Hacker, Carlotta's Books

Meet a dozen fascinating women, pioneers in the medical world, adventurers who went west with the homesteaders, missionaries who went to Tibet, China and India, scholars the academic community had to recognise. The medical establishment in Canada didn't accept these women doctors easily, and their battles for admittance into this profession are revealing. Author Carlotta Hacker presents her biographical profiles in a lively, entertaining style.

Louisville was home to fine cuisine long before the famous restaurant rows on Bardstown Road, Frankfort Avenue and East Market Street. Mazzoni's served the area's first rolled oyster. At the C-54 Grill, guests dined inside a remodeled aircraft, and Kaelin's prepared its classic cheeseburger. Hasenour's sauerbraten and Hoe Kow's war sui gai are two dishes that still make local mouths water when mentioned. Authors Stephen Hacker and Michelle Turner revisit the vivid personalities, celebrated spaces and unique recipes that made Louisville's historic eateries unforgettable.

Up-to-date profiles on;* Alvin Ailey, Choreographer* Debbie Allen, Dancer* Marian Anderson, Opera Singer* Clementine Hunter, Folk Artist* Henry Ossawa Tanner, Painter* Gordon Parks, Film Director* Ntozake Shange, Playwright* PLUS 6 additional 2-page biographies

Up-to-date profiles on;* Louis Armstrong, Trumpet Player* Miles Davis, Composer* Duke Ellington, Bandleader* Billie Holiday, Singer* Thelonious Monk, Composer* Charlie Parker, Saxophone Player* Bessie Smith, Singer* PLUS 6 additional 2-page biographies

A who's who of Canada.

Up-to-date profiles on;* Mary McLeod Bethune, Civil Rights Activist* George Washington Carver, Agricultural Scientist* Bessie Coleman, Aviator* W.E.B. DuBois, Educator* Matthew Henson, Explorer* Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad Conductor* Daniel Hale Williams, Surgeon* PLUS 6 additional 2-page biographies

When Crowfoot was born in 1830, the Blackfoot Confederacy was a powerful nation living free in the prairies. But as Crowfoot was growing up, earning a reputation for courage and wisdom, the Blackfoot way of life was disintegrating. Traders brought disease and liquor; The buffalo herds dwindled; Government incentives encouraged settlers to flock to the west. Humiliated and bewildered, the Blackfoot had to accept government food rations in order to avoid starvation. Crowfoot, born to be a warrior but destined to become a peacemaker, was the Blackfoot spokesman in this time of crisis. Sensing that settlement was inevitable, and committed above all to peace, he encouraged cooperation with the government and the NWMP. He persuaded other chiefs to sign treaty Number Seven, and refrained from supporting the Northwest Rebellion. The task of restraining a people who placed a high value on bold warfare was difficult, and Crowfoot's peaceful policies were sometimes unpopular with his own people. Nevertheless, he succeeded in preserving peace between two very different cultures. His success was due to his eloquence and diplomacy, and above all to his personal integrity. As historian Carlotta Hacker observes in this thoughtful biography, "Crowfoot stood for courage, loyalty, patience, honesty, generosity - virtues that are as old as humankind.

Grade level: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, e, i, s.

Humanitarians chronicles the fascinating lives and compassionate achievements of women who have devoted their lives to helping those in need. Colorful photographs highlight important background information, key events and accomplishments in each woman's career. Profiles include missionary nun Mother Teresa, social reformer Eleanor rights activists Helen Keller and Princess Diana, and many more!

In depth profiles of:*Jocelyn Bell Burnell - astronomer*Rachel Carson - marine biologist, science writer*Dian Fossey - primatologist*Mary Leakey - archaeologist, paleontologist*Margaret Mead - anthropologist*Chien-shiung Wu - nuclear physicist*plus numerous brief profiles

In depth profiles of:*Aung San Suu Kyi - politician*Marie Curie - physicist*Nadine Gordimer - writer*Barbara McClintock - geneticist*Toni Morrison - writer*Mairead Corrigan and Betty Williams - peace activists*plus numerous brief profiles

Biographies on several of Canada's inventors highlight their success and the impact felt by their work at home and around the world.

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Great African Americans in the Arts

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