Famous biographies for young people

Did you know that there was once a Mr. Birdseye (food), a Mr. Fuller (brushes) or a Mr. Eastman (cameras)? Read about the lives of these and ten other American men who built large industries.

Lives and experiences of 13 pioneer women who contributed much to American culture.

This is a collection of brief biographical sketches of twelve modern American women writers, including Emily Dickinson, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Gertrude Stein, Pearl Buck, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Dorothy Thompson, Willa Cather, Amy Lowell, Eudora Welty, Marchette Chute, and Jessamyn West.

Sketches of 13 American authors.