Biography & Autobiography - Historical
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The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
$9.99 Add to cartThis is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that “radiates optimism and the resilience of the human spirit” (Washington Post).
In June 1941, th
- Author: Hautzig, Esther
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 006440577X
- Language: English
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Wilma Mankiller
$15.99 Read moreIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to be elected as Principal Chief of t… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #84
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 30 2022
- ISBN10: 711271208
- Language: English
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Who Was Ernest Shackleton?
$5.99 Add to cartAs a boy he preferred reading sea stories to doing homework and, at age 16, became an apprentice seaman. Subsequently, Ernest Shackleton’s incredible journeys to the South Pole in the early 1900s made… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Buckley, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 26 2013
- ISBN10: 0448479311
- Language: English
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I Am Anne Frank
$16.99 Add to cartThe 22nd book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who documented her life while hiding from the Nazis during World… [more below]
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 0525555943
- Language: English
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The Pharaoh vs. the Felines
$21.99 Add to cartTwo ancient empires battle for the upper paw in this fascinating true tale from hiss-tory.
In the 6th century BCE, Egypt and Persia had been squabbling for years over control of the Fertile Crescent. A
- Series: Head-To-Head History #3
- Author: Fox, J. F.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1525306529
- Language: English
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Tears of Joy
$10.95 Add to cartThis is the true story of my childhood in Vietnam, born into poverty after the Vietnam War. Through twenty-two attempts of escape, we had to withstand a lot of obstacles and hardships and risk our liv
- Author: Le, Nini
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 13 2024
- ISBN10: 1649791127
- Language: English
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Jack Montgomery: World War II: Gallantry at Anzio
$16.99 Add to cartJack C. Montgomery was a Cherokee from Oklahoma, and a first lieutenant with the 45th Infantry Division Thunderbirds. On February 22, 1944, near Padiglione, Italy, Montgomery’s rifle platoon was under
- Series: Medal of Honor #1
- Author: Spradlin, Michael P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1250157072
- Language: English
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Grace O’Malley: The Queen of the Sea
$9.99 Add to cartGrace O’Malley, The Queen of the Sea is a children’s storybook written and illustrated by Elizabeth O’Neill-Sheehan. Grace was a heroic woman whose legacy as warrior, chieftain, and pirate should ring
- Author: O’Neill-Sheehan, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 22
- Publish Date: February 14 2016
- ISBN10: 1682732207
- Language: English
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Great Lives in Graphics: Anne Frank
$14.99 Add to cartGreat Lives in Graphics reimagines the lives of extraordinary people in vivid technicolor, presenting 250+ fascinating facts in a new and exciting way.
Using colorful infographics, this book presents o
- Series: Great Lives in Graphics
- Author: Books, Button
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 03 2020
- ISBN10: 1787081001
- Language: English
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Annie Oakley: Young Markswoman
$7.99 Add to cartTake a peek into the childhood of Annie Oakley in this edition of one of the most popular educational series for children ever published.
This installment of the Childhood of Famous Americans series g- Series: Childhood of Famous Americans (Paperback)
- Author: Wilson, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: November 30 1989
- ISBN10: 0689713460
- Language: English
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Robert Henry Hendershot
$6.99 Add to cartWar
Over his mother’s objections Robert Henry Hendershot has joined the Union Army as a drummer boy. He wants to see battle and capture a confederate soldier — but his company commander says he’s t- Series: Brave Kids
- Author: Goodman, Susan E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: March 01 2003
- ISBN10: 068984980X
- Language: English
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Bessie Coleman: Daring Stunt Pilot
$8.99 Read moreFor fast-paced true tales of extraordinary lives, turn to this series. These graphic novel format biographies inspire, entertain, and inform readers about individuals who have made significant contrib… [more below]
- Series: Graphic Library: Graphic Biographies
- Author: Robbins, Trina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2007
- ISBN10: 073687903X
- Language: English
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Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
$17.99 Read moreA Newbery Honor Book
In a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a New York Times best-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped h- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 56
- Publish Date: April 14 2020
- ISBN10: 0763691569
- Language: English
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A Ben of All Trades: The Most Inventive Boyhood of Benjamin Franklin
$16.99 Add to cartA rousing biography from Michael J. Rosen and Matt Tavares reveals how Benjamin Franklin’s boyhood shaped his amazingly multifaceted life.
Young Benjamin Franklin wants to be a sailor, but his father- Author: Rosen, Michael J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 17 2020
- ISBN10: 1536201219
- Language: English
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Henry Hudson: An Explorer of the Northwest Passage
$8.99 Add to cartExplore the life of Henry Hudson in this captivating biography. In the early 1600s, England was amid the many countries in search of a northern passage to trade with the Far East. After many explorers… [more below]
- Series: World Explorers
- Author: Hazleton, Amie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1515742091
- Language: English
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Daniel Boone Frontiersman
$11.99 Add to cartIn search of open spaces and land to call his own, Daniel Boone fearlessly led a band of brave settlers into the bountiful Kentucky wilderness. Daniel’s expert hunting ability, incredible outdoor surv… [more below]
- Series: Heroes of History
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 215
- Publish Date: May 01 2004
- ISBN10: 1932096094
- Language: English
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Ben Franklin Thinks Big
$5.99 Add to cartThe life of Ben Franklin, a key leader in the founding of the United States, is introduced in this early reader biography.
Ben Franklin was a famous inventor, statesman, and writer who helped the thirt
- Series: I Can Read Level 2
- Author: Keenan, Sheila
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 06 2018
- ISBN10: 006243263X
- Language: English
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The Light of Muhammad
$22.00 Add to cartThe Light of Muhammad (s) is a children’s version of Hajjah Amina Adil’s six hundred page volume, The Life of Muhammad (s), which she compiled from Ottoman and Arabic sources. This was the last projec… [more below]
- Author: Adil, Hajjah Amina
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: July 02 2006
- ISBN10: 1930409419
- Language: English
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Davy Crockett: Ever Westward
$11.99 Add to cartGrowing up in Greene County, Tennessee, Davy Crockett’s education came from the toil of hard labor. Working as a farm hand and wagon driver, he learned about the people and the land of the West — and… [more below]
- Series: Heroes of History
- Author: Benge, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 189
- Publish Date: January 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1932096671
- Language: English
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Pequeñas LÃderes: Mujeres Extraordinarias de la Historia Afroamericana / Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
$16.95 Read moreUN BESTSELLER INSTANT?NEO DEL NEW YORK TIMES!
Este bestseller del New York Times, con bellas ilustraciones, presenta a lectores de todas las edades, mujeres que cambiaron e
UN BESTSELLERDE USA TODAY!- Author: Harrison, Vashti
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1644733803
- Language: Spanish
