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The Child’s Book of American Biography

by Mary Stoyell Stimpson

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Brief, simply told lives of Americans every child was expected to know: George Washington, William Penn, John Paul Jones, the painter John Singleton Copley, Benjamin Franklin, the naturalist Louis Agassiz, Daniel Webster following travelling teachers from town to town, and others. Each sketch dwells on childhood and character to make the famous name come alive.

A gentle introduction to American history through the people who shaped it, for young readers. Download the free EPUB.

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