100 Greatest Heroes

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Acclaimed journalist and author H. Paul Jeffers has spent the last thirty years writing about the lives of some of America's most fascinating and powerful figures, from Theodore Roosevelt and Grover Cleveland to Diamond Jim Brady. In The 100 Greatest Heroes he celebrates the fearless achievements of both famous and everday heroes. These men and women -- the personification of courage, bravery, strength, and grace under pressure -- are ranked by the author in order of significance. Featuring not only soldier heroes who demonstrate bravery in acts of war, the list includes teachers (Annie Sullivan), politicians (Mayor Rudolph Giuliani), world leaders (Winston Churchill), aviators (Amelia Earhart) civil rights leaders (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.), journalists (Edward R. Murrow), and religious leaders (Martin Luther). From George Washington, the nation's first President (ranked #1) to Bob Hope (#100), these are individuals whose bravery has changed the world. Spanning biblical times and the birth ofcivilization to the present, the remarkable heroes and their achievements include: -- 2. Abraham Lincoln-America's most venerated martyr-- 9. Samuel Adams-sparkplug of the American Revolution-- 25. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith-for her "declaration of conscience" during the era of McCarthyism-- 30. John Paul Jones-founder of the U.S. Navy who said, "I have not yet begun to fight"-- 35. King George VI-who inspired wartime Britain by refusing to leave London-- 38. Clara Barton-"Angel of the Battlefield" and founder of the Red Cross-- 52. Colin Powell-overcame racism to become a war hero and master diplomat in the war on terror.-- 73. Lou Gehrig-the "Iron Man" ofbaseball, who died of a neuromuscular disease-- 87. Eleanor Roosevelt-the Widow of FDR almost single-handedly won acceptance of the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights-- 90. George S. Patton. WWII's most daring and controversi