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Chronicles the life and career of American photographer Ansel Adams, discussing how his work and life were often inspired by the beauty of nature.

Tells the life story of singer Marian Anderson, describing her famous 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance and explaining how she helped end segregation in the American arts after being refused the right to perform at Washington's Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin.

The author describes how he spent his teenage years climbing mountains in the United States, South America, Africa, and Asia, with an emphasis on his two expeditions up Mount Everest.

An account of World War II in Germany as told from the viewpoints of a former Nazi soldier and a Jewish Holocaust survivor.

The author tells the story of her painful childhood in China where she lived until the age of fourteen with her father, stepmother, and siblings, all of whom considered her bad luck because her mother died shortly after giving birth to her.

An illustrated biography of Woody Guthrie, composer of "This Land Is Your Land," and over three thousand other folk songs and ballads, telling about his travels throughout the U.S. in the first half of the twentieth century, and discussing how his experiences influenced his music.

Describes the childhood and youth of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president of the United States, covering the years from his birth through prep school graduation, and includes photographs, family letters, grade reports, and ancedotes.

Photographs, illustrations, and maps accompany historical essays, diary excerpts, and interviews, providing an insight into Anne Frank and the massive upheaval which tore apart her world.

Presents a brief biography of the sister of Orville and Wilbur Wright.

Photographs and text chronicle the life of folk singer Woody Guthrie from his childhood in Okemah, Oklahoma, his troubled marriage, his singing career, and other related topics.