biography

Dr. John Symington faces swollen rivers and an attack by a rogue elephant in order to provide medical care for a plantation worker.

A biography of Theodore Roosevelt, who, at the age of forty-two, was the youngest man to become president of the United States.

Children's author Cynthia Rylant describes her life and writing process and how they are interwoven.

A biography of the baseball player who became famous as a home run hitter for the New York Yankees.

A brief biography of the fortieth President from his childhood through his years as a movie actor to his first term of office in the White House.

A biography of the first African-American player in the major leagues, who was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1962.

A biography of the versatile basketball player who helped lead the Chicago Bulls to their second straight championship in 1992.

A biography of the eleventh American president, whose term in office saw great expansion of the western frontier.

Examines the political forces and personal ambition that drove Ponce de Leon in his explorations.