Crompton, Samuel Willard

Introduces the life and accomplishments of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor most widely known for developing the telephone.

Presents the life and accomplishments of Edmund Hillary the famous explorer from New Zealand, one of the first to scale Mount Everest.

Describes the journeys of the seventeenth-century French explorer who was the first European to travel the entire length of the Mississippi River.

This book describes the life and accomplishments of Jonathan Edwards, scholar, author, and Puritan minister.

This book discusses the plans, strategies, errors, and glorious efforts of the most decisive battle of the Napoleonic Wars.

Contains brief biographies of one hundred individuals whose accomplishments influenced the American way of life, including politicians, industrialists, crusaders, entertainers, and others; organized chronologically.

Explores the lives of explorers Lewis and Clark, who manned the first American overland expedition to the Pacific coast and back. Outlines the progression of their journey and examines what it meant to the country as a whole.

An exploration of the life of Ulysses S. Grant that discusses his childhood in Ohio, struggle with depression and alcohol, military career, leadership during the Civil War, and more; and includes a chronology, a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

Describes the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great of Macedonia.

A biography of Argentine revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara that discusses his childhood, education, travels, impact on the Cuban revolution, accomplishments and struggles, and other related topics; and includes photographs, a timeline, and an interview with Tom Hayden.