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Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin
Few 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.
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Discovery/
Colonial
MiddleBiography
Journal by George Fox
Still commonly read today, The Journal of George Fox is the autobiography of one of the founders of the Quaker movement. British preacher... Source: Amazon
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Discovery/
Colonial
Secondary
& Adult
Biography
Daniel Boone by Daniel Boone
First 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
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Discovery/
Colonial
MiddleBiography
Cleopatra by Diane Stanley
Legendary 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.
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Classical
500BC-600AD
ElemBiography
Journal by John Wesley
Hendrickson Classic Biographies presents a one-volume abridgement of Wesley's multi-volume journals. The Heart of John Wesley's Journal... Source: Amazon
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Discovery/
Colonial
Secondary
& Adult
Biography
Leonardo da Vinci by Diane Stanley
Older children will certainly appreciate the wealth of information in this complete and fascinating biography of Leonardo da Vinci.... Source: Amazon
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Renaissance/
Reformation
ElemBiography
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn's first book, this economical, relentless novel is one of the most forceful artistic indictments of political oppression in... Source: Amazon
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
Literature,
Biography
Confessions by St. Augustine
St Augustine's autobiographical reflections on philosophy, theology, history, and humanity. Near the top of EveryGoodBook's all time Top-10 list.
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Classical
500BC-600AD
Secondary
& Adult
Phil./Religion,
Biography
The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
Inspiring 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.
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Modern
1900-present
Secondary
& Adult
Biography
Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley
Against the fascinating tapestry of Frances history during the Hundred Years' War, Diane Stanley unfolds the story of the simple... Source: Amazon
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Middle Ages
600-1300
ElemBiography
Michelangelo by Diane Stanley
Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the greatest artists of all time, was not exactly a noble and humble man. Irritable, arrogant, and... Source: Amazon
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Renaissance/
Reformation
ElemBiography
Peter the Great by Diane Stanley
Peter 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
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Discovery/
Colonial
ElemBiography
John Bunyan by William Deal
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Discovery/
Colonial
MiddleBiography
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
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Discovery/
Colonial
ElemBiography
Cleopatra by Robert Green
Cleopatra, the legendary Egyptian queen
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Classical
500BC-600AD
MiddleBiography
Hannibal by Robert Green
Hannibal, the legendary Carthaginian battles all the forces of Ancient Rome
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Ancient to
Classic
MiddleBiography
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
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1800'sMiddleBiography
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
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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
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1800'sSecondary
& 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
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1800'sElemBiography
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
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Discovery/
Colonial
ElemBiography
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
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1800'sElemBiography
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
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Discovery/
Colonial
Secondary
& Adult
Biography