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1) Adolf Hitler

Author

Rubenstein, Joshua

Series

An Impact biography

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1982

Language

English

Description

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A biography examining both the private and public life of the struggling Austrian artist who rose from obscurity to power as the head of the Nazi Party and, eventually, the German nation.

2) Albert Einstein

Author

Dank, Milton

Series

Impact biography

Publisher

Watts

Pub. Date

1983

Language

English

Description

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Describes Einstein's life and his work whose impact caused a revolution in physics. Summarizes Newton's theories and Einstein's theory of relativity.

3) Susan B. Anthony

Author

Cooper, Ilene

Series

Impact biography

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1984

Language

English

Description

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A biography of one of the first leaders of the campaign for women's rights who helped organize the women's suffrage movement.

4) A pocketful of goobers: a story about George Washington Carver

Author

Mitchell, Barbara

Series

Carolrhoda creative minds book
Creative Minds Biography

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

Description

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There wasn't anything that George Washington Carver couldn't grow. He took the common goober--today's peanut--and created hundreds of useful products from it, turning goobers into a very profitable staple for the South. At the same time, this very special man passed on to everyone who knew him the importance of following one's own dreams.

5) Go free or die: a story about Harriet Tubman

Author

Ferris, Jeri

Series

Carolrhoda creative minds books
Creative Minds Biography

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook

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A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herself and for others through the Underground Railroad.

6) Harriet Tubman

Author

Bentley, Judith

Series

An Impact biography

Publisher

F. Watts

Pub. Date

1990

Language

English

Description

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Details Harriet Tubman's life, experiences, and efforts to aid slaves in escaping to the North, as well as her assistance to the Union cause during the Civil War.