Presents profiles of one hundred men and women who changed the course of American history including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other early framers, Eli Whitney and Robert Fulton, Rosa Parks, Neil Armstrong, and many others.
A biography of Barry Sanders, a running back for the Detroit Lions, discussing his childhood, influences, and career path, and sharing details of his personal life and accomplishments off the field.
Presents a brief profile of South African civil rights activist, Desmond Tutu; and chronicles his life and leadership that helped to bring an end to apartheid in that region.
A biography of Peyton Manning, a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, discussing his childhood, influences, and career path, and sharing details of his personal life and accomplishments off the field.
A biography of John Elway, a quarterback for the Denver Broncos, discussing his childhood, influences, and career path, and sharing details of his personal life and accomplishments off the field.
Presents a brief biography of anti-apartheid activist, Nelson Mandela; and chronicles his childhood, struggle to end segregation in South Africa, imprisonment, and 1993 Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent approach to end tyranny in his country.
Presents an analysis of the life of fifteenth-century Humanist, Desiderius Erasmus, his life in France, England, Italy, Germany, and Switzerland and his complete dedication to the church even in the midst of the Protestant Reformation.
Examines the conservative movement in America that has supported traditional social and family values since the 1980s and the Reagan administration; and profiles such groups as the Christian Coalition of America and the American Family Association.
