Famous Firsts of Scottish-Americans [Hardcover]

June Sawyers (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

The only such collection for ages 10-14, it includes inventors Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, musicians from Bill Monroe to David Byrne, environmentalists Rachel Carson and John Muir, Presidents James Monroe and Woodrow Wilson, and many others

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 4-8. Sawyers' collective biography introduces 30 Americans who either were born in Scotland or had some Scottish ancestors. A typical entry contains three or four pages of text and a full-page black-and-white reproduction of a painting or photograph of the person. Wide-ranging in their interests and professions, the individuals profiled include Elizabeth Arden, Neil Armstrong, David Byrne, Alexander Calder, Patrick Henry, Juliette Low, Herman Melville, Bill Monroe, Allan Pinkerton, and Jeanette Rankin. Although many of those profiled have been the subjects of individual biographies for young people, others have not. This concise, straightforward source of biographical information will become more useful if it is indexed in reference guides to collective biographies, as many of those profiled are not thought of primarily as Scottish Americans. Carolyn Phelan

About the Author

June Skinner Sawyers is the author of several books, including The Scots of Chicago: Quiet Immigrants and Their New Society and Pelicanís Famous Firsts of Scottish-Americans . Ms. Sawyers is a regular contributor to the Chicago Tribune. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and now living in Chicago, she visits her homeland annually.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Hardcover: 168 pages
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing (February 28, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565541227
• ISBN-13: 978-1565541221
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,435,598 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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