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Books and Reading in the Lives of Notable Americans : A Biographical Sourcebook.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2000Copyright date: ©2000Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (286 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780313007354
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Books and Reading in the Lives of Notable AmericansDDC classification:
  • 028/.9
LOC classification:
  • Z1039.C45M34 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR (1947- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JANE ADDAMS (1860-1935) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JANE ADDAMS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- ARTHUR ASHE, JR. (1943-1993) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ARTHUR ASHE, JR.'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JAMES BALDWIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- CLARA BARTON ( 18 21-1912 ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN CLARA BARTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HUMPHREY BOGART (1899-1957) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HUMPHREY BOGART'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ANDREW CARNEGIE ( 1815-1919 ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ANDREW CARNEGIE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- RACHEL CARSON (1907-1964) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN RACHEL CARSON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- WILLA CATHER (1873-1947) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN WILLA CATHER'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- CESAR CHAVEZ (1927-1993) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN CESAR CHAVEZ'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (1924- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN SHIRLEY CHISHOLM'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- SANDRA CISNEROS (1954- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN SANDRA CISNEROS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- EUGENE V. DEBS (1855-1926) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN EUGENE V. DEBS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- CECIL B. DeMILLE (1881-1959) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN CECIL B. DEMILLE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- FREDERICK DOUGLASS (1817?-1895) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN FREDERICK DOUGLASS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- BOB DYLAN (1941- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BOB DYLAN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- THOMAS A. EDISON (1847-1931) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN THOMAS A. EDISON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ALBERT EINSTEIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- BILL GATES (1955- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BILL GATES' LIFE -- SOURCES -- ROBERT GODDARD (1882-1945) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ROBERT GODDARD'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HELEN HAYES (1900-1993).
IMPORTANT DATES IN HELEN HAYES' LIFE -- SOURCES -- ZORA NEALE HURSTON (1891-1960) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ZORA NEALE HURSTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN THOMAS JEFFERSON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HELEN KELLER (1880-1968) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HELEN KELLER'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JOHN F. KENNEDY'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- STEPHEN KING (1947- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN STEPHEN KING'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ROBERT E. LEE (1807-1870) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ROBERT E. LEE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR (1880-1964) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MADONNA (1958-) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MADONNA'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HORACE MANN (1796-1859) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HORACE MANN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARILYN MONROE (1926-1962) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARILYN MONROE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (1956-) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARTINA NAVRATILOVA'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887-1986) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN GEORGIA O'KEEFFE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- FRANCES PERKINS (1882-1965) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN FRANCES PERKINS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- JEANNETTE RANKIN (1880-1973) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JEANNETTE RANKIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- RONALD REAGAN (1911- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN RONALD REAGAN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- BEVERLY SILLS (1929- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BEVERLY SILLS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- STEVEN SPIELBERG (1947- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN STEVEN SPIELBERG'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ELIZABETH CADY STANTON (1815-1902) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ELIZABETH CADY STANTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HARRIET BEECHER STOWE (1811-1896) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HARRIET BEECHER STOWE'S LIFE -- SOURCES.
HARRY S TRUMAN (1884-1972) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HARRY S TRUMAN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- GENE TUNNEY (1898-1978) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN GENE TUNNEY'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARK TWAIN (1835-1910 ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARK TWAIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JOHN WANAMAKER (1838-1922) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JOHN WANAMAKER'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN GEORGE WASHINGTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- EMMA WILLARD (1787-1870) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN EMMA WILLARD'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- OPRAH WINFREY (1954- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN OPRAH WINFREY'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author.
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Cover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR (1947- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JANE ADDAMS (1860-1935) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JANE ADDAMS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- ARTHUR ASHE, JR. (1943-1993) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ARTHUR ASHE, JR.'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JAMES BALDWIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- CLARA BARTON ( 18 21-1912 ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN CLARA BARTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HUMPHREY BOGART (1899-1957) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HUMPHREY BOGART'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ANDREW CARNEGIE ( 1815-1919 ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ANDREW CARNEGIE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- RACHEL CARSON (1907-1964) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN RACHEL CARSON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- WILLA CATHER (1873-1947) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN WILLA CATHER'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- CESAR CHAVEZ (1927-1993) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN CESAR CHAVEZ'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (1924- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN SHIRLEY CHISHOLM'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- SANDRA CISNEROS (1954- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN SANDRA CISNEROS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- EUGENE V. DEBS (1855-1926) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN EUGENE V. DEBS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- CECIL B. DeMILLE (1881-1959) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN CECIL B. DEMILLE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- FREDERICK DOUGLASS (1817?-1895) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN FREDERICK DOUGLASS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- BOB DYLAN (1941- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BOB DYLAN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- THOMAS A. EDISON (1847-1931) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN THOMAS A. EDISON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ALBERT EINSTEIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- BILL GATES (1955- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BILL GATES' LIFE -- SOURCES -- ROBERT GODDARD (1882-1945) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ROBERT GODDARD'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HELEN HAYES (1900-1993).

IMPORTANT DATES IN HELEN HAYES' LIFE -- SOURCES -- ZORA NEALE HURSTON (1891-1960) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ZORA NEALE HURSTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN THOMAS JEFFERSON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HELEN KELLER (1880-1968) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HELEN KELLER'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JOHN F. KENNEDY'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- STEPHEN KING (1947- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN STEPHEN KING'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ROBERT E. LEE (1807-1870) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ROBERT E. LEE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR (1880-1964) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MADONNA (1958-) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MADONNA'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HORACE MANN (1796-1859) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HORACE MANN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARILYN MONROE (1926-1962) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARILYN MONROE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (1956-) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARTINA NAVRATILOVA'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887-1986) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN GEORGIA O'KEEFFE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- FRANCES PERKINS (1882-1965) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN FRANCES PERKINS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- JEANNETTE RANKIN (1880-1973) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JEANNETTE RANKIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- RONALD REAGAN (1911- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN RONALD REAGAN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- BEVERLY SILLS (1929- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BEVERLY SILLS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- STEVEN SPIELBERG (1947- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN STEVEN SPIELBERG'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ELIZABETH CADY STANTON (1815-1902) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ELIZABETH CADY STANTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HARRIET BEECHER STOWE (1811-1896) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HARRIET BEECHER STOWE'S LIFE -- SOURCES.

HARRY S TRUMAN (1884-1972) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HARRY S TRUMAN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- GENE TUNNEY (1898-1978) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN GENE TUNNEY'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARK TWAIN (1835-1910 ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARK TWAIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JOHN WANAMAKER (1838-1922) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JOHN WANAMAKER'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN GEORGE WASHINGTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- EMMA WILLARD (1787-1870) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN EMMA WILLARD'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- OPRAH WINFREY (1954- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN OPRAH WINFREY'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author.

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