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Buffalo Bill Cody

Western legend
1998
Traces the life of the legendary frontiersman, from his childhood in the Kansas Territory, through his years of adventure as military scout, Pony Express rider, and buffalo hunter, to the creation of his Wild West Show.

Anne Frank

[the biography]
1998
Chronicles the life of Anne Frank and discusses her childhood, the time she spent hidden in the annex, who betrayed the people living in the annex, the experiences she and her family had in the concentration camps, and other related topics.

An uncommon soldier

the Civil War letters of Sarah Rosetta Wakeman, alias Private Lyons Wakeman, 153rd Regiment, New York State Volunteers
1994

Calamity Jane

her life and her legend
1992
Examines the life of the Wild West heroine who was transformed into a legendary figure in the public mind.

Alexander and his times

1996
Pictorial investigation into the life of Greek ruler Alexander the Great, providing historical information about his education, military prowess, and early death, as well as information about the times in which he lived, covering topics such as art, fashion, literature, and culture.

Rosa Parks

1994
The biography of Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who by her refusal to move to the back of a Montgomery, Alabama, bus ignited a citywide bus boycott that sparked the entire civil rights movement.

Paul Revere

1987
A biography of the Revolutionary War patriot who was also a renowned silversmith.

Famous American revolutionary war heroes

1974
From the Boston Massacre through the Battle of Yorktown, traces the wartime activities of eight Revolutionary War heroes central to the American cause.

Great figures of the Wild West

1992
Profiles eight people who helped shape the popular image of the Wild West: Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, Jesse James, Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Belle Starr, and Judge Roy Bean.

The Civil War almanac

1983
Provides a day-to-day chronology of events of the Civil War, describes the weapons used and includes brief biographical information.

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