Monica Kulling
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English
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Highlights the early life of Garrett Morgan who was born the son of freed slaves and with a determination to have a better life, began inventing things. Highlights Garrett's invention of a safety hood that was rejected because it was made by an African American, but when a fiery explosion occurred in a tunnel under Lake Erie, it proved to be lifesaving. And years later, it was used by the military during World War I.
23) Les misérables
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English
Description
Sensational, dramatic, packed with rich excitement and filled with the sweep and violence of human passions, LES MISERABLES is not only superb adventure but a powerful social document. The story of how the convict Jean-Valjean struggled to escape his past and reaffirm his humanity, in a world brutalized by poverty and ignorance, became the gospel of the poor and the oppressed.