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Secret heroes everyday Americans who shaped our world

Pays tribute to forgotten heroes who still have an impact on the world today, profiling such characters as America's first muckraking journalist, the first black combat pilot, and a man who saved George Washington's life twice.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Martin, Paul D., 1946-
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : William Morrow, c2012.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	United States > Biography. Heroes > United States > Biography.
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Summary:	Pays tribute to forgotten heroes who still have an impact on the world today, profiling such characters as America's first muckraking journalist, the first black combat pilot, and a man who saved George Washington's life twice.
Physical Description:	xii, 337 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-336).
ISBN:	9780062096043 (pbk.) 0062096044 (pbk.)
Author Notes:	A book and magazine editor with the National Geographic Society for three decades, Paul Martin spent the last ten years as executive editor of National Geographic Traveler. Earlier in his career, he served as a military journalist in Vietnam and was assistant editor of Outdoors magazine and managing editor of Continuing Education for the Family Physician. Martin lives near Washington, D.C. When not writing, he builds acoustic guitars.