biography

Rich Cohen chronicles the experiences he had while growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, focusing on how the friendships he had during that time impacted his life both then and now.

Booker T. Washington, the son of a slave woman and a white man, recounts his rise from slavery to become the most influential black leader of his time in the U.S., and founder of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

A portrait defines the man and the times he helped shape, drawing from popular narrative, the public record, and scraps of documentation from Boone's own hand.

Contains chronologically arranged profiles of twelve women from nineteenth century Alaska who broke traditional roles and social norms to reach new heights of achievement, including Harriet Smith Pullen, Lois Hudson Allen, Clara Hickman Rust, and more.

Chronicles the life of Peter the Great, providing information on his childhood, the years he spent ruling Russia, his personal relationships, and the impact he had on the Soviet Union.

Traces the experiences of 1890s prospector-turned-tycoon George Carmack, cowboy detective Charlie Siringo, and con man Soapy Smith to reveal how the opening of the "last frontier" in Alaska shaped America's national character.

Presents biographies of some outspoken and influential women who lived in the American West from the late eighteenth through the early twentieth century.