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050 4 _aE151
100 1 _aTurpin, Edna Henry Lee,
_d1867-1952
245 1 0 _aBrief biographies from American history, for the fifth and sixth grades
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aGraded supplementary reading series
500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-06
508 _aDonald Cummings, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Brief Biographies from American History" by Edna Henry Lee Turpin is a historical collection of biographies aimed at fifth and sixth graders, written in the early 20th century. The book presents short narratives about significant figures in American history, intended to provide young readers with a foundational understanding of the nation's past through the lives of influential individuals. The opening of the book establishes its educational purpose, emphasizing the importance of biography in teaching history. It discusses the role of biographical stories in childhood education and outlines the format and intentions behind the narratives. The beginning introduces key historical characters, such as Leif the Lucky and Marco Polo, connecting their explorations and contributions to the broader tapestry of American history. Throughout the text, the author focuses on engaging language and vivid storytelling to captivate young readers and spark their interest in the lives of these historical figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Charles E. Merrill Co., 1907
653 _aUnited States -- Biography
700 1 _aGrosch, Oscar Edward,
_d1863-1928
830 0 _aGraded supplementary reading series
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/briefbiographies00turp
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75050
999 _c115775
_d115775