Landmark books

A biography of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Explores the scientific rivalry of Edward Cope and Othniel Marsh, and how the work produced by this rivalry influenced the emerging field of paleontology.

A biography of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his childhood spent in poverty on the Midwestern frontier, and chronicling his rise to the Presidency and the highlights of his tenure.

Describes the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, the extensive trials and executions, and the aftermath of the hysteria.

Describes the bloodiest engagement of the Civil War, the Battle of Gettysburg, and its impact on the people in that part of Pennsylvania.

The story of one of the greatest gunfighters of the west.

An account of the invasion of Europe by the Allies in World War II, which was the turning point of the war.

A biography of the two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, who built and flew the first airplane.

Highlights the life of the first president, known as the Father of His Country.

An account of John F. Kennedy's term of duty on the famous PT 109, from the time he joined his unit through his dramatic rescue.