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Childhood of Famous Americans Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Childhood of Famous Americans books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Childhood of Famous Americans series? Start with "Abraham Lincoln (By: Stevenson Augusta)" (1932) and follow publication order through all 45 books.
The complete Childhood of Famous Americans reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order

Abraham Lincoln (By: Stevenson Augusta)
1932

Tom Jefferson: Third President of the U.S. (By: Helen Albee Monsell)
1939

George Washington (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1942

Paul Revere: Boston Patriot (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1946

Thomas Edison: Young Inventor (By: Sue Guthridge)
1947

Abigail Adams: Girl of Colonial Days (By: Jean Brown Wagoner)
1949

Wilbur and Orville Wright: Young Fliers (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1951

Knute Rockne: Young Athlete (By: Guernsey Van Riper Jr.)
1952

Will Clark: Boy Adventurer (By: Katharine Elliot Wilkie)
1953

Teddy Roosevelt: Young Rough Rider (By: Edd Winfield Parks)
1953

Susan B. Anthony: Champion of Women's Rights (By: Helen Albee Monsell)
1954

Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag (By: Ann Weil)
1954

Babe Ruth: One of Baseball's Greatest (By: Guernsey Van Riper Jr.)
1954

Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion (By: Guernsey Van Riper Jr.)
1956

Sitting Bull: Dakota Boy (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1958

Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor (By: Joanne Landers Henry)
1961

Albert Einstein (By: Marie Hammontree)
1961

Davy Crockett: Young Rifleman (By: Aileen Wells Parks)
1962

Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream (By: Dharathula H. Millender)
1969

Dwight D. Eisenhower: Young Military Leader (By: George E. Stanley)
1970

Ray Charles: Young Musician (By: Sloate)
1970

John Muir: Young Naturalist (By: Montrew Dunham)
1975

John Fitzgerald Kennedy: America's Youngest President (By: Lucy Post Frisbee)
1982

Buffalo Bill: Frontier Daredevil (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1991

Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker (By: Leslie Gourse)
1996

Neil Armstrong: Young Flyer (By: Montrew Dunham)
1996

Thurgood Marshall: Young Justice (By: Montrew Dunham)
1998

Jackie Robinson (By: Herb Dunn)
1999

Louisa May Alcott: Young Novelist (By: Beatrice Gormley)
1999

Ronald Reagan: Young Leader (By: Montrew Dunham)
1999

Joe DiMaggio: Young Sports Hero (By: Herb Dunn)
1999

Amelia Earhart: Young Aviator (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2000

Laura Ingalls Wilder: Young Pioneer (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2001

John Adams: Young Revolutionary (By: Jan Adkins)
2002

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Friend of the Arts (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2002

Althea Gibson: Young Tennis Player (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2005

Crazy Horse: Young War Chief (By: George E. Stanley)
2005

Marie Curie: Young Scientist (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2007

Christopher Reeve: Young Actor (By: Kathleen V. Kudlinski)
2007

George S. Patton: War Hero (By: George E. Stanley)
2007

Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier (As: M.M. Eboch)
2008

Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker (As: M.M. Eboch)
2008

Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Hero (By: George E. Stanley)
2008

Coretta Scott King: First Lady of Civil Rights (By: George E. Stanley)
2008

Teddy Kennedy: Lion of the Senate (By: George E. Stanley)
2010
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