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"Did they tell you stories about the saints of old,
stories about their faith?
Stories like that make a boy grow bold,
stories like that make a man walk straight..."
—Rich Mullins, Boy Like Me, Man Like You

Stories about people have a way of affecting us in ways other stories can't. The Bible is primarily stories about people, and it is through these multiple biographies that we understand human nature, the history of redemption, and even to a great extent God Himself. The purpose behind any other biography is largely the same—to help us understand what it means to be human from the examples (sometimes even the bad examples) of those who have preceded us.

The biographies we have chosen for this section represent those of great leaders in history, social and military heroes, and Christian saints past and present who struggled to conform their lives to Christ's perfect example. We have avoided for the most part biographies of history's villains and chronic immoralists, not because they aren't interesting but because they don't represent lives worthy of imitation. We've also decided not to focus on athletes, actors, and celebrities, unless they've made important contributions outside their fields. That's not to say everyone found here was above reproach or even a Christian, but they all demonstrated real human virtues for which they are remembered.

Biographies are also useful for better understanding of a given historical period. While history books can provide good overviews of a period or events, the intimate detail of a good biography can better illustrate a time period and what it was like to be alive then. This also serves to demonstrate the universality of human nature, that people will behave basically the same during any given period and in any given place. Sometimes we get the impression that people of the past, especially people like missionaries and ministers, were somehow more pious than we are—the personal view offered by a good biography dispels this myth and offers encouragement that not even the best men and women are any closer to perfection than we are.

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	Alexander the Great by Andrew Langley Reissue from Oxford University for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99
	Alexander the Great by Demi from Marshall Cavendish Education for 1st-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $19.99
	Andrew Jackson: Young Patriot Childhood of Famous Americans by George Edward Stanley from Aladdin Paperbacks Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
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	D'Aulaire American Biographies Package by Edgar & Ingri D'Aulaire from Beautiful Feet Books Biography for Kindergarten-8th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $100.52
	Douglas Macarthur: American Hero Book Report Biographies by Barbara Silberdick Feinberg from Franklin Watts for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $4.00 (1 in stock)
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	Dwight Eisenhower Supreme Commander by Janet & Geoff Benge from Emerald Books for 3rd-6th grade in Heroes of History (Location: BIO-BENGE) $11.99
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	Francis Drake Sailor of the Unknown Seas by Ronald Syme from William Morrow & Company for 3rd-5th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	George Rogers Clark: War in the West Events of the Revolution by Susan and John Lee, illustrated by Richard Wahl from Children's Press for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	George S. Paton: War Hero Childhood of Famous Americans by George Edward Stanley from Aladdin Paperbacks Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA) $7.99
	George vs. George The American Revolution as Seen from Both Sides by Rosalyn Schanzer Reprint from National Geographic for 3rd-6th grade in American Revolution (1765-1783) (Location: HISA-18REV) $6.95
	George Washington A Picture Book Biography by James Giblin & Michael Dooling from Scholastic Inc. Biography for 2nd-5th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.50 (2 in stock)
	George Washington by James Cross Giblin from Scholastic Inc. for 2nd-5th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	George Washington by Cheryl Harness from National Geographic for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $8.99
	George Washington: America's Patriot Heroes of History for Young Readers by Renee Meloche from Emerald Books for Preschool-3rd grade in Heroes for Young Readers (Location: BIO-HERO)
	Geronimo: Young Warrior Childhood of Famous Americans by George Edward Stanley from Aladdin Paperbacks Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	Hannibal: A Wicked History Rome's Worst Nightmare by Philip Brooks from Franklin Watts for 3rd-5th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $3.50 (1 in stock)
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	Jefferson Davis by George Ulrich, John Lee, Susan Lee from Children's Press for 3rd-6th grade in American Civil War Era (1850-1865) (Location: HISA-19CW)
	Jim Bowie: Boy with a Hunting Knife Childhood of Famous Americans by Gertrude Hecker Winders from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Joan of Arc by Josephine Poole from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Biography for 2nd-5th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley from HarperCollins Picture Book Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $11.99
	Joan of Arc Warrior Saint Sterling Point Books by Jay Williams from Sterling Publishing Co. Biography for 3rd-7th in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Joan of Arc The Lily Maid by Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Robert Rayevsky 1^st edition from Holiday House Picture Book Biography for 2nd-5th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Joan of Arc of Domremy by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Michael Foreman from Harcourt for 2nd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Joan of Arc: Heavenly Warrior Sterling Biographies by Tabatha Yeatts from Sterling Publishing Co. for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Joan of Arc: Heroine of France by Ann Tompert 1^st edition from Boyds Mill Press for 1st-5th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	John Paul Jones A Discovery Book by Stewart Graff, illustrated by William Hutchinson from Garrard Publishing Company for 2nd-5th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Lafayette, Friend of America Makers of America by Alberta Powell Graham 1^st edition from Abingdon Press for 2nd-5th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Meet George Washington Second Series Landmark / Step Up reprints by Joan Heilbroner from Random House Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99 $3.00 (3 in stock)
	Meet George Washington Step Up Books by Joan Heilbroner from Random House Biography for 1st-4th grade in Step Up Books (Location: VIN-STEP)
	Meet George Washington by Joan Heilbroner First Scholastic Printing 2001 from Scholastic Inc. Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Oliver Hazard Perry: Boy of the Sea Childhood of Famous Americans by Laura Long from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Picture Book of Davy Crockett by David Adler from Holiday House Picture Book Biography for 2nd-4th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $7.99
	Picture Book of Davy Crockett by David Adler from Holiday House Picture Book Biography for 2nd-4th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Picture Book of George Washington by David A. Adler 1^st edition from Holiday House for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Robert E. Lee: Young Confederate Childhood of Famous Americans by Helen Albee Monsell Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA) $7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Sam Houston: Boy Chieftain Childhood of Famous Americans by Augusta Stevenson from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Sam Houston: Boy Chieftain Childhood of Famous Americans by Augusta Stevenson from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Simon Bolivar by Nina Brown Baker from McGraw-Hill for 2nd-5th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
	Sitting Bull: Dakota Boy by Augusta Stevenson from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower Signature Books #38 by Arthur J. Beckhard, illustrated by Charles H. Geer from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 3rd-8th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of Napoleon The Children's Heroes Series by H. E. Marshall from Yesterday's Classics for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $9.95
	Story of Napoleon The Children's Heroes Series by H. E. Marshall; illustrated by Allan Stewart from Living Book Press for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.99
	Story of Stephen Decatur Grosset & Dunlap Signature #29 by Iris Vinton, illustrated by Graham Kaye from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 3rd-8th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Tecumseh by Jane Fleischer from Troll Associates for 2nd-5th grade in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
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	World Explorer: Sir Francis Drake by John Foster from Garrard Publishing Company for 3rd-5th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)

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