biography

A biography of Christopher Columbus with emphasis on how historians have worked and are still working to find out the truth about his life and discoveries.

An account of Christopher Columbus's four transatlantic voyages.

Traces the life of Columbus from his being a merchant in Genoa through his accomplishments as a navigator, mapmaker, and explorer.

The views of the controversial abolitionist John Brown and the events leading up to his ill-fated attack on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry are described through the eyes of Brown's daughter, Annie.

A biography of the inventor of the telephone.

An illustrated biography of the life of Beethoven. Includes extracts from some of his most famous works--the Third, Fifth, and Ninth symphonies.

Examines the life and work of the anthropologist who became famous for her studies of various primitive cultures.

Covers the life and career of the U.S. Army five-star general from his early life in various military outposts to a career in two World Wars.

A biography of the twenty-sixth President of the United States.

A biography of the California astrophysicist who became, with the second mission of the Challenger spacecraft in June 1983, the first American woman and the youngest American astronaut to orbit earth.