Biography
America's Greatest Cold War Presidents: Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson and Ronald Reagan
*Comprehensively covers the lives, careers and legacies of the 5 Presidents.*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Includes Bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.Among America’s presidents, Harry Truman’s presidency produced some of the nation’s most crucial decisions and...
$14.99
America's Greatest Democratic Presidents of the 20th Century: Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
*Weaves the lives and presidencies of all 6 Democratic Presidents into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Includes dozens of pictures of the presidents and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Analyzes the legacies and accomplishments of each president.*Includes a Table...
$16.99
America's Greatest First Ladies of the 20th Century: The Lives and Legacies of Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy and Hillary Clinton
*Includes pictures of Eleanor, Jackie, Hillary and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes a Table of ContentsAmerican presidents have shaped the course of global affairs for generations, but as the saying goes, behind every great man there’s a...
$12.99
America's Greatest First Ladies: The Lives and Legacies of Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Mary Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy and Hillary
*Includes pictures of the First Ladies and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes Bibliographies for further reading.*Includes a Table of ContentsAmerican presidents have shaped the course of global affairs for generations, but as the saying goes, behind every...
$16.99
America's Most Influential Jazz Artists
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don't want it.” – Duke EllingtonLouis Armstrong once claimed that “Every time I close my...
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America's Most Influential Mountain Men: The History and Legacy of the 19th Century Explorers Who Helped Chart Paths to the West
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading By the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3,000 living in the West. Their origins were disparate, although they...
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James Baldwin : The FBI File
Publisher : Arcade; Annotated edition (June 6, 2017) Available in book form for the first time, the FBI's secret dossier on the legendary and controversial writer.Decades before Black Lives Matter returned James Baldwin to prominence, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI...
$22.99
Woman in the Wings : Nkosazana Dlamini-zuma and the Race for the
Publisher: Casemate Pub As a longstanding cabinet minister, chairperson of the African Union Commission and ANC presidential hopeful, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has always been in the public eye, but to many people this media-averse politician remains an enigma. Praised by...
$15.50
Man Called Brown Condor : The Forgotten History of an African Ame
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc How did a black child, growing up in segregationist Mississippi during the early 1900s, become the commander of the Imperial Ethiopian Air Corps during the brutal Italo-Ethiopian War of 1935? In this gripping,...
$24.95
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
PUBLISHER: Abrams Books for Young Readers Winner of 2021 Orbis Pictus Award!The story of Elgin Baylor, basketball icon and civil rights advocate, from an all-star team Hall-of-famer Elgin Baylor was one of basketball’s all-time-greatest players—an innovative athlete, team player, and quiet...
$18.99
Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf
PUBLISHER: Albert Whitman & Company Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of Black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color...
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Song in a Rainstorm: The Story of Musical Prodigy Thomas Blind Tom Wiggins
PUBLISHER: Albert Whitman & Company Born blind into a life of slavery, Thomas Wiggins was dismissed as a “useless burden.” But through the loving protection of his family, he went on to become one of the greatest musicians of his...
$17.99
Shirley Chisholm Dared: The Story of the First Black Woman in Congress
PUBLISHER: Anne Schwartz Books Discover the inspiring story of the first black woman elected to Congress and to run for president in this picture book biography from a Newbery Honor-winning author and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Award-winning...
$17.99
Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books From the Newbery Honor–winning author of Genesis Begins Again comes a shimmering picture book that shines the light on Zora Neale Hurston, the extraordinary writer and storycatcher extraordinaire who changed the face of American literature.Zora was a girl who...
$17.99
Kamala Harris: Rooted in Justice
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books Discover the incredible story of a young daughter of immigrants who would grow up to be the first woman, first Black person, and first South Asian American ever elected Vice President of the United States in this moving...
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King of Ragtime: The Story of Scott Joplin
PUBLISHER: Atheneum Books A stunning, rhythmic picture book biography of African American composer Scott Joplin, whose ragtime music paved the way for jazz.There was something special about Scott Joplin…This quiet kid could make a piano laugh out loud.Scott, the son of...
$17.99
Amanda Gorman
PUBLISHER: Cherry Lake Publishing The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of National Youth Poet Laureate and activist Amanda Gorman in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help young readers develop...
$12.79
John Lewis
PUBLISHER: Cherry Lake Publishing The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of civil rights activist John Lewis, in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help young readers develop word recognition and...
$12.79
Kamala Harris
PUBLISHER: Cherry Lake Publishing The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Kamala Harris, the first woman U.S vice president, in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help young readers develop...
$12.79
Kobe Bryant
PUBLISHER: Cherry Lake Publishing The My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of NBA star Kobe Bryant and the legacy he left behind in a simple, age-appropriate way that will help young...
$12.79