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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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	Abe Lincoln An Anthology by Hilah Paulmier (compiled and edited by), illustrated by Lee Ames First Edition from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 3rd-Adult in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $11.00 (1 in stock)
	Abraham Lincoln by James Daugherty 1^st edition from Viking Press for 5th-9th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Abraham Lincoln in Peace and War by Earl Schenck Miers from American Heritage Publishing Co. for 6th-10th grade in American Heritage Junior Library (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Abraham Lincoln's World (pictorial hardcover) by Genevieve Foster from Charles Scribner's Sons Historical Non-fiction for 7th-10th grade 1945 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, translated by B. M. Mooyaart-Doubleday with an introduction by Eleanor Roosevelt Book Club Edition from Nelson Doubleday, Inc. for 6th-10th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Apprenticeship of Abraham Lincoln by Olivia Coolidge from Charles Scribner's Sons Biography for 6th-9th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Dawn in the Trees Thomas Jefferson, the Years 1776-1789 by Leonard Wibberley from Ariel Books for 9th-12th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Dolly Madison Landmark #47 by Jane Mayer from Random House for 5th-9th grade in American Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAND)
	Dwight D. Eisenhower Landmark #108 by Malcolm Moos from Random House for 5th-9th grade in American Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAND)
	Gales of Spring Thomas Jefferson, the Years 1789-1801 by Leonard Wibberley from Ariel Books for 9th-12th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	George Washington The Soul of a Nation by M. D. Holmes from John C. Winston for 6th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	George Washington and the Making of a Nation by Marcus Cunliffe from Troll Associates for 6th-10th grade in American Heritage Junior Library (Location: VIN-HIS)
	George Washington's World (pictorial hardcover) by Genevieve Foster from Charles Scribner's Sons for 7th-10th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $38.00 (1 in stock)
	George Washington: Frontier Colonel Landmark #71 by Sterling North from Random House for 5th-9th grade in American Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAND)
	Great Captain by Honore Morrow from William Morrow & Company for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Life & Times of Washington by Mario Rivoire from Curtis Publishing Co. Biography for 8th-12th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Life & Times of Washington by Mario Rivoire, translated by C.J. Richards from Arnoldo Mondadori Editore Biography for 8th-12th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Mr. Lincoln's Washington by Stanley Kimmel from Bramhall House for 9th-12th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln by Olivia Coolidge from Charles Scribner's Sons Biography for 7th-10th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Story of Andrew Jackson Grosset & Dunlap Signature #13 by Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft, illustrated by David Hendrickson from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of Eleanor Roosevelt Grosset & Dunlap Signature #48 by Lorena A. Hickok, illustrated by William Barss from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of Franklin D. Roosevelt Grosset & Dunlap Signature #39 by Lorena A. Hickok, illustrated by Leonard Vosburgh from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of George Washington Grosset & Dunlap Signature #12 by Enid LaMonte Meadowcroft, illustrated by Edward A. Wilson from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of Jacqueline Kennedy Grosset & Dunlap Signature #51 by Alida Malkus, illustrated by Michael Lowenbein from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of President Kennedy Grosset & Dunlap Signature #50 by Iris Vinton, illustrated by Carl Cassler from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of Theodore Roosevelt Grosset & Dunlap Signature #14 by Winthrop Neilson, illustrated by Edward A. Wilson from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of Thomas Jefferson Grosset & Dunlap Signature #36 by Earl Schenck Miers, illustrated by Reynold Pollak from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of Ulysses S. Grant Grosset & Dunlap Signature #6 by Jeannette C. Nolan, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Theodore Roosevelt An Initial Biography by Genevieve Foster from Charles Scribner's Sons for 4th-9th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Thomas Jefferson: Father of Democracy Landmark #36 by Vincent Sheean from Random House for 5th-9th grade in American Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAND)
	Time of the Harvest Thomas Jefferson, the Years 1801-1826 by Leonard Wibberley from Ariel Books for 9th-12th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	We Were There With Lincoln in the White House We Were There #36 by Earl Schenck Miers, illustrated by Charles Geer from Grosset & Dunlap Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade in We Were There Series (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Year of Lincoln, 1861 by Genevieve Foster from Charles Scribner's Sons for 5th-9th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Young Man from the Piedmont The Youth of Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson #1 by Leonard Wibberley from Ariel Books for 9th-12th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)

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