History maker bios

Introduces the life of Lakota Sioux warrior and holy man Sitting Bull, who led his people to victory at Little Bighorn and brought them to safety in Canada before surrendering so that they would not starve.

A biography of Quanah Parker, a spiritual and political leader of the Comanche people in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

A brief biography of Annie Oakley, discussing her youth and family in Ohio, the development of her skills as a hunter, her marriage to Frank Butler and their work as a sharpshooting team, her travels with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and her later life.

A biography of Chief Joseph, who led the Nez Perc? as they hid from, fought with, and finally surrendered to Army soldiers, and who later spoke in Washington, D.C. about the rights of his people.

Presents a profile of frontiersman Daniel Boone, discussing his early life, his success as a hunter and tracker, his determination to settle in Kentucky, his conflicts with the Shawnee, and his impact on American history.

A biography of Tecumseh, whose integrity, personal magnetism, and public speaking skills helped him to lead the Shawnee and people of other tribes in the fight to save their lives and lands from being taken by white men.

Focuses on the early life of a woman who is well known for overcoming her handicaps of being both blind and deaf.

A biography of George Washington Carver, the inventor of peanut butter, who was born a slave but obtained a masters degree in agriculture and helped improve the lives of farmers.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce young readers to the life of Barack Obama, including information on his childhood, family, education, political career, and other topics.

An introduction to the life of Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and moving pictures.