Famous People, Famous Li
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Each title in this series tells the story of a man or woman whose dedication to their chosen cause led to changes that affect all our lives today. Each includes a vivid description of the world in which the famous person lived. At school, Thomas Edison's teachers thinks he is stupid. How wrong they are! He grows up to become one of the greatest inventors of the Victorian age, inventing he electric light bulb, an early record player, and much more. This book traces his life from his early days as a worker on the American railways to his rise as the head of a huge business empire.