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1) Clara Barton
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Examines the life of the nurse who served on the battlefields of the Civil War and later founded the American Red Cross.
5) Colin Powell
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Describes the life of this American statesman, from his birth in Harlem, to his role as general in the Persian Gulf War, to his current position of Secretary of State.
7) Laura Bush
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A brief biography of the former Texas librarian and teacher who, as the wife of the forty-third president, became first lady in 2001.
10) Amelia Earhart
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Traces the life of the pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.
11) Nelson Mandela
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A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa.