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August 21, 2005
Life stories
Amazon.com: Books: Booknotes Life Stories : Notable Biographers on the People Who Shaped America
Excellent biography-lite. You learn a lot of interesting anecdotes about famous people.
- George Washington died taking his own pulse.
- Thomas Paine was imprisoned in Paris during the revolution and was marked for execution. His friends had the mark changed and his head was safe
- Ulysses S Grant was born Hiriam Ulysses Grant and changed his name to avoid being referred to as HUG