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22) Geronimo
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A biography of the famous Apache warrior who fought for the right of Native Americans to live and roam freely on their homeland.
23) Eli Whitney
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Introduces the life of Eli Witney, who became famous for inventing a cotton gin and manufacturing guns with interchangeable parts.
25) Milton Hershey
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A biography of the successful chocolate maker who built a town around his factory with unique housing for his workers and a school for disadvantaged students.
27) Amelia Earhart
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Traces the life of the famous pilot, focusing on her record setting flights in the 1920s and 1930s and her inspiration to other women.
28) Albert Einstein
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Examines the life of Albert Einstein, from his early difficulties in school to his great scientific discoveries.
31) Quanah Parker
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A biography of Quanah Parker, a spiritual and political leader of the Comanche people in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
35) Dolley Madison
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A biography of the popular and dynamic wife of our fourth President, James Madison.
38) Tecumseh
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A biography of Tecumseh, whose integrity, personal magnetism, and public speaking skills helped him to lead the Shawnee and people of other tribes in the fight to save their lives and lands from being taken by white men.