McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino

A biography of the Virginia lawyer, politician, and patriot whose great powers of speech helped inspire colonists to support the cause of American liberty at the start of the Revolutionary War.

Presents a brief biography of Douglas MacArthur, the famous and controversial American general of World War II and the Korean War.

A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.

Chronicles the career of Tim Berners-Lee, the man who invented the Internet, describing how he came up with the idea, why he thought it was so important, and how he made his dream a reality.

"Examines the stress and academic pressure students of all ages encounter, including early education, homework, standardized tests, college applications, peer pressure, and alternative learning styles"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the 1974 Supreme Court case in which a group of Chinese American parents sued the San Francisco School Board on behalf of their children for not providing a special learning environment for Chinese-speaking students.

Examines the life of Albert Einstein, the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized thinking about space and time.

A brief biography of baseball great Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier by being the first African-American to play professional baseball.

Letters from Abigail Adams to her husband, the future President John Adams, depict life near Boston during the American Revolution.

A biography of the persistent experimenter whose interest in electricity led him to develop an electronic television system in the 1920s.