Summary: Clara Barton wanted to help people from the time she was a child. She turned her compassion for others into several careers, including teaching and nursing. Risking her life to assist soldiers during the Civil War turned her into an American hero. She went on to found the American Red Cross.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Collins 2008

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BARTON PRO

Summary: Discusses the life and accomplishments of Henry Ford, a man who changed the American way of life in the 1900s by inventing the Model T and founding the Ford Motor Company.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2008

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB FORD ELN

Summary: A close-up look at the life of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor and teacher of the deaf.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2006

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BELL MIC