Jan Gleiter
1) Kit Carson
Author
Series
Description
A biography of the legendary American trapper, scout, and Indian agent.
2) Sacagawea
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Traces the life of the Shoshoni Indian girl who was stolen from her tribe at the age of twelve, sold to a French trapper, and served as a guide in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
3) Casey Jones
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[1987]
Description
The life of the railroad engineer, famous for always bringing his train in on time, and whose last ride on the Cannonball Express inspired the well-known ballad.
6) Paul Revere
Author
Series
Description
Recounts the story of the American patriot who rode from Boston to Lexington to warn his fellow citizens that the British were coming.
7) Pocahontas
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the Powhatan Indian woman who befriended the English settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, and helped maintain peace between her tribe and the colonists.
8) Annie Oakley
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the frontier woman who was famous for her skills as a sharpshooter which she demonstrated in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and other shows of the time.
Author
Series
Meg Kessinger mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
Someone in a peaceful Pennsylvania town has a brutal murder on his conscience...
...but who and why remain a mystery-- until Meg Kessinger moves in. The house she's inherited from an aunt is dilapidated, but she adores it-- and sets about restoring it with the help of a hunky, laid-back lawyer; a handsome, witty artist; and the secretive husband of her new girlfriend down the road. But soon Meg's rustic rhapsody is blighted by telltale traces of...
10) Junipero Serra
Author
Pub. Date
1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A bilingual biography of a Franciscan priest-explorer who aided in developing missions in 18th century California.
11) Johnny Appleseed
Author
Series
Description
A biography of John Chapman whose distribution of appleseeds and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.
13) Hernando De Soto
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the Spanish explorer who led the first European expedition to reach the Mississippi River, explored in what is now Florida, and took part in the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
15) Daniel Boone
Author
Description
A biography of the legendary hero of the American frontier, emphasizing his skill as a woodsman, exploration of the Cumberland Gap, and relationship with native Americans.
17) Simón Bolívar
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1991, c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of "El Libertador," whose victories over the Spaniards won independence for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
18) Benito Juárez
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A biography of the Mexican president who during his tenure in office separated church and state, established religious tolerance, and made the land distribution system more equitable.