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Brave Companions: Portraits in History

by David MCCULLOUGH
9 CDs. 11 hrs. S. & S. Audio. 2015. $39.99. ISBN 9781442393165.
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Gr 7 Up—Originally published in 1992, the essays in this collection are well researched and written in a friendly, engaging style, drawing listeners into a world of courage, determination, and search for adventure. McCullough reads the 17 biographical essays that include sketches of scientist/explorer Alexander von Humboldt, author Harriet Beecher Stowe, artist Frederic Remington, author/cowboy/president Theodore Roosevelt, aviator Charles Lindbergh, engineer/bridge builder Washington Roebling, and photographer David Plowden.
VERDICT These essays can be used by teachers in history, science, literature, and writing classes. ["Superb storytelling with a unique slant": SLJ 10/92 review of the Prentice Hall book.]
Reviewed by Patricia Ann Owens, formerly with Illinois Eastern Community Colleges, Mt. Carmel , Jan 01, 2016

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