Abigail Adams and Her Times 
by Laura Richards (1917)

+Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife, Abigail, During the Revolution

The Story of My Childhood 
by Clara Barton

Harriet, the Moses of Her People 
by Sarah Bradford (1886)

*The Bird Woman 
by Katherine Chandler (1905)
A first grade reader

Dames and Daughters of Colonial Days 
by Geraldine Brooks (1900)

Dames and Daughters of the Young Republic 
by Geraldine Brooke (1901)

Group of Famous Women 
by Edith Horton (1914)

Heroines of Service 
by Mary Parkman (1916)

Portraits of American Women 
by Gamaliel Bradford (1919)

Ten American Girls from History 
by Kate Sweetser (1917)

Women in American History 
by Grace Humphrey (1919)

*American Hero Stories 
by Eva March Tappan (1906)

American Hero Stories from History 
by Inez McFee (1913)

American Leaders and Heroes 
by Wilbur Gordy (1905)

*An American Book of Golden Deeds 
by James Baldwin (1907)

*The Child’s Book of American Biography 
by Mary Stimpson (1915)

Days and Deeds a Hundred Years Ago 
by Gertrude Stone (1906)

Famous Americans 
by Richard Uhrbrock (1922)

Famous Leaders of Character in America 
by Edwin Wildman (1922)

Fifty Famous People 
by James Baldwin (1912)

Heroes of History (1905) 
Thrilling stories from the Youth’s Companion

Heroes of History and Their Grand Achievements
by Henry Northrup (1903)

Historic Americans 
by Elbridge Brooks (1899)

Noble Living and Grand Achievements: Giants of the Republic 
by Hamilton Wright Mabie (1896)

Some Forgotten Heroes and Their Place in American History 
by Edward Powell (1922)

Splendid Deeds of American Heroes on Sea and Land 
by Samuel Fallows (1900)

Stories About Famous Men and Women of Our Great Country 
by Milton Hadley (1903)

*Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans 
by Edward Eggleston (1895)

The Men Who Made the Nation 
by Edwin Sparks (1901)

+The Twelve Stars of Our Republic: Our Nation’s Gift-book to Her Young People (1850)

True Stories of Famous Men and Women of America for Young People (1898)

Youth of Famous Americans 
by Louis Banks (1902)

Benjamin Franklin 
by E. Lawrence Dudley (1915)

The True Story of Benjamin Franklin 
by Elbridge Brooks

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Includes introduction of how it came to be written

Boys’ Life of Captain John Smith 
by Eleanor Johnson (1905)

Captain John Smith 
by Rossiter Johnson (1915)

Davy Crockett 
by William Sprague (1915)

Davy Crockett’s Own Story 
compiled by Milton Glaser
His story in his own words

David Crockett: His Life and Adventures 
by John Abbott (1874)

*The Story of Davy Crockett 
by Jane Corby (1922)
Famous American for Young Readers Series

Johnny Appleseed, by one who knew him 
by W. M. Glines (1922)

*Old Johnny Appleseed 
by Olive Miller

The Quest of John Chapman, the story of a forgotten hero 
by Newell Dwight Hillis (1913)

Nathan Hale 
by Jean Root (1915)

Nathan Hale, the Ideal Patriot, a study of character 
by William Partridge(1902)

Two Spies: Nathan Hale and John Andre 
by Benson Lossing (1904)

*Young Nathan 
by Marion Brown (1949)

*Thomas Jefferson 
by Gene Stone
Famous Americans for Young Readers Series

Master Thoughts of Thomas Jefferson 
compiled by Benjamin Catchings (1907)
Thoughts on slavery, religion, education, government, etc.

William Penn 
by Rupert Holland (1915)

Some Fruits of Solitude 
by William Penn