biography

The author's story of growing up in an abusive home in the Hungry Neck section of Charleston, S.C., as related to Josephine Humphries.

Alex Abramovich relates details about his friendship with Trevor Latham, a man who bullied him in grade school and founded the Oakland motorcycle club the East Bay Rats; discusses his experiences living in Oakland and immersing himself in the club; and examines the social conditions of Oakland during the early twenty-first century.

Introduces some of the European soldiers who traveled from Europe to America during the Revolutionary War to help the Americans fight for their independence from Great Britain including Marquis de Lafayette, Count Casimir Pulaski, and Baron von Steuben.

Examines the facts and fictions surrounding the life and legend of Wyatt Earp. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.

Presents a basic biography of Paul Revere, describing his personal life, famous ride during the American Revolution, and other work for the new country. Includes a timeline, a poem, a glossary, fact boxes, and further resources.

Margaret Pokiak-Fenton provides an account of her time in an all-girls school, during which she was forced to endure the machinations of the Raven, a nun who took an instant disliking to her. Pokiak-Fenton discusses how she was able to retain her Inuit identity against all odds while receiving the education she had always wanted. Includes black-and-white photographs.

Shocking, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting, this narrative nonfiction offers an indelible depiction of what happened to one Polish village in the wake of the German invasion in 1939.

Biography of Grant, from his birth in Ohio to his troubled tenure in office as President. Includes observations by noted historians.

Chronicles the life and vicious exploits of Vlad the Impaler who, during the fifteenth century, extended his reign of terror across most of the known Roman world.