1927-

Profiles the life of the Cuban leader, including his upbringing, his education, his political influences, his role in the Cuban revolution, and his government of the island nation.

Profiles the life and career of Pope Benedict XVI, one of today's most prominent newsmakers.

A brief biography of activist and founder of the United Farmer Workers, Cesar Chavez, that chronicles his childhood, military service, and efforts to help poor farm workers in their fight for civil rights.

Presents the authorized biography of Althea Gibson, the first African American to compete in tournament tennis examining her childhood in Harlem, champion of the all-black American Tennis Association, 1950 debut at Forest Hills, and victor at both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open in 1957 and 1958.

Presents twenty-three works of criticism on five poems by twentieth-century American writer W. S. Merwin, and provides a Merwin biography, primary and secondary bibliographies, and an index of themes and ideas.

Poet W.S. Merwin chronicles his life in Europe in the years before he won the Yale Younger Poets Award in 1952.

A poem eulogizing the Mexican American labor activist Cesar Chavez and his work helping organize migrant farm workers.

Author's account of his three seasons as a park ranger in Southeastern Utah.

Biography of the Mexican-American labor activist who organized and led the braceros, or migrant farm workers, in their struggle for better working conditions.

Follows the life of the first black woman to win the tennis competition at Wimbledon.