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A biography of Abner Doubleday, which focuses on his love for baseball when he was young and who became a general in the Civil War later in life.

A biography of Alexander Hamilton, the first Secretary of the Treasury, that focuses on his childhood on the Caribbean Islands, dreaming of attending college in the American Colonies.

A biography of an automobile racer and pilot who contributed a great deal towards the growth of military and commercial aviation in the United States.

A biography of an automobile racer and pilot who contributed a great deal towards the growth of military and commercial aviation in the United States.

Presents a biography of Frederick Douglass which focuses on the earlier years of his life as an escaped slave, student, and abolitionist.

Childhood of the explorer and soldier who won the Northwest Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.

As a young boy first in Haiti and then in France, James Audubon delights in the wonders of nature but on arriving in the United States, he decides to become an artist and draw every bird in North America.

Tells the story of Juliette Low's early life, from her childhood in Georgia during the Civil War to her wedding day in 1886, and describes her inspiration for creating the Girl Scouts in America.

Fictionalized biography of the boyhood and youth of a great, great nephew of John Paul Jones who, after his boyhood on the frontier, grew up to be an inventor, novelist, and statesman.

Looks at the life of African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, discussing her early years in New Orleans, her move to Chicago, and her work on behalf of civil rights.

Looks at the life of Phillis Wheatley, a girl brought from Senengal to Boston as a slave in 1761 who played a role in the events of the American Revolution, and grew up to become a renowned poet.