Presents a brief biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," chronicling her early, family life, how slavery impacted her, and what influenced the book she wrote that helped hasten the Civil War.
Though Elizabeth Cady Stanton didn't live to see women get the vote, her name is forever associated with the fight for woman suffrage. This is the story of that fight and of the remarkable woman who led it.
A brief biography of Samuel Adams, describing his activities in stirring up the revolt against the British and how he was finally persuaded to learn to ride a horse.
Everyone knows about Paul Revere's midnight ride. But not everyone knows the harrowing details and narrow escapes that occurred along the way. This timeless and witty book highlights little-known facts about patriot Paul Revere.
John Hancock had everything a man could want. He lived in a beautiful house, wore fancy clothes and ate the most delicious food. King George did not like him because John refused to pay taxes to England. When John Hancock signed the Declaration of Independence, his signature was so large that the king didn't need his spectacles to see it!.
Where was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? Speaking out against England's stamp tax on the the floort of the House of Burgesses? Languishing on a sack of salt in his country store? Or being elected governor? Well, no matter where he was or what he was doing, the things that happened to Patrick Henry always seemed to happen on the 29th of May?.
