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1) Alexander Hamilton: the outsider

Author

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 3

Language

English

Formats

Book (Paperback), CD Book

Description

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An acclaimed biographer writes the remarkable story of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's most influential and fascinating founding fathers, and his untimely death in a duel with Aaron Burr.

2) Inventing a nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson

Author

Language

English

Appears on list

Author Birthdays - October

Formats

3) Benjamin Franklin, American genius: his life and ideas, with 21 activities

Author

Miller, Brandon Marie

Series

For kids series

Publisher

Chicago Review Press

Pub. Date

c2010

Language

English

4) Alexander Hamilton, American

Author

Brookhiser, Richard

Publisher

Free Press

Pub. Date

c1999

Language

English

5) Benjamin Franklin: a biography

Author

Clark, Ronald William

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

c1983

Language

English

6) Kissinger: a biography

Author

Isaacson, Walter

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

c1992

Language

English

7) Benjamin Franklin

Author

Series

World leaders past and present

Publisher

Chelsea House

Pub. Date

c1990

Language

English

Description

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Examines the life of the noted statesman who was accomplished in many fields.

8) Alexander Hamilton: a life

Author

Randall, Willard Sterne

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c2003

Language

English

9) Ben Franklin

Publisher

A & E Home Video

Pub. Date

c2004

Language

English

Description

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Inventor, writer, businessman, scientist, diplomat, and the face gracing the hundred-dollar bill - this stately figure is the Benjamin Franklin history has taught us to remember. In this revealing presentation, the man behind the myth is brought to light.

10) The remarkable Benjamin Franklin

Author

Harness, Cheryl

Publisher

National Geographic Society

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

11) Founding brothers: the revolutionary generation

Author

Ellis, Joseph J

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

2000.

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 12.8 - AR Pts: 22

Language

English

Appears on these lists

Benjamin Franklin Reading List
Presidents Day Nonfiction

12) Autobiography and other writings

Author

Franklin, Benjamin

Series

Penguin classics

Publisher

Penguin Books

Pub. Date

[1986]

Language

English

13) Adlai Stevenson: his life and legacy

Author

McKeever, Porter

Publisher

Morrow

Pub. Date

[1989]

Language

English

14) Setting the world ablaze: Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution

Author

Ferling, John E

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Pub. Date

c2000

Language

English

15) Heroes of the Revolution

Author

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

c2003

Language

English

16) John Jay: founding father

Author

Publisher

Distributed in the U.S. by Palgrave Macmillan

Pub. Date

c2005

Language

English

17) The many lives of Benjamin Franklin

Author

Publisher

Prentice-Hall

Pub. Date

c1977

Language

English

Description

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A simple biography of Benjamin Franklin emphasizing his contributions to American literature, politics, and science.

18) The founders: the 39 stories behind the U.S. Constitution

Author

Fradin, Dennis B

Publisher

Walker & Co

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

19) Benjamin Franklin

Author

Potter, Robert R

Publisher

Silver Burdett

Pub. Date

[1991]

Language

English

Description

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Follows the life of the American renaissance man who achieved notable success as printer, statesman, inventor, author, and reformer.

20) Ben Franklin: America's original entrepreneur : Franklin's autobiography adapted for modern times

Publisher

Entrepreneur Press

Pub. Date

c2005

Language

English

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