In this patriotic, inspiring, and untampered compilation, McMahon chronicles the extraordinary lives of ordinary Americans. We learn about teachers like Virginia Randolph, who created schools for children in the rural south. We learn about Inez Milholland, Maria De Lopez, and Rebecca Brown Mitchell and their decades’ long fight for women’s suffrage. We learn about Senator Daniel Inouye, who was initially excluded from the military because of his Japanese heritage but nevertheless earned the Medal of Honor for his selfless service. McMahon writes about other unsung and improbable American heroes: unrelenting mothers, brave pioneers, selfless immigrants, and devoted civil rights advocates. In short, this book is a reminder of what it really means to be an American hero.
–Katherine, Eagle Harbor Book Company, Bainbridge Island, WA
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