Betsy Ross
Judith St. George
The personal struggles of the woman generally credited with having created the first American flag are set against the backdrop of the colonists' fight for independence.
Read Time: ~2.2 hr
Lenin
by Abraham Resnick (1987)
About this book
A biography of the leader of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution who formulated the official Communist ideology and became the first head of the Soviet state.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreLenin Lead Character
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