Childhood of famous Americans

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Robert Frost, boy with promises to keep

Recounts the boyhood of America's famous poet, Robert Frost, who knew from experience how to build fences, pick apples, and swing birches long before he wrote about them.

Robert Todd Lincoln, President's boy

Biography of Lincoln's precocious son, Robert, and his childhood escapades in Illinois and the White House.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, gifted young poet

A biography concentrating on the boyhood of one of the major American poets of the nineteenth century whose works include "Hiawatha" and "The Village Blacksmith.".

George Eastman, young photographer

Imagination was at work in young George Eastman. It blossomed later in life with his invention of the Kodak camera. Recorded here are the events and experiences of his boyhood.

Susan Anthony, girl who dared

George Eastman, young photographer

Imagination was at work in young George Eastman. It blossomed later in life with his invention of the Kodak camera. Recorded here are the events and experiences of his boyhood.

Peter Stuyvesant, boy with wooden shoes

A biography of the first Dutch governor of New Amsterdam, whose wise government and fair treatment of the Indians remain models of excellent leadership.

Allan Pinkerton, young detective

A biography of Allan Pinkerton, who organized the United States Secret Service and developed his own detective agency.

Robert Frost, boy with promises to keep

Recounts the boyhood of America's famous poet, Robert Frost, who knew from experience how to build fences, pick apples, and swing birches long before he wrote about them.

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