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To my wonderful family and friends, all of whom have enriched my life —D.D.

To my mother, whose courage and indomitable spirit live on —L.R.

Thank you to the people who helped bring this book Copyright © 2017 by Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe
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Names: Denenberg, Dennis, 1947– author. | Roscoe, Lorraine,
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and Adults Title: 50 American heroes every kid should meet / by Dennis
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Other titles: Fifty American heroes every kid should meet
Supreme Court of the United States, Public Information Office Description: 2nd revised edition. | Minneapolis : Millbrook
The dedicated librarians at Millersville University’s Ganser Press, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Library and the Lancaster County Library Identifiers: LCCN 2016002721 (print) | LCCN 2016003988
(ebook) | ISBN 9781512411324 (lb : alk. paper)
| ISBN9781512413281 (pb : alk. paper) | ISBN
Thanks to Jason Redcay, Jonathon Ober, and Nate Martin for 9781512413298 (eb pdf)
their help with the Vote for Your Hero contest Subjects: LCSH: Heroes—United States—Biography—Juvenile
literature. | United States—Biography—Juvenile literature.
Classification: LCC CT217 .D46 2016 (print) | LCC CT217
Thanks to Michael G. Roscoe, and Allison and Bethany (ebook) | DDC 920.073—dc23
Roscoe for their continuing patience and support
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016002721

Thank you also to teachers John Mohn, Georgette Hackman,
Amy Evans, and Dr. Cole Reilly Manufactured in the United States of America
1-39641-21284-3/18/2016
And a special thank-you to Angie Post-Speitel for crusading
to include her hero, Mary McLeod Bethune, in this book