Tells the life story of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., describing his early years in Georgia, his influences, his work for equal rights for African-Americans, his assassination, and his legacy.
Presents a biography of Billy Graham, discussing his early life on a North Carolina farm, his education and marriage, and his long career as one of the world's most respected evangelists.
Presents a biography of Jesse Jackson, discussing his life as a reverend, orator, and public servant, including his involvement in the civil rights movement, his presidential campaigns, and his role as freelance diplomat and world humanitarian.
close calls, plan B's, and twists of fate in American history
Bruns, Roger
2000
A collection of speeches, memos, and other archival material that reveal how the American government would have handled historic moments that almost happened, but didn't.
A biography of the first president of the United States, the commander in chief of the American army, and head of the Constitutional Convention which framed our nation's government.