biography

Presents the author's experiences after dying his skin and moving to the American South to experience what it was like being Black.

Presents biographies of twenty-four notable men and women of the Renaissance and Reformation, including artists, authors, religious leaders, musicians, scientists, and kings and queens, arranged alphabetically from A-K, with cross-references, illustrations, a time lines, glossary, and cumulative index.

A biography of George the Third, King of Great Britain at the time of the American Revolution.

The story of Sybil Ludington's ride on horseback to rouse American soldiers to fight against the British who were attacking Danbury, Connecticut during the American Revolution.

A biography of Aaron Burr, the vice president who killed Alexander Hamilton during a duel, discussing his life, some of the legends about him, and his legacy.

Recounts the author's experiences growing up in a small Indiana town in the 1960s.

A biography of Ethan Allen, the Revolutionary War hero who led the Green Mountain Boys, a militia group he and his brothers formed.

Describes the life, battle campaigns, influence on the ancient world, and mythological status of the champion of the Greeks who marched his armies as far as India.

Recounts the true story of Kamila Sidiqi, a woman who was forced to support herself and her five siblings after the Taliban seized control of the city of Kabul and her father and brothers fled the country.