Young patriots series

Looks at the life of Phillis Wheatley, a girl brought from Senengal to Boston as a slave in 1761 who played a role in the events of the American Revolution, and grew up to become a renowned poet.

Looks at the life of African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, discussing her early years in New Orleans, her move to Chicago, and her work on behalf of civil rights.

Looks at the life of African-American gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, discussing her early years in New Orleans, her move to Chicago, and her work on behalf of civil rights.

A biography of an automobile racer and pilot who contributed a great deal towards the growth of military and commercial aviation in the United States.

Presents a biography of Frederick Douglass which focuses on the earlier years of his life as an escaped slave, student, and abolitionist.

Tells the story of Juliette Low's early life, from her childhood in Georgia during the Civil War to her wedding day in 1886, and describes her inspiration for creating the Girl Scouts in America.

Childhood of the explorer and soldier who won the Northwest Territory for the United States during the Revolutionary War.

A profile focusing on Phillis Wheatley's early years reveals her illiterate beginnings in the Wheatley family and the turbulent pre-Revolutionary War climate in which she became an avid student and young poet.

Mahalia Jackson's life as a young girl is featured in this fictional biography for young readers.

Fictionalized biography of the boyhood and youth of a great, great nephew of John Paul Jones who, after his boyhood on the frontier, grew up to be an inventor, novelist, and statesman.