JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER JR.
Manchester, William Raymond (1959)
A Rockefeller Family Portrait: from John D. to Nelson
New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company
A Rockefeller Family Portrait: from John D. to Nelson
New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company
Martelle, Scott (2008)
Blood Passion: the Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press
Blood Passion: the Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press
Rees, Jonathan H. (2010)
Representation and Rebellion: the Rockefeller Plan at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 1914-1942
Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado
Representation and Rebellion: the Rockefeller Plan at the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, 1914-1942
Boulder, CO: University Press of Colorado
MOTHER JONES
Gorn, Elliot J. (2001)
Mother Jones The Most Dangerous Woman in America
New York, NY: Hill and Wang
Mother Jones The Most Dangerous Woman in America
New York, NY: Hill and Wang
Savage, Lon (1990)
The West Virginia Mine Wars 1920-21, pages 16-79
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press
The West Virginia Mine Wars 1920-21, pages 16-79
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press
Zinn, Howard (1980)
A People’s History of the United States, pages 322-347
New York, NY: Harper and Row
A People’s History of the United States, pages 322-347
New York, NY: Harper and Row
Young Adult
Gay, Kathleen (2006)
Mother Jones (American Workers)
Greensboro, NC : Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Mother Jones (American Workers)
Greensboro, NC : Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Josephson, Judith Pinkerton (1997)
Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers’ Rights
Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Group
Mother Jones: Fierce Fighter for Workers’ Rights
Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Group
JOHN DEERE
Collins, David R., and Steve Michaels (1990)
Pioneer Plowmaker: a Story about John Deere
Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books
Pioneer Plowmaker: a Story about John Deere
Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books
Dahlstrom, Jeremy (2005)
The John Deere Story: A Biography of Plowmakers John and Charles Deere
DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press
The John Deere Story: A Biography of Plowmakers John and Charles Deere
DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University Press
FLORENCE SABIN
Bluemel, Elinor (1959)
Florence Sabin: Colorado Woman of the Century
Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Press
Florence Sabin: Colorado Woman of the Century
Boulder, CO: University of Colorado Press
Kronstadt, Janet (1990)
Florence Sabin, Medical Researcher
New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers
Florence Sabin, Medical Researcher
New York, NY: Chelsea House Publishers
Shirley, Gayle C. (2012)
Remarkable Colorado Women
Augusta, GA: Morris Book Publishing, LLC
Remarkable Colorado Women
Augusta, GA: Morris Book Publishing, LLC
Simmons, Stacey (2013)
Florence Sabin: Scientist and Teacher
Palmer Lake, Colorado: Filter Press, LLC
Florence Sabin: Scientist and Teacher
Palmer Lake, Colorado: Filter Press, LLC
CAPTAIN JACK
Jack, Ellen E. (2010)
Colorado’s Eccentric Captain Jack
Lake City, CO: Western Reflections Publishing CO
Colorado’s Eccentric Captain Jack
Lake City, CO: Western Reflections Publishing CO
FRANCES WISEBART JACOBS
Abrams, Jeanne, E. (2006)
Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail
New York, NY: NYU Press
Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail
New York, NY: NYU Press
Biery, Marsha (2013)
Frances Wisebart Jacobs, Great Lives in Colorado History
Palmer Lake, CO: Filter Press, LLC
Frances Wisebart Jacobs, Great Lives in Colorado History
Palmer Lake, CO: Filter Press, LLC
Shirley, Gayle C. (2002)
Remarkable Colorado Women
Augusta, GA: Morris Book Publishing, LLC
Remarkable Colorado Women
Augusta, GA: Morris Book Publishing, LLC
ROSA PARKS
Brinkley, Douglas (2000)
Rosa Parks – A Life
New York: Penguin Books
Rosa Parks – A Life
New York: Penguin Books
Parks, Rosa with Haskins, Jim (1999)
Rosa Parks – My Story
New York: Puffin Books Penguin, Putnam Books for Young Readers
Rosa Parks – My Story
New York: Puffin Books Penguin, Putnam Books for Young Readers
Reyburn, Susan (2020)
Rosa Parks In Her Own Words
Athens, GA: The University of Georgia Press
Rosa Parks In Her Own Words
Athens, GA: The University of Georgia Press
Theoharis, Jeanne (2013)
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Boston, MA: Beacon Press
The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks
Boston, MA: Beacon Press
WILLIAM BENT
Hyde, Anne (2011)
Empires, Nations, and Families: A New History of the American West, 1800-1860
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press
Empires, Nations, and Families: A New History of the American West, 1800-1860
Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press
Hyde, George E. (1967, 1968)
Life of George Bent: Written from His Letters
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press
Life of George Bent: Written from His Letters
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press
Lavender, David (1972)
Bent’s Fort
Lincoln, NE: Bison Books
Bent’s Fort
Lincoln, NE: Bison Books
State Historical Society of Colorado (1979)
Bent’s Old Fort
Denver, CO: Colorado Historical Society
Bent’s Old Fort
Denver, CO: Colorado Historical Society
ALICE PAUL
Cooney Jr, Robert P.J. (2005)
Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement
Half-Moon Bay, CA: American Graphic Press
Winning the Vote: The Triumph of the American Woman Suffrage Movement
Half-Moon Bay, CA: American Graphic Press
Lunardini, Christine (2013)
Alice Paul: Equality for Women
New York, NY: Taylor & Francis
Alice Paul: Equality for Women
New York, NY: Taylor & Francis
Walton, Mary A. (2015)
Woman’s Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot
New York, NY: St Martin’s Griffin
Woman’s Crusade: Alice Paul and the Battle for the Ballot
New York, NY: St Martin’s Griffin
Zahniser, J. D. and Fry, Amelia R. (2014)
Alice Paul: Claiming Power
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, USA
Alice Paul: Claiming Power
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, USA
For Young People
Kops, Deborah (2017)
Alice Paul and the Fight for Women’s Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment
Hoonesdale, PA: Calkins Creek
Alice Paul and the Fight for Women’s Rights: From the Vote to the Equal Rights Amendment
Hoonesdale, PA: Calkins Creek
Robbins, Dean, and Zhang, Nancy (2016)
Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women’s Right to Vote
New York, NY: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women’s Right to Vote
New York, NY: Knopf Books for Young Readers
NIKOLA TESLA
Jonnes, Jill (2004)
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
New York, NY: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Empires of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Electrify the World
New York, NY: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Lomas, Robert (2013)
The Man Who Invented the Twentieth Century: Nikola Tesla, Forgotten Genius of Electricity
Scotts Valley, CA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
The Man Who Invented the Twentieth Century: Nikola Tesla, Forgotten Genius of Electricity
Scotts Valley, CA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Munson, Richard (2019)
Tesla: Inventor of the Modern
New York, NY: W W Norton & Company
Tesla: Inventor of the Modern
New York, NY: W W Norton & Company
O’Neill, John (2018)
Prodigal Genius: The Biography of Nikola Tesla; His Life, Legacy and Journals
Durham, NC: Lulu.com
Prodigal Genius: The Biography of Nikola Tesla; His Life, Legacy and Journals
Durham, NC: Lulu.com
Seifer, Marc (2016)
Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
New York, NY: Citadel Press
Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius
New York, NY: Citadel Press
Tesla, Nikola (2019)
My Inventions – The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
Samaira Book Publishers
My Inventions – The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
Samaira Book Publishers
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