united states

Presents a short biography on the sixteen president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, and chronicles his childhood, early days as a lawyer in Illinois, and presidency through the Civil War.

This book presents the life of well-known Civil War photographer Mathew Brady along with large-format prints of more than seventy of his photographs.

Explores the variety of people who participated in the Revolutionary War, including immigrants from all over the world, African-Americans, Native Americans, and women.

Presents a biography of John Paul Jones, the great naval hero of the American Revolution.

A biography of the Colonial Francis Marion, who led guerrilla forces against the British in South Carolina during the American Revolution.

An account of Dr. Jonas Salk's work to find a vaccine to prevent polio, a deadly disease that had been plaguing the U.S. and other countries throughout the first half of the twentieth century. Presented in graphic format.