Childhood of famous Americans

Biography of Lincoln's precocious son, Robert, and his childhood escapades in Illinois and the White House.

A biography of the civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American Negroes win many battles for equal rights.

A biography of Harry Houdini concentrating on his earlier years and the training that made him a master magician and escape artist.

A biography which stresses the boyhood of Patrick Henry who grew up to be known as the "Father of Virginia," as well as a great orator for the cause of freedom.

The boyhood of the printer, inventor, author, and statesman whose patriotism helped the thirteen colonies to attain independence.

Boyhood, youth and young manhood of Henry Ford, an American industrialist and pioneer automobile manufacturer, with descriptions of his first inventions and his factory-line methods of production.

A biography of Abner Doubleday, considered to be the father of baseball, who also had a brilliant military career in the Mexican and Civil Wars.

A biography concentrating on the boyhood of the cartoonist and film maker who created Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Porky Pig.

A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States.