Carla Killough McClafferty

AUTHOR OF BIOGRAPHY-PLUS NONFICTION BOOKS

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The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon
Did George Washington REALLY look like his image on the one dollar bill? To find out, read The Many Faces of George Washington.

In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry
Very few Americans rescued people during the Holocaust--this is the story of one man who defied Hitler and saved thousands of lives.

Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium
Marie Curie overcame discrimination, poverty, and oppression to reach her goal of becoming a scientist--then she changed the world.

The Head Bone's Connected to the Neck Bone: The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful X-ray
X-rays through the years-from being used in beauty salons to get rid of facial hair to today's use of X-rays to study Egyptian mummies.

Forgiving God: A Woman's Struggle to Understand When God Answers No

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Carolrhoda, ISBN 9-780761-35608-0

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN 9-780374-38204-9

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN 9-780374-38036-8

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ISBN 0-374-32908-7

Discovery House ISBN 0-929239-97-0

Selected Works

The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon
Find out how Mount Vernon gathered experts in the fields of science, history and art to create three figures of George Washington at the ages of 19, 45, and 57.

In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry
Imagine the year is 1940 and the Gestapo is searching for you. You are trapped in Marseilles, France, with nowhere else to go. Whispered rumors claim that an American named Varian Fry has arrived with money and visas to help refugees. He is your only hope to escape the Nazis. The true story of Varian Fry, an American Holocaust rescuer.

Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium
A unique look at the most famous female scientist of all time.

The Head Bone's Connected to the Neck Bone: The Weird, Wacky and Wonderful X-ray
Read about X-rays-from the days of advertising "x-ray proof underwear" to using X-rays to detect art forgeries.

Forgiving God: A Woman's Struggle to Understand When God Answers No
This book details the Spiritual battle I faced after my son's death and how God brought me through it-and back to Him. A Christian inspirational book for adults.