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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. |
Abstract:
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, races, and ethnic groups. Each profile concludes with a bibliography for further reading.
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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 ethnicities doing a wide variety of courageous activities, this collection of profiles can help all of us envision better deeds and lives."-Pearl Oliner Research Director, Altruistic Personality and Prosocial Behavior Institute Read more...
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