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Short Biographies about the People Who Made America

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American Battlefield Trust

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From William Carney, born into slavery, who became the first Black may to earn the Medal of Honor. To Deborah Sampson, who successfully disguised herself as a man to enlist in the Continental Army. Meet more than 450 fascinating Americans who shaped the first century of our nation.

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