ISBN: 075665405X/ ISBN-13: 9780756654054

109 Forgotten American Heroes

(Hardcover)

by Chris Ying (Creator), Brian McMullen (Creator)

DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), 10/2009, 175 pages, English

The acclaimed editors at "McSweeney's" literary journal present an exploration of some of the nation's most incredible--and little-known--stories. Readers learn about 109 great Americans, including John Russell Bartlett, the first person to compile American words and trace their origin, and Charles F. Brannock, inventor of the first tool to accurately measure foot size.