statesmen

Profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented. Includes the text of the Declaration and its history.

Looks at the life of American patriot, Paul Revere.

A biography of Churchill in honor of 50 years since his death, including previously unpublished photographs of artifacts in the Churchill Archive Centre; family pictures and private correspondence; telegrams, drafts of speeches, press cuttings and official papers; ephemera, like an early report card that describes him as "very bad--in constant trouble to everybody"; pictorial timelines; public correspondence and historical items given to him; and fascinating and exhaustingly researched captions and quotes.

Discusses the life of the multi-talented American who was a scientist and an inventor, a writer and a printer, as well as playing an influential role in the early history of the United States.

A biography of the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, outlining all that he did for himself as well as what he did for Massachusetts and his new nation.

An animated adaptation depicting Ralph Waldo Emerson's telling of Paul Revere's fateful horseback ride from Boston to Lexington, Massachusetts to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the British Army's movements, and also depicts the famed "shot heard 'round the world" which began the American war for independence.

Looks at the life of George Washington, a man whose leadership helped transform the thirteen colonies into a new nation.

Provides a brief biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian political and spiritual leader who lead his country to freedom from British rule through his policy of nonviolent resistance.

Describes the events leading to the composition and signing of the Declaration of Independence, and discusses the document's importance in American history.