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Leaders of the Americas is an intermediate and high-intermediate two-book supplementary reading and vocabulary series. Students learn about historical figures of North and South America while improving their core reading skills, building vocabulary, and practicing test taking.

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Author:   William P. Pickett
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw Hill Higher Education
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 26.40cm
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9780072862027

ISBN 10:   0072862025
Publication Date:   17 August 2004
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

"Leaders of the Americas 2 Reading and Vocabulary Chapter 1: Susan B. Anthony: Women's Rights Activist (1820-1906) Chapter 2: Jane Addams: Social Worker and Peace Activist (1860-1935) Chapter 3: Thomas A. Edison: Inventor (1847-1931) Chapter 4: Wilbur and Orville Wright: The First to Fly (1867-1912) (1871-1948) Chapter 5: Theodore Roosevelt: Governor and President (1858-1919) Chapter 6: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Longest-serving President (1882-1945) Chapter 7: Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World (1884-1962) Chapter 8: John Fitzgerald Kennedy: War Hero and Inspiring President (1917-1963) Chapter 9: Jackie Robinson: Baseball Pioneer (1919-1972) Chapter 10: Martin Luther King, Jr.: Civil Rights Leader (1929-1968) Chapter 11: Roberto Clemente: Baseball Hero (1934-1972) Chapter 12: Cesar Chavez: Farm Union Leader (1927-1993) Chapter 13: Pele: King of Soccer (1940- ) Chapter 14: Sandra Day O'Connor: Supreme Court Justice (1930- ) Chapter 15: Maya Lin: Architect and Sculptor (1959- ) Chapter 16: Oprah Winfrey: Media Superstar (1954- ) Appendix 1: Maps: North and South America; United States Appendix 2: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Appendix 3: Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy Appendix 4: ""I Have A Dream"" by Martin Luther King, Jr."

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