Weidt, Maryann N

A little girl grows up on a farm, her life accompanied by music, love, and laughter.

A biography of Harriet Tubman, anti-slavery activist and conductor on the underground railroad.

Surveys the life and works of the popular novelist.

Biography of the 18th century woman who arrived in America as a slave, and became an internationally famous poet and the first African-American to publish a book.

A biography of a slave who became free and then worked to abolish slavery in the U.S. through his speeches, books, and newspaper.

A fictionalized account of the life and adventures of the scout, marshall, and showman known as Wild Bill Hickok.

Introduces Matthew Henson, the African American explorer who accompanied Robert Peary on the first successful expedition to the North Pole in 1909.

Tells how a boy became the creator of some of the most loved children's books of all time.

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.