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A biography of Bill Gates including his childhood, his early work in computers, the founding of Microsoft and the expansion of the company, his private life, and future prospects.

Uses materials from letters and diaries written by survivors of the Donner Party to relate the experiences of that ill-fated group as they endured horrific circumstances on their way to California in 1846-47.

Discusses the leaders of the Civil War and their accomplishments, including statesmen, abolitionists, commanders of the Union and the Confederacy, cavalrymen, and women of courage.

Examines the everyday life of women in the United States during the 1800s, contrasting society's ideal view of women with their real lives.

Presents a social and cultural history of the American slave experience with emphasis on day to day life rather than the larger political context.

Discusses the scientific accomplishments in such fields as medicine, mathematics, engineering, and astronomy of various groups of American Indians.

Contains profiles and photographs of children who went to the Yukon and Alaska during the gold rush age of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

A biography which covers the life and professional work of the man whose numerous missions to study the ocean floor led to the discovery of the wreck of the Titanic.

A biography of the unknown first-term senator from Wisconsin who gained notoriety by stirring up anti-Communist fears in the years after World War II.

An illustrated account of humanity's exploration of the moon, from our first observations and attempts to the first landing and later expeditions.