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By Samuel Byrd (illustrator)

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9781439511213 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, July 10, 2008), cover price $15.95

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.
By David A. Adler and Samuel Byrd (illustrator)

Paperback:

9780823412051 | Reprint edition (Holiday House, October 1, 1995), cover price $7.99

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9780823410026 | Holiday House, March 1, 1993, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century.

Telling the life story of African-American singer Marian Anderson in twenty-one poetic stanzas, the author recounts her performance at the Metropolitan Opera and her appearance at the Lincoln Memorial after being refused the use of Constitution Hall.
By Samuel Byrd (illustrator) and Myra Cohn Livingston

School and Library:

9780823410989 | Holiday House, September 1, 1994, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Traces the life of the great Black singer, and recounts how she overcame racism to have a successful career and become the first Black woman to sing at the Metropolitan Opera

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A biography of the U.S. president discusses Lincoln's childhood in Kentucky, his rise through the ranks in U.S. politics, his administration, his role in the end of slavery, and his assassination.
By Samuel Byrd (illustrator) and Myra Cohn Livingston

School and Library:

9780823410491 | Holiday House, September 1, 1993, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A narrative poem chronicling the life of the Civil War president

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A pictorial biography of the leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux describes how, as whites encroached on Sioux territory, Sitting Bull defended his people and refused to give up land or live on a reservation.
By David A. Adler and Samuel Byrd (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780823410446 | Holiday House, September 1, 1993, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A biography of the Hunkpapa Sioux describes how, as whites encroached on Sioux territory, Sitting Bull defended his people and refused to give up land or live on a reservation

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A tribute in verse to the life and accomplishments of Martin Luther King, Jr., integrates quotes from the late civil rights leader's speeches and sermons to celebrate King's vision of a world in which people of all races can live together in peace.
By Samuel Byrd (illustrator) and Myra Cohn Livingston

School and Library:

9780823409570 | Holiday House, September 1, 1992, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A poetic treatment of Martin Luther King and his dream

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