Books by russell freedman

"A refreshingly un-woeful introduction to the experience of being a young urban immigrant around the turn of the century. . . . photos make the ... More

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Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President, Abraham Lincoln.

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In his signature prose, Freedman draws on personal stories and historical accounts to provide a dramatic overview of how the 381-day resistance to ... More

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The story of the first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight, and the men behind it.

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A biography of the Oglala leader who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempt to take over Indian lands.

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The intriguing story of Eleanor Roosevelt told by an award-winning author traces the life of the former first lady, from her early childhood through ... More

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Drawing on memoirs, diaries, letters, and other firsthand accounts, and richly illustrated with classic archival photographs, this book by one of the ... More

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Hine, an investigative reporter for the National Child Labor Committee, took photographs that provided dramatic visual evidence that the U.S. needed ... More

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Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as well as the personalities and politics behind its framing.

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This insightful account of the great African-American vocalist considers her life and musical career in the context of the history of civil rights in ... More

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Here is an unforgettable visit with American young people of the 19th-centuryAmerican West. What they did. Where they lived. What it was like. ... More

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Describes, in text and illustrations, the duties, clothes, equipment, and day-to-day life of the cowboys who flourished in the west from the 1860's ... More

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Biographies of six Western Indian chiefs who led their people in a historic moment of crisis, when a decision had to be made about fighting or ... More

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In this clear and authoritative account, Russell Freedman illuminates for young readers the complex and rarely discussed subject of World War I, ... More

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More than 30 paintings and drawings by artist-adventurers who traveled West in the 1800s illustrate Freedman's vivid account of the Great Plains ... More

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In this rousing account of the first true cowboys, Newbery Medalist Freedman brings to life the days when the vaqueros rounded up cattle, brought ... More

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When the Marquis de Lafayette ran off to join the American Revolution against the explicit orders of the king of France, he was strong-willed 19-year ... More

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Many generations of American schoolchildren were taught that Columbus discovered America, and a holiday reminds us every October. But historical ... More

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"The author of a splendid, Newbery Award-winning Lincoln (1987) uses a similar approach to another monumental figure. The result is a carefully ... More

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A photo-biography of the American dancer, teacher, and choreographer who was born in Pittsburgh in 1895 and who became a leading figure in the world ... More

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Marco Polo shook Europe with descriptions of the world he'd seen on his epic journey to the court of Kublai Khan, but had he really seen the "Roof of ... More

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Newbery Medal winner Russell Freedman recounts Abraham Lincoln's brief friendship with African American leader Frederick Douglass before and during ... More

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This collection of golden rule Confucius sayings pulls together the wise man's thoughts on education, government, nobility and equality. Full color.

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In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in ... More

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