Siegel, Beatrice

Questions and answers explore the early years in Holland and England of the Pilgrims, why they were persecuted, what they believed, and how they financed the voyage to America.

Presents the life of the civil rights worker who was murdered shortly after the 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and discusses the rights of Afro-Americans living in the South prior to and following her death.

Tells the stories of the Indian basket weavers and colonial spinners of early America and discusses the preservation of their craft in a time of advanced technology.

A biography of a woman renowned for her photographic interpretations of war, revolution, and poverty and for her personal battle against Parkinsonism.

A biography of an urban pioneer who evolved new concepts of public health, led the movement for peace, and pressed government to assume responsibility for the economic well-being of its citizens.

Text and illustrations present the invention and development of a machine which liberated people from the drudgery of sewing by hand.

A history of the steam engine, emphasizing that many people contributed to its invention and that it forever changed man's life for the easier.

Follows the career of a Cuban ballerina who continues to dance despite failing eyesight.

Describes the early fur trade in the New World and discusses its influence on North American history.

A biography of the woman who changed the meaning of modern nursing by her tireless efforts to train nurses and care for patients in a more meaningful way.