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100 1  Aulino, Charles M. 
245 10 Lesser-known giants of the 20th century /|cby Charles M. 
       Aulino. 
264  1 [Charleston, S.C.] :|bBookSurge Publishing ,|c2009. 
300    xvii, 449 pages :|billustrations;|c21 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliography (pages 446-448). 
520    Here are 11 stories that form a mosaic of 20th century 
       history. Two of the subjects, though not Americans 
       themselves, identify closely with the American experience 
       of the 20th Century. All the others were either people of 
       long-standing American heritage or the descendants of more
       recent immigrants. They were Polish, Italian, Jewish, 
       German, African-American and Palestinian. They include 
       figures from professional sports, politics, journalism, 
       entertainment, academe and banking. Diversity, however, 
       was a happy byproduct. The objective was to find stories 
       that amaze, inspire and warm the heart. People of great 
       achievement seem to attract and cross paths with the most 
       powerful, talented, wealthy, glamorous and famous. 
       Biographical vignettes are sprinkled throughout these 
       stories. Among the many historical figures encountered are
       Bernard Shaw, Mark Twain, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. 
       Roosevelt, Babe Ruth, Will Rogers, Wild Bill Donovan, J. 
       Robert Oppenheimer, Jesse Owens, Jimmy Braddock, Damon 
       Runyon, Red Barber, Fiorello LaGuardia, Joseph McCarthy, 
       Herb Block, Thomas Dewey, Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa 
       Parks, Marie Curie, Claude Pepper, Sam Ervin, Christiaan 
       Barnard, Henry Heimlich, Ralph Nader and Daniel Barenboim.
       The primary objective of this work is to inspire a sense 
       of amazement. The achievements of the main subjects, their
       portrayal within the American century, and their inter-
       actions with other sleeping giants are the results. 
650  0 Biography|y20th century. 
651  0 United States|y20th century|vBiography. 
994    02|bGPI