping America: Explorers, Missionaries, and Trappers - Trailblazers of the West by Kieran Doherty ... $2.00 (2000, 176 pages. Ex-library, overall good. "Presents the founding of the American West through the lives of explorers and settlers such as Eusebio Kino in Arizona, Junipero Serra in Spanish California, and Brigham Young in Utah.")

Edward Lear, King of Nonsense - a biography by Gloria Kamen ... $1.50 (1990, 74 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Examines the life and career of the nineteenth-century writer-artist who was renowned for his nonsense verse.")

Lincoln and Slavery by Peter Burchard ... $3.00 (1999, 196 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "A biography of the sixteenth president which focuses on the issue of slavery and its importance throughout Lincoln's life from his early days as a lawyer through his presidency.")

Heroines of '76 by Elizabeth Anticaglia ... $2.00 (1975, 112 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. " ... chronicles female involvment in America's fight for independence.")

Piper Books - Horace Mann, Sower of Learning by Cecile Pepin Edwards ... $2.00 (1958, 192 pages. Ex-library, hard wear to cover, pages are in good condition.)

Jenner and the Miracle of Vaccine by Edward F. Dolan, Jr. ... $2.00 (1960, 242 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. " ... dramatized biography of this early medical pioneer presents the complete Edward Jenner: the humane rural docgtor, the enthusiastic naturalist, the devoted husband and father, and, above all, the dedicated scientist whose remarkable discovery of the vaccination process paved the way for today's triumphs in preventive medicine.")

The Saint Book by Mary Reed Newland ... $2.00 (1979, 194 pages. Ex-library, overall good. "For parents, teachers, homilists, storytellers and children.")

Great Men of Science by Arnold Dolin ... $2.00 (1960, 191 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "Inspiring stories about Archimedes, Vesalius, Pasteur, Einstein, and other men of science who battled ignorance and prejudice to conquer disease and expand man's knowledge.") -- 2 copies

The Incredible Deborah - A Story Based on the Life of Deborah Sampson by Cora Cheney ... $2.00 (1967, 203 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good.)

Dorothea Lynde Dix by Gertrude Norman ... $1.50 (1959, 122 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy.)

Great Women of Medicine by Ruth Fox Hume ... $2.00 (1964, 268 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. Elizabeth Blackwell, Florence Nightingale, Elizabeth Garrett, Sophia Jex-Blake, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Marie Curie, and other women of medicine.)

Pioneer Germ Fighters by Navin Sullivan ... $2.00 (1962, 165 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. Leeuwenhoek, Jenner, Koch, Pasteur, Beijerinck, Ehrlich, Fleming, Goodpasture, Stanley, Enders and Salk.)

America in the Making - Wizard of Tuskegee, The Life of George Washington Carver by David Manber ... $2.00 (1967, 168 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. Ages 12 to 16.)

CoFA - Jim Thorpe, Indian Athlete by Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. ... $2.00 (Ex-library, wear to cover, pages are overall good.)

The Secret Six, The True Tale of the Men Who Conspired with John Brown by Edward J. Renehan, Jr. ... $3.00 (1995, 308 pages. Ex-library - from the adult section of the library. "How a circle of Norther aritstocrats helped light the fuse of the Civil War.")

American Assassins by Jo Anne Ray ... $2.00 (1974, 127 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Traces the lives and motives of thirteen men who assassinated or attempted to assassinate leading figures in American history, including several Presdients.")

Child of the Silent Night by Edith Fisher Hunter ... $1.50 (1963, 124 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. Story of Laura Bridgman. "The story of Helen Keller is well-known throughout the world, but few people know of Laura Bridgman. Also blind and deaf, she was the first to break the pattern of early nineteenth-century tradition, learning to read the alphabet and leading the way for others to be freed of their handicaps.")

American Composers of Our Time by Joseph Machlis ... $2.00 (1963, 238 pages. Ex-library, rebound, overall good. MacDowell, Ives, Griffes, Moore, Piston, Hanson, Thomson, Harris, Gershwin, Copland, Barber, Schuman, Menotti, Dello Joio, Bernstein, Foss - Glossary of Musical Terms.) -- 2 copies

Trailblazer of American Science - The Life of Joseph Henry by Sarah R. Riedman ... $2.00 (1961, 224 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good.)

Stanley and Livingstone - Expeditions Through Africa by Clint Twist ... $2.00 (1995, 46 pages. Beyond the Horizons. "Although their names are now linked in history, these two famous explorers spent only a few months in each other's company. ... This book tells the story of their lives, their famous meeting, and both men's explorations through Africa.")

American Women of Science by Edna Yost ... $2.00 (1955, 233 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. Richards, Cannon, Hamilton, Sabin, Pennington, Gilbreth, Hyman, Farr, Stiebeling, Seibert, Blodgett, Mead.)

Tom Paine, Voice of Revolution by Milton Meltzer ... $2.00 (1996, 176 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "The story of the self-educated craftsman who earned a place in history as the voice of the American Revolution.")

Revolutionary War Leaders: Nathanael Greene, Military Leader by Meg Greene ... $2.00 (2001, 80 pages. Ex-library, overall good. "Against the wishes of his parents and the Quaker community, Nathanael joined the colonial army to fight for freedom. He was soon promoted. Later George Washington became one of his friends and supporters. Nathanael became a great general. Read about his bold battle plans that helped defeat the British. Learn how Nathanael found his place in history as one of the Revolutionary War's greatest military minds.")

The World's Great Explorers - Henry Stanley and David Livingstone by Susan Clinton ... $2.00 (1990, 128 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Describes the travels of Stanley and Livingstone as they unlocked many geographic secrets of Africa.")

The World's Great Explorers - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark by Christine A. Fitz-Gerald ... $2.00 (1991, 128 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Describes the expedition made by Lewis and Clark in which they journeyed from Saint Louis to the Pacific.")

Pioneers of Science - Isaac Newton by Douglas McTavish ... $1.50 (1990, 48 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Describes the scientific and mathematical discoveries of Isaac Newton through a biographical approach to his work, which resulted in modern science.")

Pioneers of Science and Discovery - Galileo and the Birth of Modern Science by Martin Suggett ... $1.50 (1981, 72 pages. Wayland Publishers. Ex-library, some wear to include a bit of looseness to the stitching - still a good reading copy.)

Step-Up Books - Meet Christopher Columbus by James T. de Kay ... $1.00 (Not ex-library, cover has hard wear, pages are overall good.)

Patriots in Petticoats by Patricia Edwards Clyne ... $2.00 (1976, 145 pages. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy. "More than eighteen brief biographies of women who fought for their country's independence. Includes information on related historic sites adn markers that can be visited today." Mad Anne Bailey, Penelope Barker, Mary Lindley Murray, Sybil Ludington, Margaret Crobin, Lydia Darrah, Nancy Hart, Mary Hays, Tempe Wick, and many more.)

The Revolutionary Age of Andrew Jackson by Robert V. Remini ... $3.00 (1976, 205 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "It was a raucous time of duels with words and swords, the fifty-year period between the War of 1812 and the Civil War called the Age of Jackson. It was, in its own special way, a time of revolution. People weren't killing each other, and mobs didn't riot in the streets. But enormous changes were shaking and transforming America. And a generation of political geniuses appeared, to wrestle with the nation's prospects and with each other. The men? Andrew Jackson. Daniel Webster. Henry Clay. John C. Calhoun. Martin Van Buren. And the issues? How to make America truly democratic. How to hold the Union together, when slavery was threatening to tear it apart. What to do with the Indians, who seemed to many to stand in the way of America's westward 'destiny.' And - probably - most important to us today - how to solve the fierce power struggle between the President and the Congress.")

The Importance of Thomas Edison by Kelly C. Anderson ... $1.50 (1994, 112 pages. Ex-library, some wear to include broken stitiching at the bottom of the book. Binding may not hold up over time. Still just fine for a reading copy. "Discusses the life and many accomplishments of the famed inventor Thomas Edison.")

To the Point, A Story about E. B. White by David R. Collins ... $1.50 (1989, 56 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. A Carolrhoda Creative Minds Book. Ages 8 to 11.)

Women Gain a Place in Medicine by Edythe Lutzker ... $2.00 (1969, 160 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. The History of Science. " ... the story of five courageous women who fought against all odds to open the doors of medical education to qualified female students." Sophia Jex-Blake, Edith Pechey, Isabel Thorne, Matilda Chaplin, and Helen Evans.)

A Deaf Child Listened, Thomas Gallaudet, Piooneer in American Education by Anne E. Neimark ... $2.00 (1983, 116 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. " .. pioneering efforts in educating deaf children in the early part of the nineteenth century are still being felt today.") -- 2 copies

American Women - Their Lives in Their Words by Doreen Rappaport ... $3.00 (1990, 318 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Excerpts from women's diaries, letters, speeches, and autobiographical writings provide a first-person look at the history of American women.")

Before the Supreme Court, The Story of Belva Ann Lockwood by Terry Dunnahoo ... $1.50 (1974, 186 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "A biography of Belva Ann Lockwood, fighter for women's rights, who became the first woman to practice law before the Supreme Court and to plead the first case for a Negro there.")

A Book of Saints by Mildred Criss ... $2.00 (1956, 158 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. Saint John the Baptist, Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint Jude, Saint Paul, Saint Francis of Assisi, and more.)

The Chain Reaction, Pioneers of Nuclear Science by Karen Fox ... $2.00 (1998, 144 pages. Ex-library, overall good. "Profiles seven people--including Marie Curie, Enrico Fermi, Robert Oppenheimer, and Andrei Sakharov--whose study of the atom has shaped the field of nuclear science during this century.")

American Women of Achievement: Clara Barton, Founder, American Red Cross by Leni Hamilton ... $1.00 (1988, 112 pages. Ex-library, some wear to include some stitching that is coming loose. Binding may not hold up over time. Still a good reading copy.)

American Women of Achievement: Mary Cassatt, Artist by Michael Cain ... $1.50 (1989, 112 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good.)

World Leaders Past and Present: Charlemagne by Susan Banfield ... $1.00 (1986, 112 pages. Ex-library, some wear to include some tape repairs - still a good reading copy.)

Famous Men of Medicine by Caroline A. Chandler, M.D. ... $2.00 (1963, 140 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. Hippocrates, Galen, Vesalius, Pare, Harvey, Jenner, Blackwell, Virchow, Pasteur, Lister, Osler, Reed, Freud, Cushing, Hamilton, Zinsser.)

Unlocking the Secrets of Science: Enrico Fermi and the Nuclear Reactor by John Bankston ... $1.50 (2004, 48 pages. Ex-library, overall good. "Examines the life of the Nobel Prize-winning Italian physicist who, among other achievements, developed the world's first nuclear reactor as part of the effort to create the first nuclear bomb.")

The People of Concord by James Playsted Wood ... $1.00 (1970, 152 pages. Not ex-library, dustjacket, some wear to include lightly browning pages - still a good reading copy. A mix of history and cameo biographies - Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, the Alcott's and more.)

Great American Heroes by Jean Fiedler ... $2.00 (1966, 192 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear - still a good reading copy. Williams, Zenger, Franklin, Putnam, Henry, Revere, Washington, Paine, Jefferson, Hale, Jones, Boone, Clark, Houston, Farragut, Carson, Lincoln, Lee, Washington, Peary, York, Roosevelt, Pyle, Kelly, Kenneday, The Four Chaplains.)

A First Book: George Washington by Tom McGowen ... $1.50 (1986, 64 page. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Recounts the life of America's first president, including his youth in Virginia, military career, role in the formation of an independent nation, and leadership of that new country.")

The Ingenious Mr. Peale by Janet Wilson ... $2.00 (1996, 122 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. Painter, patriot and man of science. ... Narrates the life of the early American portrait painter who established the first public picture gallery in America and who pursued numerous other interests including natural history.")

An Eye on the World - Margaret Bourke-White, Photographer by Beatrice Siegel ... $2.00 (1980, 124 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "A biography of a woman renowned for her photographic interpretations of war, revolution, and poverty and for her personal battle against Parkinsonism.")

Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson -- Book and Cassette Tapes ... $10.00 (Recorded Books - 3 cassettes / 3.25 hours. Unabridged, very nice. ... Book is ex-library, dustjacket, very good. "Being an Account of Certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as Revealed by his Horse ." ... " Here, straight from the horse’s mouth is the real story of Paul Revere’s midnight ride. Told by Scheherezade, the brave, beautiful mare who carried Mr. Revere that fateful night, this charming tale gives children a delightfully different perspective on the American Revolution.")

Make Way for Sam Houston by Jean Fritz ... $2.00 (1986, 109 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Traces the life of the soldier who led the fight for Texas' independence from Mexico, served as governor and senator, and opposed secession during the Civil War.")

Maud, The Life of L. M. Montgomery by Harry Bruce ... $1.50 (1992, 166 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Describes the private life and literacy career of the Canadian writer best known for her novels about Anne, a girl from Prince Edward Island.")

Kindred Spirit, A Biography of L. M. Montgomery, Creator of Anne of Green Gables by Catherine M. Andronik ... $2.00 (1993, 160 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "Covers the personal life and literary career of the Canadian writer best known for her novels about Anne, a girl from Prince Edward Island.")

Jules Verne by Beril Becker ... $1.50 (1966, 224 pages. Ages 10 to 16. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. Putnam Lives to Remember.)

Albert Einstein by Arthur Beckhard ... $1.50 (1959, 126 pages. Ex-library, some wear - still a good reading copy. Putnam Lives to Remember.)

Mary Peters by Mary Ellen Chase ... $3.00 (1934, 377 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "Autobiographical novel. Mary Peters comes from a long line of deep-water captains and is herself born on a merchant ship. For 15 years she is brought up and educated on her father"s vessel.")

Patrick Henry, Firebrand of the Revolution by Nardi Reeder Campion ... $3.00 (1961, 261 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. Ages 12 and up.)

Say It with Music, A Story about Irving Berlin by Tom Streissguth ... $1.50 (1994, 64 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. A Carolrhoda Creative Minds Book. Ages 8 to 11.)

Squanto, Friend of the White Men by Clyde Robert Bulla ... $2.00 (1954, 106 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy.)

Thaddeus Lowe, America's One-Man Air Corps by mary Hoehling ... $2.00 (1958, 189 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Thaddeus Lowe with his billowing balloon can justly be called the Founding Father of the United States Air Force, because of the balloon equipment and aerial reconnaissance techniques he developed during the Civil War.")

Touch of Light, The Story of Louis Braille by Anne E. Neimark ... $1.50 (1970, 186 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy.)

Women Who Shaped History by Henrietta Buckmaster ... $1.50 (1966, 152 pages. Ex-library, overall good. Dorothea Dix, Prudence Crandall, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Elizabeth Blackwell, Harriet Tubman, Mary Baker Eddy.)

Freedom Train, The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling ... $1.00 (Title page has been removed. 191 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall typical library wear, some binding issues which results in a few pages that are nearly detached. With care, the book is still just fine for a reading copy. You may simply want to tape the loose pages at the hinge.)

Harriet Tubman, Conductor on the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry ... $1.50 (1955, 248 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some typical wear to include taped hinges inside covers - still a good reading copy.

Legendary Heroes of the Wild West: Zebulon Pike, Explorer of the Southwest by William R. Sanford and Carl R. Green ... $1.50 (1996, 48 pages. Ex-library, overall good. "A biography of the army officer and explorer who discover, among other places in the West and Southwest, the great Rocky Mountain peak in Colorado that bears his name.")

Legendary Heroes of the Wild West: Brigham Young, Pioneer and Mormon Leader by William R. Sanford and Carl R. Green ... $1.50 (1996, 48 pages. Ex-library, overall good. "Traces the life of the religious leader, from his childhood through his embracing the Mormon faith and becoming head of their church.")

Outlaws and Lawmen of the Wild West: Allan Pinkerton by William R. Sanford and Carl R. Green ... $1.50 (1995, 48 pages. Ex-library, overall good.)

Contemporary Black Leaders by Elton C. Fax ... $1.50 (1970, 243 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear, but overall good. "Malcolm X, Bayard Rustin, Whitney M. Young Jr., Coretta Scott King, Roy Wilkins, Thrugood Marshall, Fannie Lou Hamer, Carl B. Stokes, Ruby Dee, and more.)

Chief Joseph, War Chief of the Nez Perce by Russell Davis and Brent Ashabranner ... $1.50 (1962, 190 pages. Ex-library, rebound, wear to cover, overall typical library wear - still a good reading copy.) -- 2 copies

Daniel Boone, Wilderness Scout by Stewart Edward White ... $2.00 (Junior Deluxe Editions. Not ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "The story of the greatest frontiersman.")

Famous Twentieth Century Leaders by Frank Donovan ... $2.00 (1964, 160 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. Leaders of China, Woodrow Wilson, Leaders of Russia, Mussolini, Hitler, Churchill, FDR, Gandhi.)

Four Women of Courage edited, with commentary by Bennett Wayne ... $1.50 (1975, 167 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "Brief biographies of four women who achieved their ambitions against great odds." Dorothea Dix, Linda Richards, Helen Keller, Jacqueline Cochran.)

Four Women in a Violent Time by Deborah Crawford ... $1.50 (1970, 191 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. Anne Hutchinson, Mary Dyer, Lady Deborah Moody, Penelope Stout.)

Lafayette, Man in the Middle by Sabra Holbrook ... $2.00 (1977, 214 page. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "A biography of the Frenchman whose belief in democracy led him to participate in the American and French Revolutions.")

Lucretia Mott, Gentle Warrior by Dorothy Sterling ... $2.00 (1964, 237 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "The loss of a child, the destruction of her meeting hall by enraged mobs, a trip to England as one of the first woman delegates to a World Anti-Slavery Conference - these are only a few of the dramatic events in the life of this mother of six and grandmother of nineteen who, though a 'gentle warrior,' was a formidable foe!") -- 2 copies

Leader at Large, The Long and Fighting Life of Norman Thomas by Charles Gorham ... $2.00 (1970, 217 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. ... "Norman Mattoon Thomas (November 20, 1884 – December 19, 1968) was a leading American socialist, pacifist, and six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America." ... "He was called a radical when he talked of unemloyment insurance, minimum wages, old-age pensions, and health insurance, but his honesty and compassion and sense of justice left their mark on America and many of his crusades are now the law of the land. ... ...follow Norman Thomas thorugh his schooling, his young manhood, family life, and the decisive confrontations which made him one of the great Americans of this century.")

Life and Times of Frederick Douglass adapted by Barbara Ritchie ... $1.50 (1966, 210 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. "Born a slave, self-taught, a fugitive at twenty-one, Frederick Douglass became at twenty-four an outstanding spokesman for his race, and continued through all his long life to give notable service to the cause of freedom.")

Makers of America: Luther Burbank, Nature's Helper by Lillian J. Bragdon ... $2.00 (1959, 124 pages. Ex-library, cover has wear and soil, pages are overall good.)

Native American Doctor, The Story of Susan LaFlesche Picotte ... $1.50 (1991, 88 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "A biography of the young Omaha Indian woman who became the first Native American woman to graduate from medical school.")

Pocahontas and the Strangers by Clyde Robert Bulla ... $2.00 (1971, 180 pages. Ex-library, wear and fading to cloth cover, pages have some wear - still a good reading copy.)

The Woodrow Wilson Story, An Idealist in Politics by Catherine Owens Peare ... $2.00 (1963, 277 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, rebound, some wear but overall good. "Here is an unusual portrait of a much misunderstood man. Woodrow Wilson is generally considered to have been cold and unimpassioned. This is not true. ... ...here is a complete picture of Wilson. He was a man who loved life, and whose enthusiasm for people and events and ideas spilled over and was contagious to those around him.")

Champion of Liberty, The Story of Roger Williams by Norman E. Nygaard ... $2.00 (1963, 159 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, water stain to right edge - still a good reading copy. Zondervan Publishing.)

Down a Sunny Dirt Road, An Autobiography by Stan & Jan Berenstain ... $3.00 (2002, 202 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "In alternating chapters Stan and Jan Berenstain, creators of the Berenstain Bears, tell their own stories from early childhood until their marriage, then continue the tale together to the present day.")

George Washington, From Boyhood to President by Bella Koral ... $1.50 (1954, picture book format. Ex-library, rebound, some overall typical library wear - still a good reading copy.)

Great Artists of America by Lillian Freedgood ... $3.00 (1963, 254 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. Stuart, Allston, Bingham, Inness, Homer, Eakins, Ryder, Sargent, Whistler, Cassatt, Sloan, Marin, Davis, Shahn, Pollack.)

George Washington and the Birth of Our Nation by Milton Meltzer ... $1.00 (1986, 188 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear - still a good reading copy. " ... from his growing up years in Virginia to his death at Mount Vernon.")

Hans Christian Andersen, Teller of Tales by Carol Greene ... $1.50 (1986, 128 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Follows the life of the author of many well-known fairly tales, from his difficult youth in Denmark to his struggle to be recognized as a writer of plays, stories, and novels.")

Kipling, Storyteller of East and West by Gloria Kamen ... $1.50 (1985, 72 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. " ... from his early years in India and schooling in England to his later success as reporter, poet, and short story writer.")

Lincoln's America by Adele Gutman Nathan ... $2.00 (1961, 94 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good.)

The Life and Times of Napoleon ... $3.00 (1967, 75 pages. Not ex-library, cover has a bit of wear to corners, pages are overall good. Curtis International/Portraits of Greatness.)

The Life and Times of Columbus ... $3.00 (1967, 75 pages. Not ex-library, cover has a bit of wear to corners, a missing piece at the top of the spine, pages are overall good. Curtis International/Portraits of Greatness.)

The Life and Times of Washington ... $3.00 (1967, 75 pages. Not ex-library, cover has a bit of wear to corners, pages are overall good. Curtis International/Portraits of Greatness.)

The Life and Times of St. Francis ... $3.00 (1967, 75 pages. Not ex-library, cover has a bit of wear to corners, pages are overall good. Curtis International/Portraits of Greatness.)

October 45 - Childhood Memories of the War by Jean-Louis Besson ... $2.00 (1995, 94 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear but overall good. "In September 1939, seven-year-old Jean-Louis and his family find themselves caught up in the invasion of France by the Germans. ... This is a recounting of the experiences of a Catholic boy living through very troubled times. His father joins the French army and the family goes to live with relatives in Brittany to escape Paris. ... After the German invasion, Jean-Louis's father returns and takes the family back to their home in Paris.")

Patriot's Choice, The Story of John Hancock by Frederick Wagner ... $2.00 (1964, 179 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good.)

Songs for Sixpence, A Story about John Newbery by Josephine Blackstock ... $3.00 (1955, 158 pages. Ex-library, some wear but overall good.)

Two Very Little Sisters by Carol Carrick ... $1.50 (1993. Ex-library, some wear but overall good. "Descendants of John Quincy Adams, sisters Lucy and Sarah Adams didn't allow their diminutive physical stature to keep them from a satisfying life as entertainers and businesswomen in the late nineteenth century.")

The World at Her Fingertips, The Story of Helen Keller by Joan Dash ... $1.50 (2001, 235 pages. Ex-library, dustjacket, some wear to include a bit of a skew - still a good reading copy.)



The Sowers - George Washington, Man of Prayer and Courage by Norma Cournow Camp ... $2.00 (Ex-library, softcover, some wear but overall good.)

Ben and Me by Robert Lawson ... $1.50 (Softcover, some wear but overall good.)

Mr. Revere and I by Robert Lawson ... $1.50 (Softcover, some wear but overall good.)

Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates ... $1.00 (Softcover, some creases to cover, pages are in good condition.)

The Story of Thomas Alva Edison, Inventor - The Wizard of Menlo Park by Margaret Davidson ... $1.00 (Softcover, light wear, overall good. A wee bit of underlining in the beginning.)

The Wizard of Menlo Park, The Story of Thomas Alva Edison by Mickie Compere ... $1.00 (Softcover, light wear, pages are lightly browning.)

Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams? by Jean Fritz ... $1.50 (Softcover, some wear but overall good.)

Can't You Make Them Behave, King George by Jean Fritz ... $1.50 (Softcover, overall good.)

Dangerous Adventure! Lindbergh's Famous Flight by Ruth Belov Gross ... $1.00 (Softcover, overall good.)

Troll Associates: Young Helen Keller, Woman of Courage ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. Troll First-Start Biography.)
Troll Associates: Young Amelia Earhart, A Dream to Fly ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. Troll First-Start Biography.)
Troll Associates: Young Jackie Robinson, Baseball Hero ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. Troll First-Start Biography.)
Troll Associates: Young Davy Crockett, Frontier Pioneer ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. Troll First-Start Biography.)
Troll Associates: Young Harriet Tubman, Freedom Fighter ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. Troll First-Start Biography.)
Troll Associates: Young Squanto, The First Thanksgiving ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. Troll First-Start Biography.)
Troll Associates: Young Orville and Wilbur Wright, First to Fly ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. Troll First-Start Biography.)
Troll Associates: Young Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Heroine ... $1.00 (Softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. Troll First-Start Biography.)

Troll Associates: Louisa May Alcott, Young Writer ... $1.00 (Softcover, overall good.)
Troll Associates: Young Frederick Douglass, Fight for Freedom ... $1.00 (Softcover, light wear.)
Troll Associates: Paul Revere, Son of Liberty ... 50 cents (Softcover, ex-library, wear to cover, pages have some wear - still just fine for a reading copy.)
Troll Associates: Patrick Henry, Voice of the American Revolution ... 50 cents (Softcover, ex-library, wear to cover, pages have some wear - still just fine for a reading copy.)
Troll Associates: Thomas Alva Edison ... 50 cents (Softcover, ex-library, wear to cover, pages have some wear - still just fine for a reading copy.)
Troll Associates: Francis Drake ... 50 cents (Softcover, ex-library, wear to cover, pages have some wear - still just fine for a reading copy.)
Troll Associates: Henry Hudson ... 50 cents (Softcover, ex-library, wear to cover, pages have some wear - still just fine for a reading copy.)
Troll Associates: Harriet Tubman, The Road to Freedom ... 50 cents (Softcover, ex-library, wear to cover, pages have some wear - still just fine for a reading copy.)


Around the World in a Hundred Years by Jean Fritz ... $1.50 (Softcover, some wear but overall good. "From Henry the Navigator to Magellan.")

Black Americans of Achievement: Harriet Tubman, Antislavery Activist by M. W. Taylor ... $1.50 (1991, softcover, 111 pages. Softcover, overall good.)

Colonel Coggeshall, The Man Who Saved Lincoln by Feda Postle Koch ... $1.50 (1985, 261 pages. Ex-library, softcover, some wear - still a good reading copy. "The story of Colonel William Coggeshall, the man who stopped an assassination attempt on President Abraham Lincoln's life in 1861." ... High school and up.)

The Pilgrim Fathers by Leonard W. Cowie ... $2.00 (1972, 128 pages. Ex-library, some wear, still a good reading copy. The Putnam Documentary History Series. "Dr. Cowie traces the early years of the Pilgrims in England and Holland adn shows how, with the aid of London merchants, two ships were hired for the perilous sea voyage. Vividly, he recreates the cramped conditions for the psalm-singing passengers and sceptical crew. ... But the price of settling Plymouth was high.")

Jet Pilot by Henry B. Lent ... $2.00 (1959, 200 pages. Ex-library, rebound, some wear but overall good. "This book is not fiction. It has not 'plot.' It is, rather, a simple factual account of how an average American boy can with skill, courage and determination both serve his country and attain his goal - a career in the air." Illustrated with official Air Force photographs.)

The Top of the World, Climbing Mount Everest by Steve Jenkins ... $3.00 (1999, picture book. Ex-library, dustjacket, overall good. "Describes the conditions and terrain of Mount Everest, attempts that have been made to scale this peak, and general information about the equipment and techniques of mountain climbing.")



Other:

Walt Whitman's America - Being Selections from Leaves of Grass, Democratic Vistas, Speciman Days, and Portraits of Lincoln by James Daugherty ... $3.00 (1964, 111 pages. Ex-library, rebound, overall good.)

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