Describes the adventures of Elisha Kent Kane while he led an expedition across the Arctic tundra in order to rescue Sir John Franklin and his men, who were stranded in ice fields, and also discusses his relationship to Maggie Fox, a young Canadian spiritualist whom he loved but his family did not approve of him marrying.
Documents the history of the Pony Express, which expanded to employ eighty riders who carried mail from Saint Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California; and details the dangers faced by the riders and their eventual disbandment due to the popularity and efficiency of the telegraph. Includes a time line and chronology.
Profiles the life and works of American economist and statistician Milton Friedman, describing his aid in establishing the Chicago School of Economists, his Nobel Prize, and influential ideas on the government's role in protecting the rights of the people.
Offers a brief overview of the life of Michelle Obama, discussing her childhood, education, career as a lawyer, family, role as First Lady, and other related topics.
Contains more than 240 alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on figures, events, influences, and other topics in the life and work of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.
Marni Bates, who suffers from a stress-related disorder called trichotillomania, describes how she discovered the source of her frustration that lead her to want to pull out all her hair, hide her impulse from others, and being confronted about it by others.
