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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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	Abigail Adams "Dear Partner" A Discovery Book by Helen Stone Peterson, illustrated by Betty Fraser from Garrard Publishing Company for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
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	America in the Time of George Washington The Story of Our Nation from Coast to Coast, from 1747 to 1803 by Sally Senzell Isaacs from Heinemann Library for 3rd-6th grade in American Revolution (1765-1783) (Location: HISA-18REV)
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	For You They Signed The Spiritual Heritage of Those Who Shaped Our Nation by Marilyn Boyer from Master Books for 3rd-8th grade in America's Christian Heritage (Location: HISA-CH) $27.99 $18.00 (1 in stock)
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	Patsy Jefferson's Diary by Miriam Anne Bourne First Edition from Coward McCann for 4th-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
	Picture Book of George Washington by David A. Adler 1^st edition from Holiday House for Preschool-3rd grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Presidency of George Washington by Jack D. Warren, Jr. from University of Virginia Press Biography for 9th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Real Book about George Washington by Harold Coy, illustrated by Elinore Blaisdell from Garden City Books for 5th-8th grade in Real Books series (Location: VIN-RBA)
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	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 Benjamin Franklin Grosset & Dunlap Signature #5 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 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 Mad Anthony Wayne Grosset & Dunlap Signature #24 by Hazel Wilson, illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 5th-9th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of Martha Washington Grosset & Dunlap Signature #32 by Jeannette C. Nolan, illustrated by Corinne B. Dillon from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 4th-8th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
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