Explores the life of Cesar Chavez, focusing primarily on his work organizing the National Farm Workers Association and advocating for improved working and living conditions for all Mexican Americans. Includes photographs, a time line, a list of resources, a glossary, and a selected bibliography.
Presents a biography of Geronimo, Apache leader and warrior, providing information on his childhood growing up in the Southwest, his life as an Apache warrior, and his achievements on the reservation.
Presents a biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote the popular and controversial novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" after she witnessed the injustice and cruelty of slavery.
Presents a biography of Henry B. Gonzalez, Texas Congressman, and provides information on childhood as a Mexican-American, and his political career fighting discrimination, homelessness, and segregation.
Presents a biography of Ethan Allen, a patriot and soldier of the Revolutionary War, and explains his contribution, along with Colonel Benedict Arnold, in defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga. Includes time line, glossary, and index.
Examines the life of Ulysses S. Grant, discussing his youth, his talent as a military leader, his role as commander of the Union Army during the Civil War, and his service to the United States as president.
Chronicles the life and career of the "Father of the American Navy," John Paul Jones and traces his childhood in Scotland, his years as an apprentice sailor and captain of his own ship, and involvement in the American War for Independence.
