An illustrated introduction to Harriet Tubman, a woman who escaped slavery and risked her life to lead other slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
An illustrated introduction to the life and career of Frederick Douglas, a man who escaped slavery to become a writer, speaker, and advocate of freedom.
Contains photographs and descriptions of some of the makes and models of American cars popular in the 1990s, including the AM General Hummer, Chrysler Sebring, Lincoln Navigator, and others.
In the early twentieth century, young orphan Maud Flynn hopes to finally be loved when she is adopted by the elderly Hawthorne sisters, but she is instead roped into the family's crooked s?ance business.
Recounts the rivalry between two competing paleontologists, Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope, and how their bitter feud eventually destroyed their careers.
Examines the lives of some of the great women of the Old West, including Native Americans, African-Americans, Spanish settlers, and pioneers; and includes photographs and engravings, a glossary, listings of important dates and people, and an index.
Examines the roles some women played during the American Revolution including Lydia Darragh who spied for the Americans, Sybil Ludington who warned Patriots about a British attack, and Mary Hays McCauley, known as Molly Pitcher, who took her husband's place at a canon.
Presents biographical sketches of women from the period of westward expansion of the United States, including doctors, social reformers, and trailblazers.
Presents a brief biography of Susan B. Anthony, in simple text with illustrations, chronicling the life of the woman who campaigned for equal rights for women during her long life.
