Forgotten Heroes Inspiring American Portraits From Our Leading Historians By Susan ware

1998 Hardcover, first edition

Dust Jacket

The free press

Very good condition

Biography

Forgotten Heroes: Inspiring American Portraits from Our Leading Historians, edited by Susan Ware, is a 1998 collection of short biographies by prominent historians about underappreciated figures in American history, featuring diverse individuals like deaf baseball player Dummy Hoy, publisher Margaret Anderson, and Johnny Appleseed, aiming to highlight those who influenced history but faded from memory. The book includes profiles of both men and women, minorities, and figures from different eras, expanding the traditional definition of a hero.