Secret heroes : everyday Americans who shaped our world / Paul Martin.

Paying tribute to the forgotten heroes who still have an impact on the world today, this pop-history compendium profiles such characters as America's first muckraking journalist, the first black combat pilot and Hercules Mulligan, the man who saved George Washington's life twice.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin, Paul D., 1946-
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : William Morrow, [2012], ©2012.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Heroes > United States > Biography.
HISTORY / United States / General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical.
United States > History.
United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xii, 337 pages ; 21 cm
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
Paying tribute to the forgotten heroes who still have an impact on the world today, this pop-history compendium profiles such characters as America's first muckraking journalist, the first black combat pilot and Hercules Mulligan, the man who saved George Washington's life twice.
Call Number:CT214 .M275 2012
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-336).
ISBN:9780062096043 (pbk.)
0062096044 (pbk.)