Books written by Brenda Haugen

  • Alexander Hamilton: Founding Father and Statesman
    Alexander Hamilton: Founding Father and Statesman

    Profiles the life of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father and the first Secretary of the Treasury.

  • Abraham Lincoln: Great American President
    Abraham Lincoln: Great American President

    A biography of our sixteenth president, remembered as the savior of the Union and the man who freed the slaves.

  • Frederick Douglass: Slave, Writer, Abolitionist
    Frederick Douglass: Slave, Writer, Abolitionist

    A biography profiling the life of Frederick Douglass, his escape from slavery, his career as an author and orator, and his quest for justice. Includes source notes and timeline.

  • Benjamin Franklin: Scientist and Statesman
    Benjamin Franklin: Scientist and Statesman

    A biography profiling the life of Benjamin Franklin and his leadership as a politician, scientist, inventor, and printer. Includes source notes and timeline.

  • The Split History of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
    The Split History of the Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Every battle has two sides, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution is no different.

  • Ulysses S. Grant: Union General And U.S. President
    Ulysses S. Grant: Union General And U.S. President

    That night , on April 14 , 1865 , John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington , D.C. Already on his way to New Jersey to meet his family , Grant The day Lincoln was heard the news as he got off a ...

  • Frederick Douglass: Slave, Writer, Abolitionist
    Frederick Douglass: Slave, Writer, Abolitionist

    That year , on April 14 , President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington , D.C. Frederick Douglass became more determined to work for fairness for freed slaves , urging justice , not pity ...

  • Langston Hughes: The Voice of Harlem
    Langston Hughes: The Voice of Harlem

    bencipta 6 WORLD TRAVELER Langston Hughes felt a breeze in his hair and the ocean salt on his skin as the S.S. Malone headed out toward Africa . “ I was a seaman going to sea for the first time , ” he remembered , “ and I felt that ...

  • Jane Goodall: Legendary Primatologist
    Jane Goodall: Legendary Primatologist

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  • Douglas MacArthur: America's General
    Douglas MacArthur: America's General

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  • Amelia Earhart: Legendary Aviator
    Amelia Earhart: Legendary Aviator

    Later , Earhart returned up to become a wellthe courtesy when she stopped to known author , humorhelp pilot Ruth Nichols get out of ist , and radio and her damaged aircraft . Not all the movie star . He appeared in more than pilots made ...

  • Benito Mussolini: Fascist Italian Dictator
    Benito Mussolini: Fascist Italian Dictator

    A biography of the prime minister of Italy who lead his country into World War II, befriended the Nazi leader of Germany, and was eventually executed by his own countrymen.

  • The Zodiac Killer: Terror and Mystery
    The Zodiac Killer: Terror and Mystery

    Examines the details of the Zodiac Killer case in 1960s San Francisco, including the victims, the crimes, and speculations as to the identity of the Zodiac Killer.

  • Crazy Horse: Sioux Warrior
    Crazy Horse: Sioux Warrior

    Crazy Horse : Sioux warrior / by Brenda Haugen . p . cm.- - ( Signature lives ) Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-7565-0999-8 ( hardcover ) 1. Crazy Horse , ca. 1842–1877 . 2. Oglala Indians — Kings and ...

  • Birthdays
    Birthdays

    For Grandpa John , my birthday buddy Managing Editor : Bob Temple Creative Director : Terri Foley Editor : Sara E. Hoffmann Editorial Adviser : Andrea Cascardi Copy Editor : Laurie Kahn Designer : Melissa Voda Page production : The ...

  • The Irish Americans
    The Irish Americans

    Titles in this series: African Americans Italian Americans Irish Americans Jewish Americans [flap copy] For the world's oppressed, poor, or simply opportunistic, America has always offered hope, luck, and the chance for a new start.

  • The Split History of the Battles of Lexington and Concord
    The Split History of the Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Every battle has two sides, and the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution is no different.

  • Benjamin Franklin: Scientist and Statesman
    Benjamin Franklin: Scientist and Statesman

    A biography profiling the life of Benjamin Franklin and his leadership as a politician, scientist, inventor, and printer. Includes source notes and timeline.

  • Marcus Garvey: Black Nationalist Crusader and Entrepreneur
    Marcus Garvey: Black Nationalist Crusader and Entrepreneur

    Examines the life of a black leader who started a "Back-to-Africa" movement in the United States, believing blacks would never receive justice in countries with a white majority.

  • Annie Oakley: American Sharpshooter
    Annie Oakley: American Sharpshooter

    Profiles the woman sharpshooter who taught herself how to shoot a rifle and amazed thousands around the world with her skill.