Subject search:United States AND Biography

The Journey That Saved Curious George Young Readers Edition: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey

by Louise Borden
Paperback, 2016
Tags
Margaret Rey, H.A. Rey, Curious George, H1940
Status
Available
Call number
H1940

Witness (Cold War Classics)

by Whittaker Chambers
Paperback, 2014
Tags
autobiography, Communism. Alger Hiss, Whittaker Chambers, cold war, spies, espionage, B1901-1961
Status
Available
Call number
B1901

The Poppy Lady : Moina Belle Michael and her tribute to veterans

by Barbara Elizabeth Walsh
Paper Book, 2012
Tags
veterans, Veteran's Day, world war 1
Status
Available
Call number
H1918

One dead spy : the life, times, and last words of Nathan Hale, America's most famous spy

by Nathan Hale
Paper Book, 2012
Tags
Nathan Hale, spies, American revolution
Series
Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales (1)
Status
Available
Call number
H1776

A river of words: The Story of William Carlos Williams

by Jennifer Bryant
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
William Carlos Williams, poets, poetry, picture book biography
Status
Checked out
Call number
POET

The World of William Penn

by Genevieve Foster
Paperback, 2008
Tags
H1660-1684, William Penn, Shah Jahan, Isaac Newton, Louis XIV of France, Peter the Great, Kang-Hse, Marquette, Louis Joliet, Robert Cavelier de la Salle, Pennsylvania history
Series
The World of...
Status
Available
Call number
H1660

Abraham Lincoln (Bicentennial Edition)

by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire
Paperback, 2008
Tags
Abraham Lincoln, B1809-1865, AmblesideOnline, Caldecott award
Status
Available
Call number
B1809

The Teacher Who Couldn't Read: One Man's Triumph Over Illiteracy

by John Corcoran
Paperback, 2008
Status
Available

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

by Peter Sís
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Czechoslovakia history, Czech Republic history, Slovakia history, illustrators, authors
Status
Available
Call number
H1948

Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (A Big Words Book, 1)

by Doreen Rappaport
Paperback, 2007
Tags
Martin Luther King Jr, civil rights movement, B1929-1968
Series
Big Words
Status
Available
Call number
B1929

Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra

by J. Brian Pinkney Illustrator
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
Duke Ellington, jazz music, Caldecott honor, B1899-1974
Status
Available
Call number
B1899

George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides

by Rosalyn Schanzer
Paperback, 2007
Tags
George Washington, George III, American revolution
Status
Available
Call number
H1776

Liberty for All?: 1820-1860 (A History of US Book Five)

by Joy Hakim
Paperback, 2007
Series
A History of US (5)
Status
Available

Marvelous Mattie

by Emily Arnold McCully
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
Margaret E Knight, inventors and inventions, B1838-1914, paper bags
Status
Available
Call number
B1838

Escape! : the story of the great Houdini

by Sid Fleischman
Paper Book, 2006
Tags
Harry Houdini, magicians, escape artists, B1874-1926
Status
Available
Call number
B1874

Liberty for All?: 1820-1860 (A History of US Book Five)

by Joy Hakim
Hardcover, 2006
Series
A History of US (5)
Status
Available

Fighting for dear life : the untold story of Terri Schiavo and what it means for all of us

by David Gibbs
Hardcover, 2006
Tags
terri schiavo, mercy killling, euthanasia
Status
Available

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
U.S. civil war, Abraham Lincoln, cabinet, U.S. history
Status
Available

Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America

by Kathi Appelt
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
B1912-2007, flowers, first ladies, Ladybird Johnson, environment, roadside beautification
Status
Checked out
Call number
B1912

The Flower Hunter: William Bartram, America's First Naturalist (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12)

by Deborah Kogan Ray
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
William Bartram, John Bartram, naturalists, B1739-1823
Status
Available
Call number
B1739

Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science

by John Fleischman
Paperback, 2004
Tags
brain, medical discoveries, Phineas Gage, personality disorders, brain damage, H1848
Status
Available
Call number
HA

The boy who drew birds : a story of John James Audubon

by Jacqueline Davies
Paper Book, 2004
Tags
John James Audubon, birds, B1785-1851, drawing, art and artists
Status
Missing
Call number
B1785

Davy Crockett: A Life on the Frontier (Ready-To-Read:)

by Stephen Krensky
Hardcover, 2004
Tags
frontier and pioneer life, Tennessee, B1786-1836, easy reader
Series
Stories of Famous Americans
Status
Available
Call number
B1786TX

Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia

by Margaret Cousins
Paperback, 2004
Tags
landmark, Benjamin Franklin, sonlight 3, colonial america, biography, B1706-1790
Status
Available

Frederic Remington (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists)

by Mike Venezia
Paperback, 2003
Tags
Frederic Remington, art and artists, West (US), sculpture, painting, B1861-1909
Series
Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists
Status
Available
Call number
B1861

The God I Love: A Lifetime of Walking with Jesus

by Joni Eareckson Tada
Paperback, 2003
Tags
quadriplegia, Christian life, forgiveness, faith, perseverance
Status
Available
Call number
B1949

Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age

by Peter L. Jakab
Hardcover, 2003
Tags
airplanes, Wright brothers
Status
Available

The Wright Brothers for Kids: How They Invented the Airplane, 21 Activities Exploring the Science and History of Flight (For Kids series)

by Mary Kay Carson
Paperback, 2003
Tags
Wright brothers, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright, airplanes, invention
Series
For Kids
Status
Available
Call number
H1903

Girl Meets God : A Memoir

by Lauren F. Winner
Paperback, 2003
Tags
Judaism, conversion
Status
Available

Will Rogers: An American Legend

by Frank Keating
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Will Rogers, entertainers, humorists, B1879-1935
Status
Available
Call number
B1879

Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot: A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy That Dropped from the Sky

by Margot Theis Raven Auteur
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
Berlin airlift, H1948
Status
Available
Call number
H1948

George Washington and the General's Dog (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)

by Frank Murphy
Paperback, 2002
Tags
easy reader, B1777, dogs, American revolution
Status
Available

Abe Lincoln and the Muddy Pig

by Stephen Krensky
Paperback, 2002
Tags
Abrahma Lincoln, B1834, easy reader, ready-to-read
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans
Status
Available

Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation

by Joseph J. Ellis
Paperback, 2002
Tags
american revolution, biography, us history
Status
Available

Let's Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage

by Lisa Beamer
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
9/11, todd beamer, terrorism, biography
Status
Available

Laura Ingalls Wilder (Childhood of Famous Americans)

by Beatrice Gormley
Paperback, 2001
Tags
COFA, Laura Ingalls Wilder, B1867-1957, little house
Series
Childhood of Famous Americans II
Status
Available
Call number
B1867

Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man

by David A. Adler
Paperback, 2001
Tags
baseball players, Lou Gehrig, New York Yankees, B1903-1941
Status
Checked out
Call number
B1903

Poor Richard

by James Daugherty
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Benjamin Franklin, B1706-1790
Status
Available
Call number
B1706

To Be a Slave

by Julius Lester
Paperback, 2000
Tags
Newbery honor, H1619-1876, slavery
Status
Available
Call number
H1619

Parallel Journeys

by Eleanor H. Ayer
Paperback, 2000
Status
Available

Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression

by Studs Terkel
Paperback, 2000
Tags
great depression, us history, autobiography. oral history
Status
Available

Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina

by Maria Tallchief
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
ballet, dance, Maria Tallchief, B1925-2013
Status
Available
Call number
B1925

The Boy Who Loved to Draw: Benjamin West

by Barbara Brenner
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Benjamin West, B1738-1820, art and artists, painters
Status
Available
Call number
B1738

You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton?

by Jean Fritz
Paperback, 1999
Tags
women's suffrage, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, B1815-1902
Series
Unforgettable Americans
Status
Available
Call number
B1815

Why Not, Lafayette?

by Jean Fritz
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Marquis de Lafayette, generals, statesmen, B1757-1834, American revolution
Series
Unforgettable Americans
Status
Available
Call number
B1757

Snowflake Bentley

by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Hardcover, 1999
Tags
Wilson Bentley, snow, snow crystals
Status
Available
Call number
METE

An American Life

by Ronald Reagan
Paperback, 1999
Tags
us presidents, ronald reagan, autobiography, B1911-2004
Status
Available
Call number
B1911

Snowflake Bentley

by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
snow, meteorology, Wilson Alwyn Bentley, snowflakes, ice crystals
Status
Available
Call number
METE

Our Country's Founders: A Book of Advice for Young People

by William J. Bennett
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
patriotism, courage, friendship, industry, education, frugality, justice, piety
Status
Available
Call number
H1700

Pioneer Girl: The Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House)

by William Anderson
Hardcover, 1998
Tags
Laura Ingalls Wilder, little house, frontier and pioneer life, B1867-1957
Status
Available
Call number
B1867
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