Great Americans Author:John Carratello, Patty Carratello What makes a person great? We have different ideas of what it is that makes greatness, and we do not always agree upon these traits. But in this book are twelve people, selected from hundreds of other great Americans, whose greatness we feel cannot be contested. — In Great Americans the lives of twelve outstanding people are introduced to student... more »s in four ways: Biography, Project, Think About It!, and Curriculum Connections. Great Americans: Susan B. Anthony, Roberto Clement, Walt Disney, Thomas Alva Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Chief Joseph, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King Jr., John Muir, Sally Ride, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Wilma Rudolph.« less