Presents biographical sketches of twenty people who made significant contributions to the history of the twentieth century, including Jane Addams, Ho Chi Minh, Lech Walesa, and Nelson Mandela.
Portrays the life-styles of this hard-working and successful group of new Americans, and shows how they have adjusted to their new home while preserving many of their old customs.
Recounts how Eastern European refugees and displaced persons--many of them Jews--arrived in America after World War II to begin new lives and contribute their skills and learning to their new homeland.
Presents two-page profiles of 21 successful businessmen and women who have become familiar to most of us by name or by their products or services, and by the changes they have effected in our daily lives. Illustrated with period photographs.
