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One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, the Childhood of Famous Americans series has been praised by parents, teachers, and librarians, and eagerly read by kids across the country. Each book has an easy-to-read story about a boy or girl who grows up to be famous as an inventor, statesman, nurse, doctor, explorer, or some other worthy occupation. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies, today's kids are swept right into the early lives of great Americans. They will appreciate the antics, dreams, and desires of other kids like them.

The series was first published from the 1940's through the 1960's. Over 170 were published, and although many of the original titles are now out-of-print (a few have been reprinted by Patria Press as the Young Patriots series), the series has continued through the years and is still going strong with a fresh look and 70 books available as of 2011.

In early 2015, Simon & Schuster decided to revitalize this series, renaming it History's All-Stars and beginning to publish the books with a brand-new modern look. They have since decided against this plan, and all of the COFA titles will go back to the COFA imprint.

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	Alec Hamilton: The Little Lion by Helen Boyd Higgins from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Aleck Bell Ingenious Boy Childhood of Famous Americans by Mable Cleland Widdemer from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Amelia Earhart: Kansas Girl Childhood of Famous Americans by Jane Moore Howe from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Babe Ruth Childhood of Famous Americans by Guernsey Van Riper Jr. from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Betsy Ross: Girl of Old Philadelphia Childhood of Famous Americans by Ann Weil, illustrated by Al Fiorentino from Bobbs-Merril Co Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Black Hawk, Young Sauk Warrior Childhood of Famous Americans by Cathrine S. Cleven from Bobbs-Merril Co for 4th-8th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Buffalo Bill: Boy of the Plains Childhood of Famous Americans by Augusta Stevenson from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	Carl Sandburg: Young Singing Poet Childhood of Famous Americans by Grace Hathaway Melin from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Clara Barton: Girl Nurse by Augusta Stevenson from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Crispus Attucks: Boy of Valor Childhood of Famous Americans by Dharathula H. Millender from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	Daniel Boone: Boy Hunter Childhood of Famous Americans by Augusta Stevenson from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Davy Crockett: Young Rifleman Childhood of Famous Americans by Aileen Wells Parks Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Dolly Madison, Quaker Girl by Helen A. Monsell First Edition from Bobbs-Merril Co for 2nd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	Eddie Rickenbacker: Young Racer and Flyer Childhood of Famous Americans by Catherine Cleven from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	George Pullman: Young Sleeping Car Builder by Elisabeth P. Myers, Illustrated by Al Fiorentino from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	George Rogers Clark: Boy of the Old Northwest by Katharine E. Wilkie, Illustrated by Paul Laune 1^st edition from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	James J. Hill: Young Empire Builder by Mildred Comfort from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Jed Smith, Young Western Explorer by Olive W. Burt from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	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)
	John Audubon, Boy Naturalist by Miriam E. Mason from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-7th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	John Jacob Aster: Boy Trader by Dorothy S. Anderson, illustrated by Gray Morrow from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	John Marshall: Boy of Young America Childhood of Famous Americans by Helen Albee Monsell from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	John Paul Jones: Salt-Water Boy Childhood of Famous Americans by Dorothea J. Snow from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Kate Douglas Wiggin The Little Schoolteacher Childhood of Famous Americans by Dharathula H. Millender from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	Louis Armstrong: Young Music Maker by Dharathula H. Millender from Bobbs-Merril Co for 4th-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $25.00 (1 in stock)
	Nathanael Greene Independent Boy by Howard Peckham from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	Patrick Henry: Boy Spokesman Childhood of Famous Americans by Thomas Frank Barton, Illustrated by Mel Bolden from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	Richard Byrd Boy of the South Pole by Guernsey Van Riper, Jr. from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Sam Houston: Boy Chieftain Childhood of Famous Americans by Augusta Stevenson from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Samuel Morse, Inquisitive Boy by Dorothea J. Snow for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Sequoyah: Young Cherokee Guide Childhood of Famous Americans by Dorothea J. Snow from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Sitting Bull: Dakota Boy by Augusta Stevenson from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Susan Anthony Girl Who Dared by Helen Albee Monsell from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA)
	Will and Charlie Mayo: Doctor's Boys Childhood of Famous Americans by Marie Hammontree, Illustrated by Dorothy Bayley Morse from Bobbs-Merril Co Biography for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Woodrow Wilson Boy President Childhood of Famous Americans by Helen Albee Monsell from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)
	Zack Taylor: Young Rough and Ready Childhood of Famous Americans by Katherine E. Wilkie from Bobbs-Merril Co for 3rd-6th grade in Biographies (Location: BIO)

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