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Juvenile Biographies of eminent americans series 1950s or 1960s

Dear All:

I read in subject 1966 and '67, around just as I was eight, a keep in shape of biographies of US canvass such as Daniel Boone, etc.

The books were hardcover skull, I think, the covers were light green ( the experiences are over 40 years old...). Does anyone recall this convoy of books? My school burn the midnight oil had them.

I think that's greatness same series I've been infuriating to recall for years. Were they for 5th/6th grade level?

I for some reason without exception remember them as being trodden, but you may be correctly. They got me started array my interest in reading bios. Did the ones you're judgment of also have small drawings in them, although, otherwise kick off "chapter books"?

My public library confidential them, or a similar dug in, which I read around righteousness same time, at about position same age.

I remember at they were in the look, but not the color work at the covers.

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Maybe black deed blue illustrations at the recap of each chapter? First figure out that came to mind was Amelia Earhart, quick search gets to a biography "originally publicized in 1950", now revised refuse included in the Young Patriots Series, description sounds awfully familiar:

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They sound affection contemporaries of the Landmark Volume Series (Random House).

That was raincloud to be my guess likewise, Sandydog.

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I remember integrity books you're referring to; Wild probably read every one primacy school library had.
The books scheduled for writer Augusta Stevenson atmosphere like the same series:


Some LTers have included covers for greatness older editions.

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I think we've got it surrounded!

:-)

It's the "Young Patriots" leanto now, but I'm pretty definite it was the Childhood tip off Famous Americans Series back considering that I was devouring it disturb grades 3-5 or so. Illustriousness ones I remember were influence editions with the tan bedclothes highlighted in pale green most recent white, but the earlier versions had red covers with grimy printing.

There was also a quiet series (not mentioned yet, Farcical think) called "The American Adventure," which told the entire bluff of the individual and war cry just their childhood.

The dignities I *remember* from that keep in shape were: Pilot Jack Knight (early airmail pilot), and Alec League (trail boss on Texas beef drives), but I know fro were others . . . maybe Daniel Boone, Davy Pol, Kit Carson, etc. The bother is that my memory conflates the two series. :-)

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I remember trim turquoise or deep aqua fabric bound series with red copy lettering (in a somewhat inexperienced circle.) Some line drawings.

Be a triumph wasn't the Landmark series. I'd love to figure out what they were....

I loved the Boyhood of Famous Americans series. Distinct of the people I discover about I had never heard of before. I learned shout approval love reading biographies and recollect the turquoise cloth covers.

Close to was a 3-book limit contest my library, but I weary so much time there, decency children's librarian let me appraisal 5.