Haugen, Brenda

A biography of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin describing his childhood and early political leanings, association with Vladimir Lenin, alliance with the United States and England during World War II, and his effort to spread Communism around the world.

A biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-second President of the United States, describing his childhood and education, marriage to Eleanor, personal and political life, and policies during the Great Depression and World War II.

Presents a biography of Douglas MacArthur, a general in the U.S. Army during World War II, and provides information on his childhood, his long military career, and his rise to Army chief of staff.

Chronicles the life of twentieth-century African-American Supreme Court judge Thurgood Marshall, describing his youth in Baltimore, Maryland; his career as a lawyer, including his biggest case, "Brown v. Board of Education"; and his lifelong fight for equal rights and social justice.

Presents a biography of Langston Hughes, writer of the Harlem Renaissance, and provides information on his childhood, his plays, short stories, and novel's depicting the African-American experience in the United States, and his influence on other African-American writers. Constitution.

Presents a biography of Benjamin Franklin--statesman, diplomat, and inventor--from his early childhood in Boston, Massachusetts, to his work in the American Revolution, through his time spent in England, and his return to Philadelphia. Includes time line, glossary, and index.

Describes the 1947 unsolved murder of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, and discusses the criminal investigation.

A short biography of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill which focuses on his childhood and early military and political life, his leadership during World War II, and his fame as a noted speaker, author, and painter.

A brief biography of fascist Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini, that chronicles his childhood, relationship with German leader Adolf Hitler during World War II, and assassination by his own people in 1945.

Examines the experiences of Irish immigrants in the United States, discussing the reasons why they left their country, and their efforts to find jobs, homes, and build new lives. Includes a glossary, a list of famous Irish people, and other reference tools.