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American Legends: The Life of Jerry Garcia
*Includes pictures.*Includes Garcia's quotes about his life and career.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23...
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American Legends: The Life of Jerry Lewis
*Includes pictures.*Includes Lewis' quotes about his own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading. “I've had great success being a total idiot.” – Jerry Lewis A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most influential...
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American Legends: The Life of Jesse Owens
*Includes pictures *Includes Owens' quotes about his life and career *Includes accounts of the 1936 Olympics *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Although I wasn't invited to shake hands with Hitler, I...
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American Legends: The Life of Jim Bowie
*Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding Bowie's life, including the origins of the Bowie knife and Bowie's fate at the Alamo. *Includes pictures of Bowie and other important people and places in his life. *Includes a Bibliography for...
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American Legends: The Life of Jim Henson
*Includes pictures *Includes Henson's own quotes about his life and career *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in...
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American Legends: The Life of Jim Morrison
*Includes pictures.*Includes Morrison's quotes about his life and career.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at...
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American Legends: The Life of Joan Crawford
*Includes pictures of Crawford and important people, places, and scenes.*Includes Crawford's' own quotes about her upbringing, films and relationships.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."I never go outside unless I look like Joan Crawford the movie star....
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American Legends: The Life of John Adams
*Includes several letters written by Abigail Adams, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.*Includes pictures of Adams and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom,...
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American Legends: The Life of John Belushi
Years before comedians like Chris Farley made their reputations with a particularly physical form of humor, there was John Belushi, the legendary comedian known for iconic performances in Animal House, The Blues Brothers, and as one of the original cast members...
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American Legends: The Life of John Brown
*Includes pictures of Brown and important people and places in his life.*Includes Brown's jailhouse interview and courtroom statement after being convicted and sentenced to death.*Discusses the relationships Brown had with famous contemporaries like Frederick Douglass, Henry David Thoreau, and Ralph...
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American Legends: The Life of John D. Rockefeller
The Gilded Age and the dawn of the 20th century are often remembered as an era full of monopolies, trusts, and economic giants in heavy industries like oil and steel. Men like Andrew Carnegie built empires like Carnegie Steel, and...
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American Legends: The Life of John Hancock
"The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions." (John Hancock) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is...
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American Legends: The Life of John Quincy Adams
*Includes pictures of John Quincy Adams and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes quotes from his diary and letters.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but...
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American Legends: The Life of Johnny Carson
"I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself." (Johnny Carson) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential...
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American Legends: The Life of Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash, "The Man in Black", is among the most recognized and iconic vocal artists in the history of blues, country and gospel singing. During the second half of the 20th century, he produced a prolific and rarely-equaled career in...
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American Legends: The Life of Johnny Depp
*Includes pictures.*Includes Depp's own quotes about his life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it's going to work or whether I'm going to fall flat...
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American Legends: The Life of Joseph Smith
Explains Joseph Smith's life and the founding of the Mormon Church. "Our missionaries are going forth to different nations, and in Germany, Palestine, New Holland, the East Indies, and other places, the standard of truth has been erected: no unhallowed...
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American Legends: The Life of J.P. Morgan
*Includes pictures*Includes some of Morgan's quotes*Includes a bibliography for further reading “Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther.” – J.P. Morgan A lot of ink has been spilled covering the...
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American Legends: The Life of Judy Garland
*Includes pictures of Garland and important people, places, and scenes.*Includes Garland's own quotes about her upbringing, films and relationships.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading."I was born at the age of twelve on a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot." – Judy GarlandA lot of...
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American Legends: The Life of Katharine Hepburn
Early in her career, there was no actress more controversial than Katharine Hepburn. By the end of her career, there was no actress more beloved than Katharine Hepburn. Famously labeled "box office poison" in 1938, it is clear that Hollywood...
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