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c2010., Pre-adolescent, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: Biography CHAVEZ Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American heroesSummary Note: Examines the life of Cesar Chavez, discussing his childhood as the son of itinerant farm workers in California, the racism that prompted him to quit school in the eighth grade, the development of his idea to create a farm workers' union, the boycott on California grapes in 1965 that brought attention to the National Farm Workers Association, and his continuing work on behalf of human rights.
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c2010., Pre-adolescent, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: Biography WASHINGTON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American heroesSummary Note: Examines the life of George Washington, discussing his childhood and youth in Virginia, his determination to be a success, his military career, marriage to Martha, role in the American Revolution, and appointment as the first president of the United States.
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c2010., Pre-adolescent, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: Biography JOHNSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American heroesSummary Note: Examines the life of Lady Bird Johnson, discussing her childhood and father, her marriage to Lyndon Johnson, her efforts to support him through a difficult presidency, and her lifelong dedication to the environment.
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c2010., Pre-adolescent, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: Biography WHEATLEY Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American heroesSummary Note: Examines the life of Phillis Wheatley, discussing how she came to America as a slave in 1761, her education in reading and writing by her owners, her interest in the Bible, and her struggles to be recognized as a poet.
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c2010., Pre-adolescent, Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Call No: Biography SITTING BULL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American heroesSummary Note: Examines the life of Sitting Bull, discussing his childhood in early nineteenth-century Montana, his first buffalo hunt, and his leadership of the Lakota people during trying times.