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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah may not have been the first female rapper, but she was the first to become a bona fide star. Her strength, charisma, and intelligence have made her stand out in a …
Vasco Da Gama and the Sea Route to India
A Portuguese navigator whose initial voyage to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the East by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sailor working for the Spanish, believed he could find a shorter route to India by heading west instead of east. Like Columbus before him, he was …
Abraham Lincoln
Born to two uneducated farmers, Abraham Lincoln came from meager origins and had only 18 months of formal education. Yet, he worked himself up from farmer to respected lawyer to …
William Tecumseh Sherman
Named after Tecumseh, a famous Shawnee leader, William Tecumseh Sherman was raised by a foster family following his father's death. At military school, he was a good student but a …
Helen Keller
Robbed of three of her five senses at a young age, Helen Keller worked as a crusader for the education of the deaf and blind, and helped disabled people around the world find hope. …
Stonewall Jackson
Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson was the great-grandson of indentured servants from Ireland who were sentenced to serve time in America for larceny. He began his career in the …
Brett Favre
This is an action-packed biography of one of football's greats.Quarterback Brett Favre is in a league of his own. Born on October 10, 1969, in Gulfport, Mississippi, he was a …
Eleanor of Aquitaine
In addition to being queen consort of both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, she was also the mother of Richard I the Lion-Heart and John of England.
The Inuit: Ivory Carvers of the Far North
Discusses the Inuit Indians, focusing on their tradition of carving ivory. Includes a recipe for a blueberry-topped snowcream, and instructions for carving soap animals and for …
Nathan Hale
A good well liked officer, nathan Hale, soon volunteered to take on difficult assignnments. His last, in September 1776, was to spy on the British. Ages 12-16 years.