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The Child's Book of American Biography
- Author
- Mary Stoyell Stimpson
- Narrator
- Kaylee Russell, Miles Turner
- Publisher
- Manifold Media LLC
- Publish Date
- 1 June 2025
- Run Time
- 4 hours 35 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Mary Stoyell Stimpson
- Narrator
- Kaylee Russell, Miles Turner
- Duration
- 4 hours 35 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 June 2025
- ISBN
- 0782376063543
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Manifold Media LLC
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Memoirs
Synopsis
"The Child's Book of American Biography, compiled by Mary Stoyell Stimpson, is a wonderful collection that introduces young readers to notable figures who have shaped American history. Let's explore this enlightening work: Title and Contents: The full title of this book is "The Child's Book of American Biography: Selections from the Old and New Testaments." It features concise biographies of remarkable individuals who have contributed to the fabric of America. Here are some of the notable figures covered in the book: George Washington William Penn John Paul Jones John Singleton Copley Benjamin Franklin Louis Agassiz Dorothea Lynde Dix Ulysses Simpson Grant Clara Barton Abraham Lincoln Robert Edward Lee John James Audubon Robert Fulton George Peabody Daniel Webster Augustus St. Gaudens Henry David Thoreau Louisa May Alcott Samuel Finley Breese Morse William Hickling Prescott Phillips Brooks Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) Joe Jefferson Henry Wadsworth Longfellow James McNeill Whistler Ralph Waldo Emerson Jane Addams Luther Burbank Edward Alexander MacDowell Thomas Alva Edison "
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