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Nineteenth-century inventors

Jon Noonan

Describes the lives and achievements of eight of the most important inventors of the nineteenth century, including Edison, Fulton, Hollerith, and McCormick

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Robert E Jakoubek

A biography of the author famous for the antislavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," but who wrote other works presenting a clear picture of nineteenth-century New England

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Jane Austen

Provides critical, biographical and bibliographical information on the author and her works.

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The Bronte Sisters

Provides biographical information as well as critical analysis of style, important symbols, themes, and ideas in their major works.

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Jane Austen

Contains biographical and critical information including analysis of style, symbols, themes, and ideas in her major works.

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The Geography of Hope

James Haskins

Discusses the conditions of African Americans in the South before, during, and after the Civil War, and the migration of many former slaves to the West looking for a better life.

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