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21) The Ringling brothers: circus boys

Author

Burt, Olive Woolley

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[1958]

Language

English

Description

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Tells of the boyhood of the five brothers who were founders of a great circus.

22) Bufallo Bill: Frontier Daredevil

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

c1959

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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Concentrates on the boyhood of Bill Cody, Pony Express rider, scout, showman, and buffalo hunter.

23) Buffalo Bill: frontier daredevil

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Aladdin Paperbacks

Pub. Date

1959

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

24) James Monroe, good neighbor boy

Author

Widdemer, Mabel Cleland

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

1959

Language

English

25) Nathan Hale, Puritan boy

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[1959]

Language

English

Description

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Describes the strict Puritan upbringing that made Nathan Hale a brave and honest boy and a loyal patriot who gave his life for his country.

26) Virginia Dare, mystery girl

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[1959]

Language

English

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A fictionalized presentation of the childhood of a member of the English settlement on Roanoke Island, who was baptized in what is believed to have been the first English christening in America in 1587.

27) Francis Scott Key: Maryland boy

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[c1960]

Language

English

Description

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The boyhood of the author of The Star-Spangled Banner, national anthem of the United States.

28) George Rogers Clark, boy of the Old Northwest

Author

Wilkie, Katharine Elliott

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[c1960]

Language

English

29) Henry Ford, young man with ideas

Author

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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The early life of the American automotive industrialist who founded the Ford Motor Company and pioneered in assembly-line methods of mass production.

30) James Oglethorpe: young defender

Author

Parks, Aileen Wells

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[1960]

Language

English

31) Liliuokalani: young Hawaiian Queen

Author

Newman, Shirlee Petkins

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[c1960]

Language

English

32) Patrick Henry: boy spokesman

Author

Barton, Thomas Frank

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[1960]

Language

English

Description

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A biography which stresses the boyhood of Patrick Henry who grew up to be known as the "Father of Virginia," as well as a great orator for the cause of freedom.

33) Albert Einstein, young thinker

Author

Hammontree, Marie

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

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Presents the early life of the German-born physicist whose theory of relativity revolutionized scientific thinking.

34) De Witt Clinton: boy builder

Author

Widdemer, Mabel Cleland

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[1961]

Language

English

35) Frances Willard, girl crusader

Author

Mason, Miriam Evangeline

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[1961]

Language

English

36) Lew Wallace

Author

Schaaf, Martha E

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[c1961]

Language

English

37) Anthony Wayne, daring boy

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs

Pub. Date

c1962

Language

English

Description

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The childhood of the courageous American officer in the Revolution who was the hero of the recapture of Stony Point and wintered at Valley Forge.

38) Jim Bridger, mountain boy

Author

Winders, Gertrude (Hecker)

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

[c1962]

Language

English

39) Lotta Crabtree, gold rush girl

Author

Place, Marian T

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill

Pub. Date

1962

Language

English

40) Nancy Hanks, Kentucky girl

Author

Stevenson, Augusta

Series

Childhood of famous Americans

Publisher

Bobbs Merrill

Pub. Date

c1962

Language

English

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