Ludwig Bemelmans: The Man Who Created Madeline
Creators of the eternal images of children’s books have usually been quiet, retiring, private individuals, like the Reverend Mr. Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, who gave ... Read More
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Herman Melville: The Man Who Created Moby Dick
More and more readers, and droves of scholars, are turning to the pages of Moby Dick (and other masterpieces by Herman Melville) for an excursion into the world of the great Americ... Read More
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Edward Stratemeyer: The Man Who Created Nancy Drew
Edward Stratemeyer was the biggest selling writer you never heard of. In an age when top authors sold tens of thousands of books, Stratemeyer sold tens of millions. His name is unk... Read More
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George Washington: First In War And Peace
In the normal course of events, George Washington would have become an Oxford don, following in the footsteps of his English ancestors. Washington – a descendant of King Edward I... Read More
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Mark Twain Heals America With Laughter
The story of Mark Twain’s life is as exuberant as any of those he penned. From riverboat pilot to roving travel correspondent to bestselling author of novels such as The Adventur... Read More
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Thomas Edison Turns On American Lights
In 1876, 29-year-old Thomas Edison had just opened the nation’s first research laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey, promising to produce “a minor invention every 10 days and a... Read More
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Martin Luther King Jr.: Brother Martin Has A Dream
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is today a mythic figure. But who was he really? Here, in this brief book, is the story of the man whose powerful words, moral courage, and organizatio... Read More
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Clint Eastwood, A Life
Confident and masculine, solitary and moral, Clint Eastwood’s screen persona represents a strain of the American character that is simple, true, and timeless. But Eastwood - thou... Read More
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Walt Disney, A Life
Walt Disney was one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century. He was an artist who created loveable characters who have become part of the planet's collective con... Read More
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Andrew Carnegie: From Rags to Richest
Andrew Carnegie led an extraordinary life. He was the very embodiment of the American dream - a Scottish immigrant who fled the grinding poverty of his native land to start anew in... Read More
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George Patton Leads The Charge
General George S. Patton, Jr., was one of the most able generals of World War II. He was also one of its most audacious and profane. The scion of a wealthy family with a long histo... Read More
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Nelson Mandela, A Life
Nelson Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, yet he once advocated the violent overthrow of South Africa’s government and helped create a guerrilla army to attack apartheid.... Read More
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Eleanor Roosevelt: The People's First Lady
Few women personified the changing lives of American women in the twentieth century more than Eleanor Roosevelt. Brought up with all the privileges of a woman of her class, she was... Read More
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L. Frank Baum: The Wonderful Creator Of Oz
In the early 1900s, L. Frank Baum created a land so wonderful that its enchantment lives on more than a century later. But the creator of Oz and its wizard is little known. Here, B... Read More
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John F. Kennedy, A Life
John F. Kennedy’s assassination has been the subject of public and cultural fascination (a film by Oliver Stone, a novel by Stephen King, endless conspiracy theories) for nearly ... Read More
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Charles Chaplin: A Life In Film
Charlie Chaplin - beloved by his generation, nearly forgotten today - was a cinematic visionary in endless conflict with his times. It turns out, legendary film critic Richard Schi... Read More
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Ronald Reagan: A Life
President Ronald Reagan presided over, and had a hand in, many of the major world events of the twentieth century, from the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union to an u... Read More
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Ambrose Bierce: The Devil's Cynic
Once derided as a hopeless cynic, American author Ambrose Bierce now enjoys a solid literary reputation. Witty and sardonic, Bierce speaks to our own scandal-ridden times. His sava... Read More
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Dwight Eisenhower, A Life
President Dwight D. Eisenhower is largely remembered as the genial, smiling face of placid 1950s America. But his life and accomplishments - he wrestled with the Cold War, McCarthy... Read More
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Rudyard Kipling, A Life
One of the greatest of English writers, Rudyard Kipling created a literary world teeming with unforgettable people, animals, moral quandaries, and unforgettable wisdom. But snobbis... Read More
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