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American Legends: The Life of Spencer Tracy
"Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture." (Spencer Tracy) A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River...
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American Legends: The Life of Stephen Douglas
Explains the central issues of the 1850s, including the Missouri Compromise, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, popular sovereignty and the Dred Scott Decision. "Now, I hold that Illinois had a right to abolish and prohibit slavery as she did, and I hold...
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American Legends: The Life of Steve McQueen
*Includes pictures.*Includes McQueen's quotes about his own life and career.*Includes a bibliography for further reading. "I live for myself and I answer to nobody." – Steve McQueen A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s most...
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American Legends: The Life of Stevie Wonder
*Includes pictures*Includes Stevie Wonder's quotes about his own life and career*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision.” – Stevie WonderA lot of ink...
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American Legends: The Life of Susan B. Anthony
*Includes pictures.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."The true woman will not be exponent of another, or allow another to be such for her. She will be her own individual self... Stand or fall by her own...
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American Legends: The Life of Tecumseh
Tecumseh's reputation among Americans has been both the most unique and anomalous. As the leader of the Shawnee, Tecumseh was the most famous Native American of the early 19th century, and he attempted to peacefully establish a Native American nation...
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American Legends: The Life of the Kingfish, Huey Long
The late 19th and early 20th centuries in America had no shortage of political graft and powerful politicians, but few were as influential or conspicuous as the Kingfish, Huey P. Long. A populist Democrat who hoped to elevate the lower...
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American Legends: The Life of Thomas Edison
Includes a list of Edison's patents. Includes pictures of Edison and important people in his life. Includes some of Edison's most inspiring quotes and explanations about his inventive techniques. Includes a Table of Contents. "He led no armies into battle,...
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American Legends: The Life of Thurgood Marshall
"A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not...
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American Legends: The Life of Tony Curtis
*Includes pictures *Includes Curtis' quotes about his own life and career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “If you know how to live in Vegas you can have the best time.” –...
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American Legends: The Life of Ulysses S. Grant
*Includes 30 pictures of Grant and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes anecdotes about Grant's life, such as how Hiram Ulysses Grant came to be known as Ulysses S. Grant.*Includes a Table of Contents.A lot of ink has...
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American Legends: The Life of Walt Disney
*Includes pictures.*Includes Disney's quotes about his life and work.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents."Over at our place, we're sure of just one thing: everybody in the world was once a child. So in planning a new...
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American Legends: The Life of Walter Cronkite
"And that's the way it is." - Walter Cronkite A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American...
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American Legends: The Life of Walter Matthau
*Includes pictures *Includes Matthau's own quotes about his life and career *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality...'The Odd...
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American Legends: The Life of Will Rogers
"I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts." - Will Rogers A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for...
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American Legends: The Life of William Faulkner
*Includes pictures of important people and places.*Includes Faulkner's own quotes about his life and career, as well as his famous Nobel Prize acceptance speech.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.A lot of ink has been spilled covering...
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American Legends: The Life of William Holden
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Aging is an inevitable process. I surely wouldn't want to grow younger. The older you become, the more you know; your bank account of knowledge is much...
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American Legends: The Life of Woodrow Wilson
*Includes Wilson's Fourteen Points, Inaugural Addresses, and his War Message to Congress for World War I.*Discusses controversies surrounding Wilson's life and presidency, including the rumors surrounding his wife's role in 1920 after his strokes in office.*Includes pictures of Wilson and...
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American Legends: The Marx Brothers
*Includes pictures.*Includes the brothers' funniest quotes.*Includes a bibliography for further reading."The world would not be in such a snarl, had Marx been Groucho instead of Karl." – Irving Berlin“I sent the club a wire stating, ‘PLEASE ACCEPT MY RESIGNATION. I...
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American Legends: The Pilgrims and the Mayflower
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts from the journals of two of the Mayflower's passengers*Includes a Table of Contents.“By God's providence, upon the ninth of November following, by break of the day we espied land which was deemed to be Cape Cod, and...
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