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McCrossan 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2000. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (287 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780313303760 311 08$a0313303762 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [261]-262) and index. 327 $aCover -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR (1947- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JANE ADDAMS (1860-1935) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JANE ADDAMS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- ARTHUR ASHE, JR. (1943-1993) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ARTHUR ASHE, JR.'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JAMES BALDWIN (1924-1987) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JAMES BALDWIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- CLARA BARTON ( 18 21-1912 ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN CLARA BARTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HUMPHREY BOGART (1899-1957) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HUMPHREY BOGART'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ANDREW CARNEGIE ( 1815-1919 ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ANDREW CARNEGIE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- RACHEL CARSON (1907-1964) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN RACHEL CARSON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- WILLA CATHER (1873-1947) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN WILLA CATHER'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- CESAR CHAVEZ (1927-1993) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN CESAR CHAVEZ'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- SHIRLEY CHISHOLM (1924- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN SHIRLEY CHISHOLM'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- SANDRA CISNEROS (1954- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN SANDRA CISNEROS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- EUGENE V. DEBS (1855-1926) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN EUGENE V. DEBS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- CECIL B. DeMILLE (1881-1959) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN CECIL B. DEMILLE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- FREDERICK DOUGLASS (1817?-1895) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN FREDERICK DOUGLASS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- BOB DYLAN (1941- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BOB DYLAN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- THOMAS A. EDISON (1847-1931) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN THOMAS A. EDISON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ALBERT EINSTEIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- BILL GATES (1955- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BILL GATES' LIFE -- SOURCES -- ROBERT GODDARD (1882-1945) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ROBERT GODDARD'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HELEN HAYES (1900-1993). 327 $aIMPORTANT DATES IN HELEN HAYES' LIFE -- SOURCES -- ZORA NEALE HURSTON (1891-1960) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ZORA NEALE HURSTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN THOMAS JEFFERSON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HELEN KELLER (1880-1968) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HELEN KELLER'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JOHN F. KENNEDY (1917-1963) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JOHN F. KENNEDY'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- STEPHEN KING (1947- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN STEPHEN KING'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ROBERT E. LEE (1807-1870) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ROBERT E. LEE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- DOUGLAS MAC ARTHUR (1880-1964) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN DOUGLAS MACARTHUR'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MADONNA (1958-) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MADONNA'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HORACE MANN (1796-1859) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HORACE MANN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARILYN MONROE (1926-1962) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARILYN MONROE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (1956-) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARTINA NAVRATILOVA'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- GEORGIA O'KEEFFE (1887-1986) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN GEORGIA O'KEEFFE'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- FRANCES PERKINS (1882-1965) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN FRANCES PERKINS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- JEANNETTE RANKIN (1880-1973) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JEANNETTE RANKIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- RONALD REAGAN (1911- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN RONALD REAGAN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- BEVERLY SILLS (1929- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN BEVERLY SILLS' LIFE -- SOURCES -- STEVEN SPIELBERG (1947- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN STEVEN SPIELBERG'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- ELIZABETH CADY STANTON (1815-1902) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN ELIZABETH CADY STANTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- HARRIET BEECHER STOWE (1811-1896) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HARRIET BEECHER STOWE'S LIFE -- SOURCES. 327 $aHARRY S TRUMAN (1884-1972) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN HARRY S TRUMAN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- GENE TUNNEY (1898-1978) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN GENE TUNNEY'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- MARK TWAIN (1835-1910 ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN MARK TWAIN'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- JOHN WANAMAKER (1838-1922) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN JOHN WANAMAKER'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN GEORGE WASHINGTON'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- EMMA WILLARD (1787-1870) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN EMMA WILLARD'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- OPRAH WINFREY (1954- ) -- IMPORTANT DATES IN OPRAH WINFREY'S LIFE -- SOURCES -- SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- About the Author. 330 8 $aBooks and reading have contributed to the success of generations of Americans, many of whom have had distinguished careers and have left their mark on history. While the accomplishments of these notable Americans are well known, their adventures with books and reading are less familiar. Some have struggled to gain access to books, while others were fortunate enough to be exposed to literature at an early age. This reference surveys the role books and reading have played in the lives of notable Americans from colonial times to the present. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for 50 notable Americans from a range of historical periods, professions, and racial and ethnic backgrounds. Many are featured prominently in school and college texts, while others are a significant part of popular culture. Such diverse figures as Benjamin Franklin, Helen Keller, Willa Cather, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mark Twain, Oprah Winfrey, and Ronald Reagan are covered. Each entry includes a discussion of books and reading in the person's life, a chronology, and a brief bibliography. 606 $aCelebrities$xBooks and reading$zUnited States 615 0$aCelebrities$xBooks and reading 676 $a028/.9 700 $aMcCrossan$b John Anthony$f1930-$01850490 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910970277703321 996 $aBooks and reading in the lives of notable Americans$94443604 997 $aUNINA