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112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.
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English
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Discusses the life of the self-made millionaire who made his fortune in the steel industry and is remembered for his generous donations that built libraries, universities, and research facilities.
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English
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"Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets. But the other woman with the same name has vanished, and pretending to be her just might get Clara some money to send back home. If she can keep up the ruse, that is. Serving as a lady's maid in the household of Andrew Carnegie...
6) Henry Ford
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24 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
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English
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A brief biography of the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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English
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Reveals how the Scottish immigrant arrived in the United States at the height of the Industrial Revolution, made his fortune by investing in the railroads before using his wealth to fund over 2,500 public libraries around the world.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway"--
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x, 351 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"A riveting on-the-edge-of-your-seat story about the famous 1970s Patty Hearst-style kidnapping of Baron Edouard "Wado" Empain, juxtaposed with the story of his famous grandfather, the first Baron, who built the Paris Metro, all with the fascinating alternating backgrounds of both Belle Epoque and 1970s high-fashion Paris. What does it take to create a dynasty? What does it take to keep one alive? And what does it take to keep one man alive, once...
12) Henry Ford
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112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
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Discusses the early life of Henry Ford, including his moving to the big city and his success as an inventor, engineer, and pioneer of the automobile.
15) Henry Ford
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24 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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A biography of the man responsible for mass producing the automobile in the early part of the twentieth century.
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Wildwood chronicles volume 3
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580 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 21 cm.
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English
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When a young girl's midnight seance awakens a long-slumbering, malevolent spirit, a band of runaway orphans teams up with an underground collective of saboteurs to rescue friends imprisoned in an industrial wasteland.
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viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Traces the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration of space as navigated by billionaire entrepreneurs, sharing insights into how professional rivalry and Silicon Valley innovations are lowering the cost of space travel and exceeding the achievements of NASA.
"The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century...
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