Childhood of famous Americans

A biography of the woman who devoted her life to the abolition movement and the fight for equal rights for blacks and women.

The early years of Ethan Allen, leader of the Green Mountain Boys, who won an important victory in the American Revolution.

A biography of Plymouth Colony leader, John Alden, stressing his childhood and his shy courtship of the maid, Priscilla.

Tells of the boyhood of the five brothers who were founders of a great circus.

In his youth De Witt Clinton knew Indians personally. His uncles were busy in the Revolution. When he was elected to public office he aimed to help his new state and nation grow. One of his projects was promoting building the Erie Canal.

Biography of a trumpeter of humble origin who received international acclaim as a jazz entertainer.

The story of George Eastman, an imaginative, inventive boy with ideas, who utilized his talents in such a manner as to become the "father of modern photography.".

A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States.

A biography concentrating on the boyhood of one of the major American poets of the nineteenth century whose works include "Hiawatha" and "The Village Blacksmith.".