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American Famous People Biographies:     more books (100)

Sitting Bull: Sioux War Chief (Famous People in American History) by Chris Hayhurst, 2003-09 Marquis De Lafayette: French Hero of the American Revolution (Primary Sources of Famous People in American History) by Kathleen Collins, 2003-07 The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known by Howard Zinn, 2004-03 Kidnapped: Cynthia Ann Parker Makes a Life with the Comanches (Primary Sources of Famous People in American History) by Nancy Golden, 2004-01 John Sutter: California Pioneer (Primary Sources of Famous People in American History) by Chris Hayhurst, 2003-04 George Armstrong Custer: General of the U.s. Calvary (Primary Sources of Famous People in American History) by Theodore Link, 2003-06 Abigail Adams: Famous First Lady (Famous People in American History) by Maya Glass, 2003-09 Annie Oakley: Wild West Sharpshooter/Tiradora Del Lejano Oeste (Primary Sources of Famous People in American History) (Spanish Edition) by Jason Porterfield, 2004-01 Francisca Alavez, the Angel of Goliad (Famous People in American History) by Tracie Egan, 2003-06 Wyatt Earp: Lawman of the American West : Sheriff Del Lejano Oeste (Famous People in American History) (Spanish Edition) by Magdalena Alagna, 2003-12 A forgotten heritage: The story of a people and the early American rifle ... including brief biographies of some of the famous frontier characters who used this gun by Harry P Davis, 1976 Wyatt Earp: Lawman of the American West (Famous People in American History) by Magdalena Alagna, 2003-10 William Randolph Hearst,: A portrait in his own words; by William Randolph Hearst, 1952 Wild Bill Hickok: Legend of the Wild West (Primary Sources of Famous People in American History) by Larissa Phillips, 2003-05

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41. People
    people and Discoveries The Revolutionaries Spotlight Biography Inventors biographies Presidents First Ladies. american President biographies  
    http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/virtualmedia/elementary/people.htm
    
    Extractions: Biographies - General Sites Biographical Dictionary Biographies Biography Center Biography.com ... Yahooligans! - Biographies Biographies - Inventors Black Inventors Forgotten Inventors Invent Now Hall of Fame Innovative Lives ... Yahooligans! Inventors Biographies American President: Biographies American Presidency American Presidency: Glorious Burden First Ladies' Gallery ... Yahooligans! Presidents Biographies - Special Collections American Masters Anthropology Biography Web Artists Astronaut Biographies ... Biographies (American History) Biographies of African Americans Biographies of the Founding Fathers Biographies of Hispanic Americans Biographies of Women ... Yahooligans! - U.S. History Biographies - Mathematicians Biographies of Mathematicians Biographies of Mathematicians Black Women in Mathematics Female Mathematicians ... Back Questions? Comments? Email Webmaster

42. Biographies
    famous ArabAmericans - This site has a list that you can use to start your Who2 - Brief biographies of famous people. Here is where you will find movie  
    http://www.sldirectory.com/studf/bio.html
    
    Extractions: Web Sites for Students Go Back: Virtual Middle School Library Home Web Sites for Students Menu / Biographies Biographies African Americans Arab Americans Artists Asian Americans ... Women Black History Month Resource Center - Biographies and other useful resources for Black History month. The Encyclopaedia Britannica Guide to Black History - Biographies - Short biographies of many African Americans. Hall of Black Achievement - Pictures and biographies of outstanding African Americans are in the HOBA gallery. African-American History: Biographies - From About.Com. This site has biographies and links to other information about African-American history. The Black Inventor Online Museum - Biographical information about Black inventors, and a timeline of their inventions. The Top 10 African-American Inventors Harlem : 1900 - 1940 - Biographies of the people who participated in the Harlem Renaissance. Drop Me Off in Harlem - Biographies are in the Faces of the Renaissance section, but you might want to look at other parts of really great site. - A history of African American music with biographies of famous musicians.

43. Net's Famous People
    american History people; Biography; Black History famous Searches Biography Searchers for american History people Bio s of famous american War people  
    http://members.aol.com/TeacherNet/Famous.html
    
    Extractions: Welcome to Net's Famous People How to do Research using the Navigation Aids: 1. By clicking on the Hotlinks, you will be taken directly to the exact location where the Topic is located on the page. 2. When you click on a site located under a topic, another browser window will open automatically for you on top of this page. With your mouse, pull that window down below the Topic you are researching. Every time you now click on a site, the material will appear in this window. This will allow you to quickly and easily read the material and go through each site listed without losing this page. Remember to cite the "web sites and their authors" given below as your information "sources" in your paper or presentation for citation/bibliographic purposes. To jump to the Person of your choice, click on the letter below: A B C D ... Z Hotlinks: Table of Contents:

44. Famous People: Artists | EThemes | EMINTS
    Read a biography about this famous american artist and view many examples of his artwork. eThemes Resource famous people Vincent Van Gogh  
    http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00000989.shtml
    
    Extractions: About eMINTS Communities Equipment eThemes ... eThemes Contact eThemes@emints.org if you have questions or comments about this resource. Printer-friendly version Please preview all links before sharing in class with students. Title: Famous People: Artists Description: View the works of famous artists, including Salvadore Dali, Grandma Moses, Georgia O'Keefe, Mary Cassatt, MC Escher, Andy Warhol, Augustus Rodin, Picasso, Grant Wood, and more. Includes biographies and classroom activities about art. There are links to an eMINTS WebQuest and eThemes Resources on Vincent Van Gogh, George Caleb Bingham, Thomas Hart Benton, and color theory. Grade Level: Resource Links: Dali Museum

45. Famous People: Human Rights Heroes | EThemes | EMINTS
    This site offers several biographies of people famous for fighting for human An eThemes on famous African Americans and an eMINTS WebQuest on Dr. King  
    http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001211.shtml
    
    Extractions: About eMINTS Communities Equipment eThemes ... eThemes Contact eThemes@emints.org if you have questions or comments about this resource. Printer-friendly version Please preview all links before sharing in class with students. Title: Famous People: Human Rights Heroes Description: These sites are about people who fought for human rights, including Harriet Tubman, Eleanor Roosevelt, Cesar Chavez, Nelson Mandela, Ghandi, and more. Read the United Nations' official Declaration of Human Rights. There are links to eThemes Resources on Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr., Ruby Bridges, Rosa Parks, and Dred Scott. Grade Level: Resource Links: Declaration of Human Rights This site offers several biographies of people famous for fighting for human rights. Scroll way down past the yellow box for links to the heroes that include Eleanor Roosevelt, Ghandi, Cesar Chavez, Nelson Mandela, and Dalai Lama. The page also has the full text of the United Nations General Assembly Universal Declaration of Human Rights. NOTE: The site includes many external links on each biography page that teachers should preview before sharing with students. There are also links to two discussion boards.

46. Mrs. Renz's 4th Grade Class - Biography Web Sites Of Famous People
    BIOGRAPHY RESEARCH LINKS. Listen to the Top 100 american Speeches Note These famous people were chosen to be featured here because Mrs. Renz has novels  
    http://www.redmond.k12.or.us/patrick/renz/biography/biographylinks.htm
    
    Extractions: Vern Patrick Elementary School Redmond, Oregon BIOGRAPHY RESEARCH LINKS Listen to the Top 100 American Speeches reorganized and updated February 08, 2005 Note: These famous people were chosen to be featured here because Mrs. Renz has novels written at approximately a fourth grade reading level to go along with our project. FAMOUS MEN FAMOUS WOMEN Bell, Alexander Graham Addams, Jane Braille, Louis Anthony, Susan B. Chávez, César Barton, Clara Bridges, Ruby Columbus, Christopher Clark, Eugenie Crockett, David Cleary, Beverly Drew, Dr. Charles Curie, Marie Edison, Thomas Earhart, Amelia Einstein, Albert Earle, Sylvia Ford, Henry Frank, Anne Franklin, Benjamin Goodall, Jane Hale, Nathan Keller, Helen Hawkins, Waterhouse Madison, Dolly Henson, Matthew O'Keeffe, Georgia Houdini, Harry Oakley, Annie Jefferson, Thomas

47. Biographies: Biography, Famous People, Biographical Information - LibrarySpot.co
    Look up biographical information on LibrarySpot.com. Infoplease Biography Features 30000 notable people. Lives - Links to thousands of bio resources.  
    http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/
    
    Extractions: Link to Site Reference Desk Acronyms Almanacs Associations Ask an Expert Biographies Business Calculators Calendars Countries Current Events Dictionaries Encyclopedias Genealogy Government Grammar/Style Historic Docs How To Images Legal Lists Maps Medical Music People Public Records Quotations States Statistics Style Guides Thesauri Time Trivia White Pages Yellow Pages Zip Codes Library News Book Reviews Education Headlines Library News Library Journals HEADLINESPOT Today's Top Stories Search the News News By City News By State News by Country Education News Health News Political News Sports News Weather Much More... StartSpot Network BookSpot.com CinemaSpot.com EmploymentSpot.com GenealogySpot.com GovSpot.com HeadlineSpot.com HomeworkSpot.com LibrarySpot.com MuseumSpot.com TripSpot.com Biographies

48. Find People, Biographies, Famous People & More At LibrarySpot.com
    Locate the best resources to find people at LibrarySpot.com. people. biographies General Statistics Statistics by Group Media  
    http://www.libraryspot.com/people.htm
    
    Extractions: Link to Site Reference Desk Acronyms Almanacs Associations Ask an Expert Biographies Business Calculators Calendars Countries Current Events Dictionaries Encyclopedias Genealogy Government Grammar/Style Historic Docs How To Images Legal Lists Maps Medical Music People Public Records Quotations States Statistics Style Guides Thesauri Time Trivia White Pages Yellow Pages Zip Codes Library News Book Reviews Education Headlines Library News Library Journals HEADLINESPOT Today's Top Stories Search the News News By City News By State News by Country Education News Health News Political News Sports News Weather Much More... StartSpot Network BookSpot.com CinemaSpot.com EmploymentSpot.com GenealogySpot.com GovSpot.com HeadlineSpot.com HomeworkSpot.com LibrarySpot.com MuseumSpot.com TripSpot.com People Biographies General Statistics Statistics by Group Media

49. A Hotlist Of Famous Americans
    A Hotlist of famous Americans An Internet Hotlist on US Biography biographies (from Spectrum) Limited amount of people, but good information.  
    http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listusbiomr.html
    
    Extractions: Evergreen Christian School Introduction Search Engines General Biography Sites ... Biographical Information by Subject After you read your biography you are to find more information about your famous American. You will use CD's, books, encyclopedias and other sources to find this information. You may also be able to find information online. Below are places you may wish to seach. Happy hunting! Who's Who in American History - Find famous historical figures from the Civil War to the present Biography .com - This is a commercial web site that has biographies of over 20,000 personalities. Don't use in the lab. Biographical Dictionary - This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords. Don't use in the lab. Encarta Online - A free on-line encyclopedia with 16,000 abridged reference articles. Do not use in the computer lab.

50. Internet Public Library: Biographies
    There s also biographical information about famous AfricanAmericans. Spanish-language resource for biographies of famous people from all over the world  
    http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref15.00.00/
    
    Extractions: "American Women's History is designed to assist serious researchers, such as history professors, independent scholars, graduate students, and possibly upper-division undergraduates. Librarians who assist these researchers may also want to become familiar with the guide. American Women's History provides citations to print and Internet reference sources, as well as to selected large primary source collections. The guide also provides information about the tools researchers can use to find additional books, articles, dissertations, and primary sources."

51. History & Biography
    History Wars in american History Biography famous Speeches Obituaries (Find famous people Fast) Celebs We Love ; Patron Saints Index  
    http://www.cam-info.net/timehist2.html
    
    Extractions: History Wars in American History Biography Famous Speeches ... This Day in History Local History: Texas Preservation Organizations History Matters History Fair Topic How to do a History Fair project ... Documents for the study of American History (Note: Primary, fulltext documents!) HistoryNet American History Thirteen Colonies American Originals Digital Classroom Powers of Persuasion ... More Declaration of Independence (What's on the back side of the declaration?) National Constitution Center Patriotic Symbols of the United States Gilder Lehrman Insitute of American History Avalon Project ... Foreign Relations of the United States series (US State Dept.) National Women's History Project History Buff's Home Page World War II Commemoration Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation ... Clinton Impeachment PBS Presidential Impeachments Resources for Historians Obsolete Computer Museum Famous Women Famous Inventors Notable African Americans Xrefer.com ... Top 100 People of the Millennium (Life Magazine) Internet Movie Database Biograph Celebs We Love Patron Saints Index ... Native Americans Presidents and First Ladies POTUS: Presidents of the United States (IPL) The American Presidency: A Glorious Burden (Smithsonian Institution) American Presidency: Election News, Background, and History

52. Celebrities And Famous People
    Sites about famous people. Top of Page biographies A collection of biographies about famous Canadian actors, educators and politicians. Top of Page  
    http://www.kidport.com/Recess/FunStuff/FamousPeople/FamousPeople.htm
    
    Extractions: Check out the web sites for your favorite, or not so favorite, celebrities and other famous people. Top of Page Information about movie, music and sports celebrities including biographies. Top of Page An unofficial home page for Areosmith. Allman Brothers Band The David Bowie home page. Information about movie, music and sports celebrities including biographies. Top of Page This site provides information about Lincoln and other historical information. Biography site of Anne Frank, one of over a million children that died in the Holocaust. A scientist, inventor and statesman was one of the founding fathers of America. Home page for Betsy Ross who made the American flag.

53. Biography Resources
    TIME Magazine Past Man of the Year Essays about the famous people of the 20th Century, History of the Mexican american Civil Rights Movement.  
    http://dewey.chs.chico.k12.ca.us/ss5.html

54. The Wild Place At The Richland County Public Library
    the civil rights movement, the lives of famous African Americans and more. Math people There are too many biographies of mathematicians to count,  
    http://www.richland.lib.sc.us/kids/kidlinks3.htm

55. Biographical Information
    The Dictionary of american Biography was first published in 1928 and has been Almanac of famous people can be used to find brief biographical  
    http://www.library.uiuc.edu/learn/handouts/biographical.html
    
    Extractions: Home Finding Biographical Information There are numerous sources available for people doing biographical research. General reference sources might cover the lives of prominent people throughout history, or give information about important people from a particular country. More specific reference sources might describe the achievements of African Americans, women, or the members of a particular profession such as educators or scientists. The information presented here is intended to provide a brief overview of a few of the most general biographical sources available. If you are having trouble deciding what sources to use for your research, or are in need of more information than is provided here, please ask a librarian for assistance. Online Sources Print Sources Biography and Genealogy Master Index is a comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches in more than 2700 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.

56. Biographical Resources
    The Dictionary of american Biography was first published in 1928 and has been The Almanac of famous people can be used to find brief biographical  
    http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rex/instruction/researchguides/biog.htm
    
    Extractions: Printing: please select this frame prior to printing* There are numerous sources available for people doing biographical research. General reference sources might cover the lives of prominent people throughout history, or give information about important people from a particular country. More specific reference sources might describe the achievements of African Americans, women, or the members of a particular profession such as educators or scientists. The information presented here is intended to provide a brief overview of a few of the most general biographical sources available. If you are having trouble deciding what sources to use for your research, or are in need of more information than is provided here, please ask a librarian for assistance. Online Resources Please see Biography (Online Reference Collection). Back to Top Print Resources There are many print resources available for people doing biographical research. The sources listed below are among the largest and most general in scope. If you are unsure about which source to use for your research, be sure to ask a librarian for assistance. Who's Who

57. Famous Adoptees, Adopted People, Celebrities, Actors -
    The list is not just of famous Americans and Europeans. give shorter entries for more famous people, whose biographies are readily available elsewhere  
    http://famous.adoption.com/
    
    Extractions: @import url(/uni/adoption.com/rev6/styles/common.css); @import url(/uni/adoption.com/rev6/styles/screen.css); @import url(/uni/adoption.com/rev6/styles/tabs.css); @import url(/uni/adoption.com/rev6/styles/nav.css); Introduction This is an alphabetical list of over 700 famous or influential people, with information about their lives and guides to further reading. Each person here was either formally adopted or fostered, lived in an orphanage or children's home, or for some reason was raised for a significant period during childhood by people other than his or her birth parents. At the end I have included a number of indexes of different kinds: ethnic group, nationality, profession, historical period, age at placement, transracial adoptees, type of placement, contact with birth family, etc. Who is Included and Excluded?

58. The DRM WebWatcher: Famous People With Disabilities
    Here are some web sites that list famous people who happen to have Asthma; bullet famous people with Asthma A lengthy list from the american Academy  
    http://www.disabilityresources.org/FAMOUS.html
    
    Extractions: Home Subjects States Librarians ... Contact Us The DRM WebWatcher Famous People with Disabilities Updated 10/2004 A B C D ... About/Hint/Link People are often surprised about how many "notable" personalities have disabilities. Here are some web sites that list famous people who happen to have disabilities. General Chamber of Commerce for Individuals with Disabilities - Hall of Fame A small selection of personas, with links (some not working) to biographical information. Famous People Who Had Disabilities A lesson plan by Bill Straub. Famous People with Disabilities Famous People with Disabilities An excellent list from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education. The list is subdivided by disability, and each name includes the individual's profession. A good starting place for students. A Few Famous (and Not-So-Famous) People with Disabilities A small list, with brief biographies, from the Disability Social History Project. Asthma Famous People with Asthma A lengthy list from the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Attention Deficit Disorder See also Learning Disabilities Famous People With Attention Deficit and Learning Disorders Many names (but no additional information or links) from the Child Development Institute.

59. Film Ideas: New Releases: Biographies
    biographies of famous people 5 Part Series. A new 5 part humanities series featuring famous people from divergent walks of life and geographic regions of  
    http://www.filmideas.com/nrbiographies.html
    
    Extractions: Chief Sitting Bull naturally defended his people and their promised land. His mystical visions proved true both in victory at Little Big Horn and in his death at Standing Rock. Witness the courageous life of this famous yet unfamiliar man who was a loving father, a composer of songs, an artist, and a loyal friend. Amelia Earhart amazed the world with her aviating prowess during a time in America when the Stock Market crashed, the Great Depression erupted, and women were painfully restricted. Nicknamed "Lady Lindy", Amelia's adventurous spirit led her to become the first woman to fly alone over the Atlantic Ocean. However, on her flight around the world, Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, left Miami, Florida and with 7,000 miles left on a 29,000 mile flight they were never heard from again. Today the theories abound and the mystery remains . . .

60. Biographies, Famous People, Famous Americans, Famous Scientists, Memoirs,
    outof-print bookstore, used rare books and magazines, periodicals, bound volume sets old vintage books. Government Documents addenda much more!  
    http://www.beecreekbooks.com/categories/Biographies/biographies.html
    
    Extractions: Biographies: 51 Books Request A Picture [002972] . SIMON NEWCOMB. Memorial Addresses. Philosophical Society of Washington,, 1910. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Paper Wraps. Biography. Very Good- Memorial Addresses by Charles K. Wead, James Bryce, Milton Updegraff, R.S. Woodward, L.O. Howard, Herbert Putnam, and E.M. Gallaudet. Resolutions Read by O.H. Tittmann. Read before Philosophical Society of Washington, December 4, 1909. Bulletin, Vol. XV, pp. 133-167. pages uncut. mildly faded/soiled covers. ex.-mus stamp and number on front cover, otherwise in VG condition. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. Frontis. portrait of Newcomb. $50.00 [000584] Bogart, W.H.. DANIEL BOONE AND THE HUNTERS OF KENTUCKY. ill. N.Orr. Auburn and Buffalo: Miller, Orton & Mulligan, 1854. First Edition. Size: Approx. 5 1/4" x 7 3/4". Rebound in Brown Cloth. Daniel Boone. Good / No Jacket. "Interwoven with the history of the entrance of the Great West into the family of civilized nations, is the career of Daniel Boone. It has been the object of the compiler of this volume to present the narrative of that career in fidelity, and in such light as would rescue the memory of this great man from the common judgment passed upon him , of being only an Indian fighter and a bold hunter." 390 pps. 2 pages of ads.Rebound in brown cloth. Preserved the publishers'embossed logo on front board. Gilt lettering on spine. Foxing throughout but doesn't interfer with text. Owner's name in script on second free endpaper. Sabin 6127 $85.00

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