Heroes of the American Revolution

Presents a short children's biography on the life of Thomas Paine and provides details on his early Quaker upbringing in England, his later involvement with the patriot cause in the colonies, and the authorship of "Common Sense, " a political pamphlet denouncing British rule in the colonies.

Presents a brief biography of American patriot and third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, and profiles his early life in Virginia, as a member of the House of Burgesses and Second Continental Congress, and author of the Declaration of Independence.

Examines the life of Phillis Wheatley, a woman who was sold as a slave in 1761 and taken to live at the Wheatley home where she was taught to read and write, and went on become an admired poet and the first African-American to have her writing published.

Presents a short children's biography on the life and experiences of Benjamin Franklin and provides details on his childhood in Boston, his various jobs such as candlemaker and printing apprentice, and his importance as a scientist, inventor, statesman, and diplomat.

Presents a short biography of Crispus Attucks, the first man killed by the British during the American Revolution and profiles his life as a slave and eventual escape as well as defender of American liberty.

Presents a short children's biography on the life of Alexander Hamilton and provides details on his childhood in the West Indies, involvement in the American Revolution and the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and his position as the country's first Secretary of the Treasury.