Examines the life and accomplishments of sixteenth-century Italian sculptor and painter Michelangelo, and includes illustrations and photographs of his work.
A biography of George Washington, discussing his youth, his life as a farmer, his role in the Revolutionary War, and his service as the first president of the United States.
An overview of the life of Abraham Lincoln, from his hard childhood years through his early political career to his role as president during the Civil War.
A biography of Frederick Douglass, discussing his early life as a slave, his attempts at escape, his run to freedom, and his emergence as a leading abolitionist. Includes a time line, and a glossary.
A simple biography of the Oglala Sioux chief who fought for the rights of Native American people and who led the defeat of General Custer at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
A brief biography of Daniel Boone, from his early years in Pennsylvania and Virginia through his exploration of land in Tennessee and Kentucky and later life in Missouri.
