biography

Son of King Philip II of ancient Macedonia, Alexander learned from the best: his father, uncles, and Aristotle. At age 20, he became king when his father was murdered. Ambitious, confident, Alexander led his army to victory against the Persians. Both respected and feared, it is no wonder this eventual King of Asia was known as ?the Great.?.

After the 1974 famine in Bangladesh, Professor Muhammad Yunus created the Grameen Bank. It unprecedentedly granted small loans to poverty-stricken business people there. Since then, the unusual lending policies of Yunus and Grameen Bank have helped people around the world.

Hostess, mother, wife. This is Abigail Adams. Yet, she is so much more, as she runs the family farm, tends four children,grows the family?s food, and manages their finances in her husband John?s prolonged absences. Devoted to the Patriot cause, Abigail puts aside personal comfort to advise and reassure her husband and serve the new nation.

Pasty Mink experienced discrimination as a young woman, but she was determined to achieve her goals. She worked tirelessly to make sure that women in future generations had equal opportunities.

When poverty forces young Benedict Arnold to leave school, he?s determined to succeed?first as a merchant and later as a soldier in America?s colonial army. A Patriot war hero, Arnold begins to feel underappreciated. Soon he is seen secretly meeting with the British. A traitor to the Patriot cause, Arnold ends up fi ghting for the British against the colonists.