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-- Madam C. J. Walker.[2017]., Blue River Press Call No: B WAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Madam C. J. Walker was born on a southern plantation; the first in her family bo be born free. Her parents, former slaves, could not afford to send her to school. That didn't stop her from becoming America's first female self-made millionaire"--Back cover.
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2005, c2004., One World : Ballantine Books Call No: 921 GASTON Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Presents a biography of A.G. Gaston, telling the story of how he rose from poverty to become one of the wealthiest African-Americans in the country with a fortune worth over 130 million, and discussing his family life, his early business ventures, and his financial support of civil rights causes.
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[2015]., Debolsillo Call No: Literature FIC FITZGERALD Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Contemporánea (Debolsillo (Firm))Summary Note: "El gran Gatsby es un retarto de la Jazz Age que captura el espÃrtu de la generación de Scott Fitzgerald y le concede un trono permanente en el Olimpo de la literature norteamericana. El millonario hecho a sà mismo., Jay Gatsby, personaliza una de las obsesiones del autor y de la sociedad de su paÃs: la combinación de dinero, ambición y lujuria como promesa de nuevos comienzos. Una extraordinaria fábula--y como tal, no exenta de moraleja--sobre el sueño americano."--Page 4 of cover.
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By Duggan, Simon, 1959- Remond, Jonathan Ballantine, Jason Villa, Matt Armstrong, Craig DiCaprio, Leonardo Luhrmann, Baz Pearce, Craig Maguire, Tobey, 1975- Mulligan, Carey, 1985- Edgerton, Joel, 1974- Fisher, Isla, 1976- Clarke, Jason, 1969- Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940 Bazmark Films (Firm) Warner Bros Warner Home Video (Firm) Village Roadshow Picturesc2013., Distributed by Warner Home Video Call No: DVD Fic Fit Fit Edition: DVD ; Widescreen ; Special ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The Great Gatsby follows viable writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922. Chasing his own American dream, Nick lands next door to Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom Buchanan. Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the rich and their loves and deceits. As he bears witness, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams, and tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.
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c2004., Naval Institute Press Call No: 921 HUGHES Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents Summary Note: The author presents a biographical narrative on the life of Howard Hughes beginning when he learned to fly in the 1920s and includes details of his speed records in the 1930s, his famous aircraft and weapons, the infamous Spruce Goose, invention of airborne radar, and the contributions Hughes made to the development of aviation.
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c1989, Silver Burdett Press Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The American dreamSummary Note: Examines the life and career of the business tycoon and oilman who dominated one of the largest business empires ever built by a single man and died owning close to one billion dollars.
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1989., Silver Burdett Call No: 921 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The American dreamSummary Note: Examines the life and career of the business tycoon and oilman who dominated one of the largest business empires ever built by a single man.
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c1989, Silver Burdett Call No: 92 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: The American dream seriesSummary Note: A biography of the industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and later became a famous philanthropist, establishing the Rockefeller Foundation in 1913.
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[2013]., Juvenile, Enslow Elementary Call No: Biography WALKER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Simple text examines the life and career of African-American inventor and entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker. Includes a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.
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c1993., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: B WAL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Junior world biographiesSummary Note: Presents the life of the black laundress who founded a cosmetics company and became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.
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c2001., Enslow Publishers Call No: B Wal Edition: Rev. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Great African AmericansSummary Note: Describes the life of the African-American laundress who founded a cosmetics company and became the first female self-made millionaire in the United States.
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[2020]., Juvenile, Pebble Call No: Biography WALKER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Smithsonian little explorer.Summary Note: Briefly explores the life of Madam C.J. Walker, who worked her way from the cotton fields of Louisiana to becoming a successful businesswoman and one of the first female self-made millionaires in the United States.
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[2014]., Pre-adolescent, ABDO Pub. Co. Call No: B WALTON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Essential lives.Summary Note: A biography of Walmart founder Sam Walton, discussing his childhood, early careers, his marriage, and Walmart.
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2014., Juvenile, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: HI-INT B REC Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Investigates the true story of the life and disappearance of Sarah Rector, who at the turn of the twentieth century was said to have been the richest "colored girl" in America, possibly even the world. Explores how Sarah became so wealthy at such a young age and how she disappeared.
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2014., Pre-adolescent, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society"--Provided by OCLC.
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2014., Pre-adolescent, Abrams Books for Young Readers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society"--Provided by OCLC.
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c2009., Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: 921 ALI Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Nine-year-old Rubina Ali recounts her childhood in the slums of Mumbai and her rise to stardom after being chosen to act in the Oscar-winning film "Slumdog Millionaire.".
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c1998., Juvenile, Macmillan Library Reference USA Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Macmillan profilesSummary Note: Alphabetical articles profile the life and work of notable business leaders and entrepreneurs from antiquity to the present , beginning with Ah Quin and ending with Linus Yale.
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2003., Juvenile, Dutton Children's Books Call No: MYSTERY F RAS Availability:1 of 2 At Location(s) Summary Note: The mysterious death of an eccentric millionaire brings together an unlikely assortment of heirs who must uncover the circumstances of his death before they can claim their inheritance.
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-- Madame C.J. Walkerc2012., Juvenile, Enslow Elementary Call No: B Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Series Title: I like inventors!Summary Note: Presents a biography of Madam C. J. Walker, who despite her poor upbringing went on to invent her own line of hair products and become the first female African-American millionaire. A recipe to make homemade bubble bath is included in the back of the book.