governors

Describes the life of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French adventurer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe Cadillac, discussing his founding of Detroit, his governance of Louisiana, interactions between Europeans and Native Americans at this time, and conflicts between the French and British in America.

Chronicles the life of Bill Clinton, the forty-second president of the United States, discussing his troubled childhood, his excellence in academics, his courtship and marriage to Hillary Rodham Clinton, his early political career, the scandals that marred his presidency, and other related topics.

Presents a biography of the Louisiana governor, Huey P. Long, who made Louisiana the first state to furnish free text books for public schools.

Devoured by lust and greed, Morgan still had two ambitions: to possess the mysterious woman known as La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama.

Biography of first Massachusetts Bay Colony governor John Winthrop that includes an examination of his writings.

The story of Cortes' life and his conquering of the Aztec Empire in Mexico in 1519-1520 which won Mexico for Spain.

An easy-to-read biography of the soldier and politician who helped gain Texas' independence from Mexico and became president of the new Republic of Texas in 1836.

Chronicles the life of actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger, discussing his childhood in Austria, years as a bodybuilder, movie career, marriage, term as governor, and White House aspirations.

A brief biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish conquistador, focusing on his role in the invasion and destruction of the Aztec civilization in Mexico.