A Discovery book

A biography of Eleanor Roosevelt, who, during her years as the wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, overcame her shyness and emerged as a warm, compassionate woman.

A brief biography of Hawaii's last queen.

Story of the son of a wealthy family who overcame polio and became the President who led his country through the Depression and the Second World War.

A brief biography of the portrait painter and inventor of the submarine and steamboat.

A biography of the humanitarian whose greatest achievement was the founding of the American Red Cross.

A biography of the marine biologist and nature writer well-known for her campaign against the careless use of chemicals.

A biography of the African American woman who spent her life educating and working to earn basic human rights for her people.

A biography of the first woman doctor in the United States who worked in England and the U.S. to open the field of medicine to women.

A biography of the slave who educated himself, ran away from slavery and became a great leader of his people.

A biography of the American Revolutionary patriot who was also a silversmith of renown.