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Childhood of Famous Americans
One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies — easily read by children of eight and up — today’s youngster is swept right into history.Growing up in the racially divided South, young Arthur Ashe decided he would one day play sports on courts that did not allow black athletes. Ashe later became the first African-American man to win a major tennis tournament. Illustrations.
