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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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