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Miriam "Ma" Ferguson: first woman governor of Texas (Stars of Texas Ser. #3)
Par Judy Alter, Patrick Messersmith. 2006
Miriam Ferguson was a quiet, private person who preferred to stay home in her big house in Temple, Texas, and…
take care of her husband, raise her two daughters, and tend to her flower garden. But in 1924 she was elected governor of Texas, the first woman governor elected in the United States. Her husband, Jim Ferguson, served two terms as governor, but during his second term he was impeached, which meant he could not run again for public office. So Miriam agreed to run to clear his name and restore the family's honor. For grades 3-6Ann Richards: "a woman's place is in the dome" (Stars of Texas Ser. #6)
Par April D. Stumpff, Patrick Messersmith. 2008
Ann Richards was one of the best-known and beloved governors in Texas history, the only woman to be elected to…
that office on her own merits. But she was also a controversial figure, having been elected after admitting to struggling with alcoholism and divorce, and being a Democrat in a Republican state. For grades 3-6Ella Ewing: the Missouri giantess (Notable Missourians)
Par Jason Offutt. 2016
At eight feet, 4 inches tall, Ella Kate Ewing was the tallest woman in the world while she lived. She…
grew up on a Missouri farm, but because of her height became famous, traveling far and wide as a circus performer. For grades 4-7Mary Nohl: a lifetime in art (Badger Biographies Ser.)
Par Barbara Manger, Janine Smith. 2013
Blue Jenkins: working for workers (Badger Biographies Ser.)
Par Julia Pferdehirt. 2011
Biography of Blue Jenkins, an African American union leader who grew up in Racine, Wisconsin and fought discrimination in his…
community and in the workplace. Part of the Badger Biographies series. For grades 4-7Terrible typhoid Mary: a true story of the deadliest cook in America
Par Susan Campbell Bartoletti. 2015
Mary Mallon, who became known as "Typhoid Mary," was hired as a cook for a wealthy family in 1906. A…
few weeks later an outbreak of typhoid fever swept through the household. Eventually it was determined that Mallon was a healthy carrier, spreading the disease but not suffering it herself. She was arrested and quarantined against her will. This biography explores the many violations of Mallon's human and civil rights, the culture of the period, how the public and health officials responded, and the sensationalism of "yellow journalism." For grades 5-8Albert Bond Lambert: aviation pioneer (Notable Missourians)
Par Christopher Lynch. 2015
In the early twentieth century, Albert Lambert promoted St. Louis as a center for the new aviation industry. In 1923,…
he opened the St. Louis Flying Field, which later developed into Lambert-St. Louis International Airport. For grades 4-7Jeffrey Deroine: Ioway translator, frontier diplomat (Notable Missourians)
Par Greg Olson. 2015
While traveling with his master, a fur trader, slave Jeffrey Deroine met and worked with Native American groups, making many…
friends and learning five languages. A friend bought his freedom so he could work as a translator. He translated for the Ioway as they negotiated treaties with the government, traveled to Europe with the Ioway and met many famous people, including kings and queens. For grades 4-7Alphonso Wetmore: soldier, adventurer, and writer
Par Mary Barile. 2015
Alphonso Wetmore wanted adventure. He lost his arm in battle in the War of 1812, but stayed in the army…
and joined an expedition down the Missouri River. He was a trader on the Santa Fe Trail, and visited California. He wrote stories for newspapers and published a book about Missouri. For grades 4-7Michigan, the Wolverine State (World Almanac Library of the states)
Par Rachel Barenblat. 2002
Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Michigan, which…
is the only state to touch four of the five Great Lakes. For grades 5-8. 2002Newspaper-style articles report the Prairie State's first 200 years by exploring key events and people. An extensive timeline recounts important…
happenings in Illinois politics, commerce, culture, science, sports and more. Also includes a list of places to visit throughout the state, information about government and flags of Illinois, an honor roll of notable Illinoisans and a glossary. For grades 5-8They call me a hero: a memoir of my youth
Par Susan Goldman Rubin, Daniel Hernandez. 2014
The author describes his efforts to save Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot at an event in Tucson, Arizona.…
He discusses the intense media schedule that followed and his passion for politics, including advocacy for education and LGBT issuesOrphan trains to Missouri (Missouri Heritage Readers Ser. #1)
Par Michael Patrick, Michael D. Patrick, Evelyn Goodrich Trickel. 1997
How I discovered poetry
Par Marilyn Nelson, Hadley Hooper. 2014
A celebrated poet recalls her 1950s girlhood in a sequence of poems that travels from her earliest memories in Cleveland,…
through Air Force bases all across the country, and into an adolescence where a love of language and an awareness of racism takes rootThe Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919
Par Deborah Kops, Deborah J. Kops. 2012
One of the strangest disasters in United States history--the explosion of a storage tank that sent a deadly wave of…
molasses over Boston's densely-packed North End--is explored in this richly detailed and compellingly written book. For grades 4-7. 2012Peril on Long's Peak: Rocky Mountain National Park (Adventures with the Parkers #8)
Par Mike Graf, Marjorie Leggitt. 2012
In the seventh book in the Adventure with the Parkers series, the family heads to Colorado to visit the high…
peaks of Rocky Mountain National Park. When the snow clears, the park's many famous sights are on display: Trail Ridge Road, spectacular wildflowers, elk, waterfalls, and unique alpine tundra. The family's big adventure is a hike up Longs Peak, a Colorado "fourteener." But afternoon storms begin to pelt the family during their training hikes, and they begin to question the wisdom of a nighttime summit ascent. Award winner. For grades 5-8Vanishing Colorado: rediscovering a Western landscape
Par Joe Verrengia, Glenn Asakawa, Eric Baker. 2000
Traces the paths of John C. Fremont's western expeditions, and looks at the destruction of flora and fauna in those…
same areas. Talks to ranchers, developers, policy makers, and scientists about their differing points of view on conservationWomen of the frontier (Frontier Land Ser.)
Par Charles W. Sundling. 2000
Emmett Kelly: the greatest clown on earth (Notable Missourians)
Par Donald McManus. 2014
During the Great Depression, Emmett Kelly decided to be a different type of clown--a sad-faced clown who reminded people of…
their struggles, but still made them laugh. His clown character, Weary Willie, inspired people to keep going during hard times. He became the most famous clown in the world. For grades 4-7Joseph Kinney: steamboat captain (Notable Missourians)
Par John Hare, Maryellen McVicker. 2014
Joseph Kinney grew up on the Ohio River watching riverboats. He always wanted to be a riverboat captain, so he…
worked and saved his money until he was able to buy a steamboat. For grades 4-7