Famous american biography outline format
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Biographies of Notable People
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African-Americans
- Black History Milestones - There are biographies and information about many events in Black history.
- Black History Month Biographies - Many people are listed here including sports and entertainment personalities. From Who2 biographies.
- Black Past - Biographies, history, digital records, links to museums and lots more.
- NASA's Real "Hidden Figures" - Biographies of the three women in the movie "Hidden Figures".
- The Black Inventor Online Museum - Biographical information about Black inventors, and a timeline of their inventions.
- Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music - Biographies of African Americans in classical music.
- African-American Women Writers of the 19th Century - Short biographies and a selection of their works.
- Notable Civil Rights Leaders - Biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and many more.
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How to Write a Biography: A Step-by-Step Guide
Writing a biography can be a rewarding endeavor, but it can also feel a bit daunting if you’ve never written one before.
Whether you’re capturing the life story of a famous person, a family member, or even yourself, creating a compelling biography involves a mix of thorough research, narrative skill, and a personal touch.
So, how exactly do you write a successful biography?
In this guide, we’ll break down the essentials to help you craft a biography that’s both informative and fängslande, as well as our top tips for how to man it truly shine.
What Is a Biography?
A biography is a detailed account of someone’s life.
A well-written biography needs to be objective and accurate. At the same time, it needs to depict more than just the basic facts like birth, education, work, relationships, and death—it should also portray the subject’s personal experience of those events.
So, in addition to being a good researcher, a good biographer
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by James Wallace Harris, 6/12/23
Over the years, my friend Linda and I have nostalgically recalled a series of books we both read in elementary school. They were biographies aimed at kids, but that’s all we could remember. We both wondered why we never saw them in used bookstores, or libraries, or met other people who fondly recalled them?
These books came up again on Sunday, and inom did a Google search and discovered they were books published by Bobbs-Merrill starting in the 1930s. The series was called Childhood of Famous Americans. Linda and I remembered them being blue, but in my search, I found many people remember them as the “orange books.”
Well, this site solved that mystery, claiming there were 220 in the series, and showed photos of how they looked different over the decades. Some of them were orange and others were blue. They also had uniform dust jackets with numbers. Those numbers appealed to me. They made me want to read them all. However, inom doubt I