Fanny Kemble's America
Illustrated with photos
Biography of a famous English actress who wrote Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation, which recorded her observations of slavery on her husband's estates.
Read Time: ~0.8 hr
Lance Armstrong
by Kristin Armstrong (2000)
About this book
Biography of bicycle racer Lance Armstrong, written by his wife. In 1995, after winning races in America and Europe, Armstrong won the Tour de France, but the following year, he discovered he had cancer.
Setting / LocationFrance
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreLance Armstrong Lead Character
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