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21) Nat Love
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True or False: After Nat Love became a cowboy, he never gave up riding the trails. False! After many years as a cowboy, Nat saw that railroads were connecting towns across the country. He wanted to keep up with the times. In 1889, Nat quit the cowboy life. He began working on trains instead.
22) Sojourner Truth
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True or False? Sojourner Truth chose her own name. True! When Sojourner Truth decided to change her life to become a traveling preacher, she changed her name. A freed slave, she wanted her new name to describe her new job.
23) Anne Hutchinson
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In colonial Massachusetts, only men could be preachers. Anne Hutchinson angered church leaders by preaching about God during meetings in her home. The church leaders put Anne on trial for her spiritual teachings.
24) Barack Obama
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Did you know Barack Obama's family comes from three different countries? His mother was born and raised in the United States. His father came from Kenya, in Africa. His stepfather came from Indonesia.
25) Dr. Seuss
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Did you know Dr. Seuss is not a real doctor? Dr. Seuss was the fun name chosen by writer Theodor Geisel.
26) Jackie Robinson
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Did you know that not all Brooklyn Dodgers fans and players welcomed Jackie Robinson to the team in 1947? Some fans and teammates weren't welcoming to a black player at first. But Jackie's great playing soon won them over.
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Activists are people who are willing to fight hard for what they believe in. They put their own lives in danger to improve the lives of other people. Some famous activists include Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglass, and Rosa Parks. In the face of adversity, these brave men and women became formidable personalities and great orators. Readers will find out a great deal about the power of one voice to change the world as they delve into these...
28) Abraham Lincoln
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The President who 'freed' the slaves and held the Union together in the face of the slaveholding South's bid to create a separate Confederacy. The teller of ribald stories, and the author of the most sublime speeches in the English language. A clever, complex, secretive man who rose from frontier obscurity to become the central figure at the moment when the United States of America came close to disintegration.
Was Lincoln the 'Great Emancipator',...
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This beginner biography takes a look into the life and career of Jackie Robinson and how he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Complete with full-bleed relevant and historical photographs, timeline, glossary, and index. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
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This title introducing the great Amelia Earhart will make readers soar. The book starts off with Amelia's beginnings and takes you with her on her path to becoming one of the most famous aviators and females of her time and ours. Complete with a timeline and wonderful historical photographs.
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This title introducing Cesar Chavez will make readers want to go out and make a change. The title starts off with Cesar's humble beginnings in Arizona with this poor family and takes you with him on his path to being one of the greatest advocates for Latino and farmworker rights. Complete with a timeline and wonderful historical photographs.
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Though Eleanor Roosevelt was born into wealth, she still took great responsibility for the poor and struggling. This title takes you through Eleanor's life and depicts how she forever changed the role of the First Lady. Complete with a timeline and wonderful historical photographs.
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Ella Fitzgerald went from a poor girl living on the streets to the one of the greatest Jazz singers of her time and ours. This title will take readers through the grand life of Ella and show them that nothing can hold you back if you have a dream and determination. Complete with a timeline and wonderful historical photographs.
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