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Qui?n fue Paul Revere?

Biography of American patriot Paul Revere, describing how the colonial silversmith helped to further the cause of independence.
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Paul Revere's ride

Two flies on the wall witness Paul Revere's historic midnight ride from Boston to Charlestown to Lexington, one of the key events of the American Revolution.
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Darkness everywhere

the assassination of Mohandas Gandhi
2014
A biography of Mohandas Gandhi, the world's most revered champion of nonviolent civil disobedience and his assassination on January 30, 1948.
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Alexander Hamilton

from orphan to founding father
Presents an introduction to the life and achievements of Alexander Hamilton, including his early years as an orphan in the West Indies, his role in the Revolutionary War, and his contributions as America's first secretary of the treasury.

My early life

an illustrated story
2012
An illustrated biography of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi for young adults that covers his life from 1869 to 1914, including his childhood, life at boarding school, his trip to England and struggles as an attorney.
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I am Gandhi

An illustrated biography of Indian activist Gandhi.
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Alexander Hamilton

founding father And treasury secretary
2018
Though a renowned Founding Father, Alexander Hamilton's fame has recently received a boost from the hit musical Hamilton. He was chosen as the subject of that work because of his extraordinary biography. He was raised by a single mother in the Caribbean, volunteered to be a soldier in the American Revolution, rose to become the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and tragically killed in a duel with Aaron Burr. This accessible book presents Hamilton's life story to young readers through engaging text and includes surprising facts, relevant quotes from Hamilton himself, and striking historical images.
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20 fun facts about Alexander Hamilton

A biography filled with facts about Alexander Hamilton.
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Be the change

a grandfather Gandhi story
The author tells a poignant, personal story of the damage of wastefulness, illustrating how every wasteful act, no matter how small, affects others.

Gandhi

the young protester who founded a nation
Biography of Mohandas Gandhi, a nonviolent leader of India whose impact has been felt well beyond the country in the work of other Civil Rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr.

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