Childhood of famous Americans

A biography of John Quincy Adams, who was involved in the fight for independence when he was only ten years old and later became President of the United States.

This biography of Woodrow Wilson emphasizes the early years of the man who was a lawyer, teacher, writer, and President of the United States during World War I.

Narcissa Whitman traveled to Oregon with her husband, where they cared for the physical and spiritual needs of the Indians.

The early years of Noah Webster, whose monumental achievement, the American dictionary of the English language, took twenty-eight years to complete.

The childhood of the courageous American officer in the Revolution who was the hero of the recapture of Stony Point and wintered at Valley Forge.

Depicts the Virginia childhood of Jeb Stuart, a famous Confederate general in the Civil War.

A biography of the woman who was one of the most famous American writers of the 19th century.

The boyhood of the Englishman, a Separatist, who helped the Pilgrims establish the first English colony in America, at Plymouth.

The story of Sacagawea, the Indian girl who helped Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the Pacific Ocean.

Emphasizes the boyhood of this railroad car designer, including the experience which started his thinking about better places to sleep.