Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography

Scott Joplin came from a music-making family in Texarkana, Texas.

Henry Ford loved mechanical things: springs and gears, cogs and wheels, and things that clicked and ticked and turned.

Jan Matzeliger felt anything but welcome in Philadelphia in 1873.

There wasn't anything that George Washington Carver couldn't grow.

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki didn't grow up with a basketball in his hands.

On March 17, 2011, social media channels buzzed with excitement.

At 5'11"e; and 165 pounds, San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum is much smaller than the usual Major League Baseball player.

Pitchers feel nervous when Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard steps to the plate.

Detroit Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder was born to hit home runs.

Maya Moore was a basketball star long before she joined the Minnesota Lynx.

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In 2010 Alex Rodriquez achieved a major milestone.

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People who knew Queen Latifah as a kid in Newark, New Jersey, would never have guessed at the fame in her future.

New York, December 8, 1980: The announcement shocked the world.

What is the executive branch?

Twelve-year-old Clyde Tombaugh stepped up and took his first look through a telescope.

In the 1870s, surgery was a crude affair performed on the patient's kitchen table.

Will Rogers was one of the best-loved Americans of his day.

As a young girl, Margaret Bourke-White dreamed of having great adventures-the kind only a brave and fearless woman would have.

More than anything, nine-year-old Booker T.

Touchdown: The Power and Precision of Football's Perfect Play takes readers beyond the record books and explores all aspects of bringing the ball into the end zone.

From the time she was a young child, Willa Cather had a gift with words and she loved stories.

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Born a slave in Georgia in 1818, Bridget "e;Biddy"e; Mason learned to survive in a harsh world.

In 1791 plans for the new capital city, Washington, DC, were in the works, but someone was needed to help with the surveying.

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When Jules Verne was born in 1828, his family had his future planned out for him.

As a boy, Israel Baline had to work after school to help his poor immigrant family.

It was a clear autumn night in 1847.

When Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a little girl in the early 1800s, she realized that most people seemed to think that boys were better than girls.

In the 1800s, the moist soil of the Midwest would stick to plow blades, stopping the farmers as they plowed.

At the age of nine, Clara Wieck gave her first public performance as a concert pianist.

In 1942, polio epidemics raged out of control, and medical treatments were largely unsuccessful in fighting the disease.

Born in England and raised in the bush of East Africa, Beryl Markham was an extraordinary child--and lived an extraordinary life.

Young Hans Christian knew how life should be--just like a fairy tale.

Sir Isaac Newton changed the world with his many discoveries and inventions about mathematics, science, optics, and physics.

Mary Church Terrell grew up after the Civil War with many opportunities.

In 1803, Meriwether Lewis was offered the chance of a lifetime.

Michael Vick quickly established himself as one of the National Football League's most exciting quarterbacks after the Atlanta Falcons drafted him first overall in 2001.

Frances Nannauck Kraus takes her eleven-year-old granddaughter, Marissa, to Kake, Alaska--the place of much of their family history.

On April 29, 2011, the whole world watched as Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton exchanged marriage vows.

New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is one of the hottest young players in pro football.

Kevin Durant faced high expectations after he was selected with the second pick in the 2007 NBA draft.

When Eli Manning joined the NFL after being chosen with the first pick in the 2004 draft, many people compared him to his older brother Peyton.

When Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin entered the NHL for the 2005-2006 season, he didn't waste any time.

From the age of five, Marcel Marceau knew he wanted to be a silent actor, just like Charlie Chaplin.

Eddie and his friends have been playing neighborhood football for a long time.

Roy Halladay is one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball.

The Williams sisters have been close since growing up together on the tough streets of southern California.