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"Good morning, Mr. President"
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Mitchell, Barbara |
Traces the life of the American poet, journalist, and historian whose lifelong interest in Abraham Lincoln led to the publishing of a multi-volume biography which won the Pulitzer Prize. |
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Shoes for everyone
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Mitchell, Barbara |
A biography of the half-Dutch/half-black Surinamese man who, despite the hardships and prejudice he found in his new Massachusetts home, invented a shoe-lasting machine that revolutionized the shoe i… |
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We'll race you, Henry
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Mitchell, Barbara |
A brief biography of Henry Ford with emphasis on how he came to develop fast, sturdy, and reliable racing cars that eventually gave him the idea for his Model T. |
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America, I hear you
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Mitchell, Barbara |
Focuses on the life and musical career of the composer who wrote a number of popular musicals and brought jazz into the realm of acceptable and respectable music. |
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Raggin'
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Mitchell, Barbara |
The life story of the black Texan who became a popular composer and sought to elevate ragtime to the level of classical music, only to have his talents fully recognized after his death. |
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