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Jonas Salk
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Presents the life of medical researcher Jonas Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine. |
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Martha Washington
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Stephanie Sammartino McPherson |
Traces the life of the wife of the first president of the United States, from her childhood in Virginia through her marriage to George Washington to her role in the American Revolution and the early … |
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My dear husband
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Stephanie Sammartino McPherson |
Letters from Abigail Adams to her husband, the future President John Adams, depict life near Boston during the American Revolution. |
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Rooftop astronomer
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Stephanie Sammartino McPherson |
Recounts the life and accomplishments of the first woman astronomer in America. |
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The workers' detective
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Stephanie Sammartino McPherson |
A biography of Dr. Alice Hamilton, social worker and doctor, whose work brought attention to the health risks associated with particular jobs. |
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Liberty or Death
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Stephanie Sammartino McPherson |
A biography of the Virginia lawyer, politician, and patriot whose great powers of speech helped inspire colonists to support the cause of American liberty at the start of the Revolutionary War. |
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Ordinary Genius
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Stephanie Sammartino McPherson |
Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time. |
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Sisters against slavery
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Stephanie Sammartino McPherson |
A biography of two sisters from a wealthy southern family who devoted their lives to the causes of abolition and women's rights. |
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Liberty or death
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Stephanie Sammartino McPherson |
A biography of the Virginia lawyer, politician, and patriot whose great powers of speech helped inspire colonists to support the cause of American liberty at the start of the Revolutionary War. |
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