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This series of short biographies of great people who rose from poverty or obscurity to greatness includes figures such as Thomas Edison, Abraham Lincoln and Florence Nightingale. An inspiring set of life stories aimed at the younger audience, this set of accounts summarizes the humble beginnings and towering achievements of every subject. To name but a few examples, we hear how Lincoln went from log cabin to White House, how Andrew Carnegie went from a tiny cottage to an international business magnate, and how Ulysses S. Grant went from a quiet upbringing to become the leading General and…mehr

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This series of short biographies of great people who rose from poverty or obscurity to greatness includes figures such as Thomas Edison, Abraham Lincoln and Florence Nightingale. An inspiring set of life stories aimed at the younger audience, this set of accounts summarizes the humble beginnings and towering achievements of every subject. To name but a few examples, we hear how Lincoln went from log cabin to White House, how Andrew Carnegie went from a tiny cottage to an international business magnate, and how Ulysses S. Grant went from a quiet upbringing to become the leading General and President of the United States. In all, the book shows how these determined and gifted individuals succeed against the difficulties they were born within. Their achievements, from technological prowess to political leadership to productions of great artworks, were made against the odds. This new reprint of Little People Who Became Great contains the original portraits of every subject.