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Josephine Pollard's historical lives introduce readers to prominent American figures through narrative episodes and explanations of their careers. The Life of George Washington and Our Hero General U. S. Grant connect individual experience with periods of national conflict. This collection offers two biographies that can be read separately or compared for their treatment of leadership, service, and reputation. Pollard's accessible approach makes the selection useful for examining how a life story is shaped for its audience. Readers can consider which qualities the author emphasizes and how events become examples of those qualities.

Biography connects a person's choices with the circumstances of an earlier age. As you read, follow the relationship between private experience and public events, and consider the perspective from which the life is being told. A timeline or map can provide useful context. This selection offers a starting point for readers interested in historical lives and the ways they are remembered.