American Progress --

Part 2

"Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..."
--Emma Lazarus

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Story #1: John Burroughs

1837-1921

John Burroughs
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Story #2: James Jerome Hill

1838-1916

James Jerome Hill
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Story #3: Frances E. Willard

1839-1898

Frances E. Willard
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Story #4: George Westinghouse

1846-1914

George Westinghouse
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Story #5: Thomas Alva Edison

1847-1931

Thomas Alva Edison
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Story #6: Rebecca Salome Foster

1848-1902

Rebecca Salome Foster
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Story #7: James Whitcomb Riley

1849-1916

James Whitcomb Riley
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Story #8: Luther Burbank

1849-1926

Luther Burbank
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Story #9: George Eastman

1854-1932

George Eastman
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Story #10: Booker T. Washington

1859-1915

Booker T. Washington
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Story #11: Theodore Roosevelt

1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt
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Story #12: Jane Addams

1860-1935

Jane Addams
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Story #13: General John Joseph Pershing

1860-1948

General John Joseph Pershing
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Story #14: Henry Ford

1863-1947

Henry Ford
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Story #15: Martha Berry

1865-1942

Martha Berry
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Story #16: Maud Ballington Booth

1817-1862

Maud Ballington Booth
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Story #17: Wilbur and Orville Wright

1867-1912 and 1871-1948

Wilbur and Orville Wright
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Story #18: Helen Keller - Part I

1880-1968

Helen Keller - Part 1
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Story #19: Helen Keller - Part II

1880-1968

Helen Keller - Part II
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Story #20: Alvin York

1887-1964

Alvin York
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Story #21: Charles A. Lindbergh

1902-1974

Charles A. Lindbergh
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Story #22: How We May Be Patriots

How We May Be Patriots
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