Childhood of famous Americans
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Roberto Clemente: young baseball player
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John Muir was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, and early advocate of preservation of wilderness in the United States. His activism helped to preserve Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness areas. The Sierra Club, which he founded, is still active today. The John Muir Trail is a 211-mile hiking trail in the Sierra Nevada.
Now readers can explore how his childhood influenced his life.
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Ronald Reagan: young leader
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A childhood biography of a groundbreaking African-American athlete.
Arthur Ashe (1943-1993) was the first African American man to win a major tennis tournament.
He did not start out with a love of the game--his favorite sport was actually baseball--but growing up in the racist south, Arthur decided he would one day play sports on courts that did not allow black athletes. After proving himself a natural on the tennis court, and struggling with committing...
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Mickey Mantle: all-star athlete
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Teddy Kennedy: lion of the Senate
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