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A short biography of seventeenth-century America leader, Roger Williams, who founded the colony of Rhode Island as a haven for those of all religious beliefs.

A brief biography of Pope Leo X, the leader of the Catholic Church at the beginning of the Protestant Reformation, providing information on his reign of extravagance and culture, and explaining how he excommunicated Martin Luther, the German priest who led the reformation.

A biography of Lord Baltimore, also known as Cecil Calvert, the Catholic baron who became the founder of the state of Maryland, providing information on his early life and his impact on the early American democracy.

A biography of John Winthrop, the first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony and describes the political, social, and religious issues that formed the colony, conflict with Native Americans and within the community, and the war with the Pequots.

A biography of Jim Bridger, a pioneer trapper, trader, and guide who discovered the trails which would be used by the Pony Express and the Union Pacific Railroad.

A brief biography of fifteenth-century Humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, providing information on his life in France, England, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland and his complete dedication to the church even in the midst of the Protestant Reformation.

A brief biography of Catherine de Medici, wife of King Henry II, providing information on her childhood, her experiences in the court, and her influence on French history.

A biography of eighteenth-century African-American farmer, surveyor, mathematician, and astronomer Benjamin Banneker, who is best known for being the first African-American to publish an almanac and for surveying the area that would become the nation's capital.

A biography of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin describing his childhood and early political leanings, association with Vladimir Lenin, alliance with the United States and England during World War II, and his effort to spread Communism around the world.

Presents a biography of Douglas MacArthur, a general in the U.S. Army during World War II, and provides information on his childhood, his long military career, and his rise to Army chief of staff.