Landmark biographies

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    Landmark Books

    Published by Random House
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    WHAT ARE THE LANDMARK BOOKS?
    Each is a book that brings to life a great event or personality in our nation's past. Each is designed to be rich, rewarding reading, capable of stirring the heart as well as the mind. Each is intended to arouse in the reader not only an interest in the course of history, but also an understanding of how the democracy that is our heritage was forged.From one of the dust jackets
    WHAT ARE THE WORLD LANDMARK BOOKS?
    The same splendid features that have made the Landmark Books increasingly popular since they were launched more than five years ago continue in these books of world-wide scope for young readers. These, too, have outstanding authors, a wide and well chosen variety of subjects, simple but full-of-action story narrative, large and clear print, attractive bindings, and a reasonable price. From one of the dust jackets
    PRAISE FOR LANDMARK BOOKS:

    Any pre-adolescent who has not feasted on

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    In the &#;s through the &#;s, several different &#; but similar &#; series of history books for children were published in the States.  I&#;ve always collected both whenever I&#;ve come across them in flea markets and antique shops, and am slowly (as a part of my project to read ALL the books I own!) reading through them.

    The Landmark books are my favorites, and were published by Random House.  A very interesting article about their history can be found here.  These books are really easy to read, yet cover the important points of various historical events or the lives of important people.

    Grosset & Dunlap published the Signature biographies, which feature a copy of the famous person&#;s signature on the front cover, and are also readily identified by the nifty little pictorial timeline of &#;Great Events in the Life of&#; that are inside the front cover of each book.  The titles all begin &#;The Story of&#;&#;  These books were mostly published in the &#;s and

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    Landmark Books (series)

    # Title Author Year 1 The Voyages of Christopher ColumbusArmstrong Sperry 2 The Landing of the PilgrimsJames Daugherty 3 Pocahontas and Captain John SmithMarie Lawson 4 Paul Revere and the Minute MenDorothy Canfield Fisher 5 Our Independence and the ConstitutionDorothy Canfield Fisher 6 The California Gold RushMay McNeer 7 The Pony ExpressSamuel Hopkins Adams 8 Lee and Grant at AppomattoxMacKinlay Kantor 9 The Building of the First Transcontinental RailroadAdele Gutman Nathan 10 The Wright BrothersQuentin Reynolds 11 Prehistoric AmericaAnne Terry White 12 The VikingsElizabeth Janeway 13 The Santa Fe TrailSamuel Hopkins Adams 14 The Story of the U.S. MarinesGeorge Hunt 15 The Lewis and Clark ExpeditionRichard L. Neuberger 16 The Monitor and the Merrimac Fletcher