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Real Heroes #2 (1941)

Parents' Magazine Press · 1941 · 69 pages

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10 pp · non-fiction; biography
J. Edgar Hoover

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Defying Death Above Niagara
5 pp · non-fiction; biography
Charles Blondin (crossed Niagara Falls on a tight rope many times)

Charles Blondin, the fearless French acrobat who became famous for his daring tight rope walks, arrives in America in 1859 with an audacious plan: to cross Niagara Falls on a rope stretched a thousand feet across and 160 feet above the water. What follows is a series of increasingly spectacular crossings—carrying a passenger on his back, cooking an omelet mid-rope, and even pushing a wheelbarrow while blindfolded—each one drawing larger crowds and capturing the imagination of the nation. This is the true story of a performer who turned the impossible into reality, again and again.

Fighter For Freedom
8 pp · non-fiction; biography
Count Casimir Pulaski (leader in the liberation of Poland from Russia)

Count Casimir Pulaski led Poland's fight against Russian oppression in the 1760s, earning a fearsome reputation for his daring cavalry tactics—but when the struggle turned hopeless against overwhelming odds, he made the fateful decision to seek a new battlefield across the Atlantic. This is the remarkable true story of how a Polish patriot became a key architect of American independence, earning his place as the Father of American Cavalry under General Washington's command.

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4 pp · non-fiction; biography
Mary Mugford
Everyday Hero Normal Alley
6 pp · non-fiction; biography
Norman Alley (the man behind the newsreel camera)
The Fight For Texas Independence
8 pp · non-fiction; biography
Sam Huston

During the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston is elected Commander-in-Chief of the Texan army and faces a dire situation: Santa Anna's Mexican forces have destroyed the Alamo and captured another Texan column under Colonel Fannin. As Houston strategically retreats to gather strength and keep his volunteers unified, he intercepts Santa Anna's dispatches and discovers the general has split his forces—a moment of opportunity that could change everything. With his army finally ready and the enemy within reach at the San Jacinto River, Houston prepares to make his stand.

Hero of the Lost Battalion
5 pp · non-fiction; biography
Abe Krotoshinski

When the 77th Division's soldiers are surrounded and cut off in the Argonne Forest during World War I, Private Abe Krotoshinski—an undersized recruit from New York's East Side—volunteers to break through enemy lines to bring back reinforcements for the desperate, starving battalion. This true account of heroism under fire captures how one young soldier's courage in the face of impossible odds made a difference when his comrades needed it most.

Nathan Hale
4 pp · non-fiction; biography

When General Washington needs vital intelligence on British military strength, a young patriot named Nathan Hale volunteers for a perilous mission behind enemy lines—disguising himself as a Dutch tutor to gather secrets from occupied Long Island and New York. Moving through towns, taverns, and carefully infiltrating a guarded mansion, Hale narrowly evades capture again and again as he documents British troop movements and fortifications on tissue paper hidden in his shoe. This non-fiction account captures the true story of one of the Revolutionary War's most selfless intelligence operatives and the risks he undertook for his country.

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5 pp · non-fiction; biography
Robert TapscottWilber Widdicombe

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5 pp · non-fiction; biography
Edgar J. "Cobber" Kain of the Royal Air Force

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