Music & Movies
American Legends: The Life of Buddy Holly
*Includes pictures *Includes some of Buddy Holly's quotes *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading “If anyone asks you what kind of music you play, tell him 'pop.' Don't tell him 'rock'n'roll' or they won't even let you in...
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American Legends: The Life of Chuck Berry
*Includes pictures *Includes Berry's quotes about his life and career *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “I grew up thinking art was pictures until I got into music and found I was an...
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American Legends: The Life of Dick Van Dyke
If television was still coming into its own during the 1950s, it truly became a national phenomenon across America in the 1960s, and in an era where most Americans finally owned a television, one of the most popular shows on...
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American Legends: The Life of Dolly Parton
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 Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed...
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American Legends: The Life of Duke Ellington
"I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues." "Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: When it ceases to be dangerous, you don't want it." (Duke Ellington) A lot of ink has been...
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American Legends: The Life of Etta James
Etta James, the legendary jazz, gospel, rhythm & blues, and soul singer, was perfectly positioned to reign as the supreme artist in the emerging soul genre of the '40s and '50s in America. No one ever doubted her talent, the...
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American Legends: The Life of Farrah Fawcett
*Includes pictures*Includes Fawcett's quotes about her life and career*Includes a bibliography for further reading “I became famous almost before I had a craft.” – Farrah Fawcett “TV had much more impact back in the '70s than it does today. Charlie's...
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American Legends: The Life of Gene Autry
*Includes pictures*Includes Autry's own quotes about his life and career*Includes a bibliography for further reading “Music has been the better part of my career. Movies are wonderful fun and they give you a famous face. But how the words and...
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American Legends: The Life of Gene Tierney
"I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm instead of shock treatments and medication?" (Gene Tierney) "I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so...
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American Legends: The Life of George Burns
*Includes pictures *Includes Burns' own quotes about his life and career *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.” – George Burns “I'm very pleased...
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American Legends: The Life of George Custer
*Discusses Little Bighorn in detail and explains the controversies and mysteries still surrounding Custer's Last Stand.*Includes pictures of Custer and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of ContentsSince the Battle of...
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American Legends: The Life of Grace Kelly
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and scenes.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents."You know, I just love Grace Kelly. Not because she was a princess, not because she was an actress, not because she was my...
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American Legends: The Life of Hank Williams
*Includes pictures. *Includes Williams' own quotes about his life and music.*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading. “You have to have smelt a lot of mule manure before you can sing like a hillbilly.” – Hank Williams A lot...
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American Legends: The Life of Harriet Tubman
*Includes pictures of Harriet and important people and places in her life.*Includes contemporaneous accounts of Harriet, the Underground Railroad, and her Civil War service.*Examines the legends and mythology of Harriet's participation in the Underground Railroad, John Brown's Raid at Harpers...
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American Legends: The Life of Harry Houdini
*Includes pictures of Houdini and his most famous escape acts.*Includes descriptions of Houdini's most famous stunts.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.“I knew, as everyone knows, that the easiest way to attract a crowd is to let...
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American Legends: The Life of Harry Truman
*Includes Truman's most colorful quotes about the World Wars, politics, the Republican Party, Richard Nixon, and more.*Includes pictures of Truman and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Table of Contents."The people can never understand why the President...
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American Legends: The Life of Helen Keller
*Includes pictures of Helen Keller and important people in her life. *Includes Helen's quotes on politics, religion, inspiration, and more. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents "Most people measure their happiness in terms of physical...
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American Legends: The Life of Henry David Thoreau
*Includes dozens of Thoreau's quotes.*Includes Emerson's article about Thoreau's life in the August 1862 edition of Atlantic Monthly.*Includes pictures of Thoreau and important people and places in his life.*Includes a Bibliography of Thoreau's works and works about him.*Includes a Table...
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American Legends: The Life of Humphrey Bogart
"All you owe the public is a good performance." - Humphrey Bogart A lot of time has been spent covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles...
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American Legends: The Life of J. Edgar Hoover
*Discusses the rumors surrounding Hoover's secret files and sexuality.*Includes pictures of Hoover and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a Table of Contents"We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don’t clear anybody. We don’t condemn anybody.” – J....
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