A History Maker

A History Maker

Author: Alasdair Gray

Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: 2014-01-23

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1847677029

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A tale of border warfare, military and erotic, set in the twenty-third century, where the women rule the kingdom and the men play war games. This is the fictional memoir of Wat Dryhope - edited, annotated and commented upon. History has come to an end, war is regulated as if it's all a game. But Wat, the History Maker himself, does not play entirely by the rules, and when a woman, Delilah Puddock, joins the fray, this 'utopian' history is further enlivened. Alasdair Gray cleverly plays with the notion and writing of history, as well as perennial modern debates on war, sexism and society - entertaining and thought-provoking, this is a delightful satire illustrated throughout by the author.


Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Author: Judith Pinkerton Josephson

Publisher: LernerClassroom

Published: 2014-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1467749923

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True or False? Nelson Mandela spent almost three decades in jail before becoming president of South Africa. True! From the 1940s to the 1990s, Nelson Mandela led a movement to gain rights for black South Africans. The white South African government tried to stop him by putting him in jail. After twenty-seven years, he was freed, and black South Africans won the right to vote in their own country. They elected Mandela to be the first black president of South Africa.His parents named him Rolihlahla, but his English teacher called him Nelson when he started school. Before he went to jail, he worked as a lawyer representing black South Africans. He helped write the Freedom Charter, which became the blueprint for South Africa?s fight for equality.


History Makers

History Makers

Author: Dutch Sheets

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2011-08-29

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 144126714X

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In History Makers, Dutch Sheets and William Ford III reveal how God wants us to connect with the powerful and timeless things He has done in the past so that we can become empowered for the future. We must look to our Christian forefathers and pray for the renewal of the covenants God made with them, building on God's past work to move closer to His ultimate goals for us as a nation and a planet. Now is our chance to connect with the past, shaping the outcome of the future, and turning it back in God's direction!


Eli Whitney

Eli Whitney

Author: Catherine A. Welch

Publisher: LernerClassroom

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0822585448

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True or false? Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a machine for removing seeds from cotton. False! Eli Whitney was the first person to build a wire-toothed cotton gin. But Eli's gin was not the first machine of its kind. He made nails to earn money when he was a boy. He went to court to protect his wire-toothed cotton gin when others tried to build similar machines. He started his own musket-making business.


Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Author: Victoria Sherrow

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 2002-01-01

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780822501985

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Describes the life and accomplishments of Benjamin Franklin, the American statesman, author, and inventor.


Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Author: Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0822579863

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An introduction to the life and career of former president Bill Clinton.


Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Author: Heather Lehr Wagner

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 103

ISBN-13: 1438103085

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Ronald Reagan's life is a fascinating example of a man who believed America could be a great nation and then worked to make his belief come true. With his optimism, persistence, and belief in the fundamental goodness of people, President Reagan brought ho


Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison

Author: Shannon Zemlicka

Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]

Published: 2009-05

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0761343849

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Younger children will enjoy this biography of a man famous for inventing the light bulb. However, he was interested in many other inventions too such as the phonograph, moving pictures and a kind of electric battery.