New Releases by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

Stephanie Sammartino McPherson is the author of Witness to a Revolution (2003), Wilbur & Orville Wright (2003), Liberty or Death (2003), Jonas Salk (2002), Lau V. Nichols (2000).

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Witness to a Revolution

release date: Dec 15, 2003

Wilbur & Orville Wright

Wilbur & Orville Wright
A biography of the brothers who, in 1903, made the first powered, controlled flight in an airplane.

Liberty or Death

release date: Aug 01, 2003
Liberty or Death
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" A passionate speaker, Patrick Henry mesmerized and motivated audiences with his powerful words. Henry believed that Britain had stolen America''s freedom, and he was determined to prevent this injustice. Using his skills as a lawyer and politician, he inspired his fellow colonists to prepare for a war against Britain--and helped to create a new nation.

Jonas Salk

release date: Jan 01, 2002
Jonas Salk
Presents the life of medical researcher Jonas Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine.

Lau V. Nichols

release date: Jan 01, 2000
Lau V. Nichols
Examines the 1974 Supreme Court case in which a group of Chinese American parents sued the San Francisco School Board on behalf of their children for not providing a special learning environment for Chinese-speaking students.

TV's Forgotten Hero

release date: Jan 01, 1996
TV's Forgotten Hero
A biography of the persistent experimenter whose interest in electricity led him to develop an electronic television system in the 1920s.

Ordinary Genius

release date: Jan 01, 1995
Ordinary Genius
Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.

Peace and Bread

release date: Jan 01, 1993
Peace and Bread
A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.
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