Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits from Our Leading HistoriansSusan Ware Free Press, 1998 - 363 Seiten Forgotten Heroes includes nearly as many women as men, and nearly as many people from before 1900 as after. It expands the traditional definition of hero to encompass not only military figures and politicians who took risks for great causes, but also educators, religious leaders, reformers, labor leaders, publishers, athletes, and even a man who started a record company. |
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Historians Forgotten Heroes | 1 |
John Chapman Johnny Appleseed | 9 |
Henry Knoxs Wilderness Epic | 17 |
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