biography

In 1938 Trudi Kanter was a hat designer for the best-dressed women in Vienna. She was stunningly beautiful, chic, charismatic, and frequented the most elegant cafes with her many suitors. She flew to Paris regularly to see the latest fashions. She soon fell deeply in love with businessman Walter Ehrlich. As Hitler's tanks rolled into Austria, the world this young Jewish couple knew collapsed. Their flight from Vienna to Prague to blitzed London details her courage, resourcefulness, and perseverance that kept them both safe. Found in a secondhand bookshop in London and first published in 1984, this book gives readers a second chance to discover Trudi's story. She died in 1992.

A brief biography of the engineer, Confederate general, and college president, remembered as an excellent military leader and a great American.

The true story of how fifteen-year-old Kate risked her life in a storm to prevent a train disaster. Also includes photographs and text depicting the Mississippi River flood of 1993.

A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

This volume, covering A-L, profiles artists, authors, religious leaders, musicians, scientists, and kings and queens relevant to the Renaissance and Reformation period in Europe.

This graphic novel tells the story of the infamous Amityville house, which according to legend, is haunted by its former inhabitants. It also highlights other places in the United States believed to be haunted.

Including a Vietnam War timeline and a "Words to Know" section, this volume, covering "L-Z," presents biographies of men and women who participated in or were affected by the Vietnam War.