biography

Follows the life and writing career of the popular nineteenth-century English novelist.

Introduces the background, voyages, discoveries, and historical significance of Christopher Columbus.

A biography of the third President of the United States whose many achievements include the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

Traces the life and achievements of the African American novelist.

A biography of the first president of the United States, the commander in chief of the American army, and head of the Constitutional Convention which framed our nation's government.

Traces the life and career of the statesman, from his birth and early life in Missouri, to his days in Washington, D.C., as a senator and president, to his retirement.

Traces the life of the immigrant Jewish peddler who went on to found Levi Strauss & Co., the world's first and largest manufacturer of denim jeans.

A biography of the author famous for the antislavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," but who wrote other works presenting a clear picture of nineteenth-century New England.

A biography of the Portuguese prince who made sailing safer by his navigational maps and who designed the caravel--a type of sailing ship.