Picture book biography in verse of life of Henry “Box” Brown, an African American slave who mailed himself to freedom. With back matter.
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Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom
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Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, U.S. Marshal
Picture book biography of African American man who was born into slavery, escaped during the American Civil War, lived among many Native American nations and learned their languages, and became a U.S. Marshal, patrolling the wild west of the Oklahoma Territory.
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Kaiulani, The People’s Princess
Diary of last princess of Hawaii, who was sent to England for school, while white businessmen angled to take over control of her beloved islands. Part of Scholastic’s Royal Diaries series
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Runs With Horses
16 yo Apache boy trains to become warrior and hunter, at time that Geronimo surrenders to U. S. government
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Jessie Benton Fremont: California Pioneer
Fictionalized life of John C. Fremont’s wife, daughter of a prominent senator, supporter of her explorer husband, and editor of his field notes.
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