biography

A biography of the inventor of the cotton gin who also developed basic ideas of mass production in the manufacture of weapons and other machines.

Sketches the lives of the two men responsible for the first flight of a machine powered aircraft on December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

A simple biography of the first president of the United States.

A biography of the author of the "Little House" books, including the years of her marriage to Almanzo Wilder.

Traces the life of the farm boy who became a teacher and went on to write the first American dictionary.

A biography of "Old Rough and Ready," hero of the Mexican War, who became the twelfth president of the United States.

A biography of the famous conductor on the Underground Railroad who worked to free her people before, during, and after the Civil War.

Discusses the baseball career of Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox.

An introduction to the life of the woman born into slavery who became a well-known abolitionist and crusader for the rights of African-Americans in the United States.

A brief biography of the famous cartoonist who created the comic strip, "Peanuts." Presents suggestions for the reader in pursuing a goal.