5 Best biography books like Who Was John McCain? by Michael Burgan

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Who Was John McCain?

By: Michael Burgan

4.17

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

How did the son of a naval officer go on to become a United States Navy captain, an Arizona senator…

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1. What Are the Summer Olympics?

By: Stephen Marchesi , Gail Herman , None

3.71

Format: None pages, Paperback

Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. Th… read more

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2. What Was Ellis Island?

By: Patricia Brennan Demuth , David Groff , None

3.40

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From 1892 to 1954, Ellis Island was the gateway to a new life in the United States for millions of … read more

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3. What Was D-Day?

By: Scott Anderson , Patricia Brennan Demuth , None

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

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4. What Was the Holocaust?

By: Gail Herman

4.42

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

A thoughtful and age-appropriate introduction to an unimaginable event—the Holocaust. The Holocaus… read more

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5. What Was World War I?

By: Nico Medina

4.22

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

This compelling addition to the What Was? series covers what was supposed to be “the war to end all… read more

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6. What Is the Story of Anne of Green Gables?

By: Ellen Labrecque

4.20

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Journey to Avonlea and meet Anne Shirley -- the imaginative and bold star of the beloved Anne of Gr… read more

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7. What Was Pearl Harbor?

By: Patricia Brennan Demuth

4.30

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

A terrifying attack! On December 7, 1941, Japanese war planes appeared out of nowhere to bomb the … read more

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8. What Was the Titanic?

By: Stephanie Sabol

4.36

Format: 112 pages, Library Binding

For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that … read more

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9. What Do We Know About the Loch Ness Monster?

By: Steve Korté

4.17

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is the… read more

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10. What Was the Children's Blizzard of 1888?

By: Steve Korté

4.14

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Learn about the deadly and unexpected blizzard that slammed the Midwestern United States in 1888 an… read more

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11. What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

By: Caleb Gayle

4.33

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how envy and racism led to the tragic destruction of the thriving Black community in Tulsa, O… read more

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12. What Was the Berlin Wall?

By: Nico Medina

4.26

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The Berlin Wall finally came down in 1989. Now readers can find out why it was built in the first p… read more

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13. What Was the Donner Party? (What Was?)

By: Ben Hubbard

3.85

Format: 111 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn about the treacherous journey across the Sierra Nevada mountain range that isolated and trapp… read more

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14. What Was the Bombing of Hiroshima? (What Was?)

By: Jess M Brallier

4.46

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and wh… read more

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15. Where Is the Sahara Desert?

By: Sarah Fabiny

4.08

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Ten-story-high sand dunes, eye-tricking mirages, unlucky explorers – it’s all here and more in this… read more

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16. What Is the Story of Nancy Drew? (What Is the Story Of?)

By: Dana M. Rau

4.11

Format: 110 pages, Kindle Edition

Uncover the mystery of Nancy Drew and how the beloved teenage detective came to be in this new addi… read more

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17. What Was the Vietnam War?

By: Jim O'Connor

4.31

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn how the United States ended up fighting for twenty years in a remote country on the other sid… read more

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18. What Do We Know About the Winchester House?

By: Emma Carlson Berne

3.90

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Why wa… read more

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19. What Was the Age of Exploration?

By: Catherine Daly

3.73

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Land ho! Discover what the Age of Exploration was all about in this wonderful addition to the bests… read more

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20. What Is the Story of: the Headless Horseman?

By: Sheila Keenan

4.13

Format: 113 pages, Paperback

Discover the haunting story of the Headless Horseman, his chilling adventures in Sleepy Hollow, New… read more

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21. What Was the Wild West?

By: Janet B. Pascal

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Saddle up and get ready for a ride back into the wild and wooly past of the American West. The w… read more

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22. What Do We Know About Atlantis?

By: Emma Carlson Berne

3.99

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Does t… read more

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23. What Do We Know About Crop Circles? (What Do We Know About?)

By: Ben Hubbard

3.93

Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Are th… read more

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24. What Was Reconstruction?

By: Sherri L. Smith

4.17

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

In the same style as the New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series, What Was? focuses on compelli… read more

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25. Who Is Harry Styles? (Who HQ Now)

By: Kirsten Anderson

4.27

Format: 55 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn about the life of one of today's most popular musicians in this Who HQ Now biography about Ha… read more

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26. What Were the Shark Attacks of 1916? (What Was?)

By: Nico Medina

4.16

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The panic-filled summer of 1916, when multiple deadly shark attacks shocked the nation, is chronicl… read more

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27. What Was the Great Molasses Flood of 1919?

By: Kirsten Anderson

4.14

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learn about Boston's molasses disaster of 1919, when a storage tank burst and flooded the streets, … read more

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28. What Do We Know About the Roswell Incident?

By: Ben Hubbard

3.70

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Will w… read more

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29. What Are the Winter Olympics? (What Was?)

By: Gail Herman

4.00

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Grab your skis, ice skates, and snowboard and learn how the Winter Olympic Games became a worldwide… read more

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30. She Persisted: Maya Lin

By: Grace Lin

4.29

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger,… read more

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31. Who Was John McCain?

By: Michael Burgan

4.17

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

How did the son of a naval officer go on to become a United States Navy captain, an Arizona senator… read more

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20 best-selling history books like What Was the Age of Exploration? by Catherine Daly

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Ellen Labrecque , Dede Putra

4.31

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4.22

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4.28

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