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Autobiography by Benjamin FranklinFew compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, and successful diplomat. At: Local Library Amazon $8.76 Read Online | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Biography |
Journal by George FoxStill commonly read today, The Journal of George Fox is the autobiography of one of the founders of the Quaker movement. British preacher... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $18.95 | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
Daniel Boone by Daniel BooneFirst published in the early 1800s, this true-life account set the record straight on the mythic Daniel Boone and established him as an... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $10.17 Read Online | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Biography |
Cleopatra by Diane StanleyLegendary leaders risked their kingdoms to win Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. A timeless story of love, war, and ambition, this pictorial biography is sure to entertain and educate. At: Local Library Amazon $7.99 | ![]() | Classical 500BC-600AD | Elem | Biography |
Journal by John WesleyHendrickson Classic Biographies presents a one-volume abridgement of Wesley's multi-volume journals. The Heart of John Wesley's Journal... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $33.40 | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
Leonardo da Vinci by Diane StanleyOlder children will certainly appreciate the wealth of information in this complete and fascinating biography of Leonardo da Vinci.... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | ![]() | Renaissance/ Reformation | Elem | Biography |
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynSolzhenitsyn's first book, this economical, relentless novel is one of the most forceful artistic indictments of political oppression in... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.63 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Secondary & Adult | Literature, Biography |
Confessions by St. AugustineSt Augustine's autobiographical reflections on philosophy, theology, history, and humanity. Near the top of EveryGoodBook's all time Top-10 list. At: Local Library Amazon $5.31 | ![]() | Classical 500BC-600AD | Secondary & Adult | Phil./Religion, Biography |
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten BoomInspiring saga of a heroic, Dutch family in Nazi occupied Holland during World War II; aglow with the glory of God and the courage of a quiet Christian spinster whose life was transformed by it. At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Modern 1900-present | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
Joan of Arc by Diane StanleyAgainst the fascinating tapestry of Frances history during the Hundred Years' War, Diane Stanley unfolds the story of the simple... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $8.99 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Elem | Biography |
Michelangelo by Diane StanleyMichelangelo Buonarroti, one of the greatest artists of all time, was not exactly a noble and humble man. Irritable, arrogant, and... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.99 | ![]() | Renaissance/ Reformation | Elem | Biography |
Peter the Great by Diane StanleyPeter the Great, crowned tsar of Russia at the age of ten, believed that whatever he wanted he should have -- and the sooner the better.... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $9.90 | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| John Bunyan by William Deal At: Local Library Amazon $6.13 | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Biography |
| Benjamin Franklin by Augusta Stevenson I thought that it was a good book because I like biographies. I especially liked the part when he went to the Latin School and he couldn't... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Cleopatra by Robert Green Cleopatra, the legendary Egyptian queen At: Local Library Amazon $5.99 | ![]() | Classical 500BC-600AD | Middle | Biography |
| Hannibal by Robert Green Hannibal, the legendary Carthaginian battles all the forces of Ancient Rome At: Local Library Amazon $12.23 | ![]() | Ancient to Classic | Middle | Biography |
| Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's Up from Slavery is one of the... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $9.99 Read Online | ![]() | 1800's | Middle | Biography |
| Travels by Marco Polo It was perhaps the first book to achieve best-seller status before the invention of the printing press-it was certainly the most... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $6.98 | ![]() | Middle Ages 600-1300 | Secondary & Adult | Biography, General |
| Walden by Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau's masterwork, Walden, is a collection of his reflections on life and society. His simple but profound musings-as well... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | ![]() | 1800's | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Abraham Lincoln by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire America was at a crossroads in 1939 as they debated whether to join the Allies in their battle against Hitler's relentless march across... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $62.66 | ![]() | 1800's | Elem | Biography |
| George Washington by Ingri D'Aulaire Follows Washington from young boy to surveyor, to soldier in the French and Indian War where he became a war hero. Later Washington lead his troops through the dark and hungry days of the Revolution At: Local Library Amazon $10.94 | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Charles Dickens by Diane Stanley Charles Dickens is one of the world's greatest and best loved writers. To read Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol, or Nicholas Nickleby... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $5.67 | ![]() | 1800's | Elem | Biography |
| Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin One of the most popular works of American literature, this charming self-portrait has been translated into nearly every language. It covers... Source: Amazon At: Local Library Amazon $2.50 Read Online | ![]() | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |












