Barbara Mitchell

Chronicles the life and contributions of the inventor, from his sickly childhood to the creation of his own favorite invention, the phonograph.

Tells the story of the Surinamese man whose invention revolutionized the shoe industry.

Traces the life of the American poet, journalist, and historian whose lifelong interest in Abraham Lincoln led to the publishing of a multi-volume biography which won the Pulitzer Prize.

Focuses on the life and musical career of the composer who wrote a number of popular musicals and brought jazz into the realm of acceptable and respectable music.

Looks at the life and accomplishments of Eli Whitney, the eighteenth-century inventor who revolutionized cotton production in the South with his creation of the cotton gin, and who later designed machines for the mass production of muskets.

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