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Young heroes in world history

Author: Robin Kadison Berson
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
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"The seventeen young men and women profiled here, who ranged in age from twelve to twenty-three at the time of their heroic deeds, came from ten nations, diverse cultures and races, and different times over a 250-year period. Many of their stories are told here for the first time.
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Genre/Form: Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Berson, Robin Kadison.
Young heroes in world history.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999
(OCoLC)607266667
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Robin Kadison Berson
ISBN: 031330257X 9780313302572
OCLC Number: 40180117
Description: xvi, 269 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Melba Pattillo Beals --
Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Jane Cochrane) --
Vladimir Bukovsky ---
Mairi Chisholm --
Marianne Cohn --
Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa) --
Olaudah Equiano --
Nathan Hale --
Prateep Ungsongtham Hata --
Helmuth Hubener --
Daniel K. Inouye --
Chai Ling --
Sybil Ludington --
Jose Marti --
Iqbal Masih --
Arne Sejr --
Emma Tenayuca.
Responsibility: Robin Kadison Berson.

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A collection of biographical profiles and stories chronicling the courage of 17 young people. Each of their lives offers testimony to the human capacity to endure, and they range across cultures,  Read more...

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"Young people need heroic models: models who do admirable things, close to themselves in age and very much like them....Engrossing and highly readable, and reflecting young people of diverse Read more...

 
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