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Arab American biography / Loretta Hall and Bridget K. Hall.
Van Pelt Library E184.A65 H35 1999 v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hall, Loretta.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Arab Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Arab Americans.
- Arab Americans--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes (xxxiv, 517, xxxv-xli pages) : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Detroit : U.X.L., [1999]
- Summary:
- This 2-vol. set provides students with 75 full-length biographical sketches on noteworthy Arab Americans including early pioneers and individuals from later generations. Featured are F. Murray Abraham, Oscar-winning actor; Michael DeBakey, world renowned heart surgeon; Norma Kamali, fashion designer; Kathy Najimy, television actress/comedian; and many more.
- It also includes sidebars of related information; a "Further Research" section; a "Words to Know" section; a cumulative subject index; and approximately 120 black-and-white photographs.
- Contents:
- v. 1. A-L
- v. 2. M-Z.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0787629537
- 0787629545
- 0787629553
- OCLC:
- 40538276
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