biography

The adventurous life of Bill Hickok, who brought a degree of order to the rough and lawless western towns.

"[Presents a] biography of Africa's first female president and 2011 Nobel Prize winner ... Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (b. 1938), a woman of spectacular political achievement"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Edwin M. Stanton, Lincoln's Secretary of War during most of the Civil War and under Johnson during the early years of Reconstruction, offering a detailed examination of Stanton's life, career, and legacy.

A biography of the frontiersman who became known as a trapper, hunter, guide, and soldier.

Pat and Mandy Rezlaff's life as farmers and ranchers in Zimbabwe was thrown into turmoil in 2001 when armed members of President Robert Mugabe's War Veterans' Association confiscated their farm and forced them to flee, but as they fled with other families across the country they vowed to do something to save the dozens of horses that were also homeless.

The autobiography of a blind Iranian woman describing her childhood, how she became blind, and her personal struggle to get an education and become the first woman student at Teheran University.

Includes brief biographies of seventeen leaders of the western fur trade.

Presents an English translation of the Latin text of fourth-century bishop Saint Augustine's autobiographical prose-poem in which he traces his journey from sin to Christianity.

"The true story for middle grade readers of First Lt. Jack Montgomery, a Native American who received the Medal of Honor for his valor in World War II"--Provided by publisher.

Portrays the Renaissance experience through brief biographies of the lives and work of ninety-four people who represent the full spectrum of Renaissance culture, and includes Leonardo da Vinci, Charles V, St. Teresa of Avila, and more.