Presents a biography of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, social reformer, abolitionist, and woman's suffrage advocate, providing information on her childhood, her passion for woman's rights, and her achievements.
A biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the American inventor responsible for introducing the phonograph, incandescent lightbulb, and other important creations to the world.
A biography of outlaw Jesse James, tracing the path he took from son of a Baptist preacher in Kentucky to one of the country's most notorious criminals.
Presents a biography of sixteenth-century astronomer Galileo Galilei, discussing his early life, his work at the University of Padua, his inventions, and his development of his theory that the Earth revolved around the sun--a notion that led to his being convicted of heresy.
A biography of Serbian inventor and electrical engineer Nikola Tesla--who was born in Croatia--covering his role as a contributor to the fields of electricity and magnetism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and includes a timeline, glossary, and photographs.
Presents a biography of Abraham Lincoln, president of the United States during the Civil War, and provides information on his early life, his military training, his public service, and his role in the abolition of slavery.
Presents a biography of Mercy Otis Warren, historian, colonial patriot, and author of the fist American history book published by a woman, providing information on her youth, her family life, and her achievements.
Presents a biography of Martha Washington, and describes her childhood in Virginia, marriages and family, and her duties as the First Lady of the new United States.
Presents a brief biography of Zebulon Pike, soldier and explorer of the American west, provides information oh his childhood, his education, and his expeditions in the Rocky Mountains.
A biography of the Roman general and statesman whose military leadership allowed Rome to become the center of a vast empire, and also describes his personal relationships, and legacy; and includes a time line.
