Historical American biographies

Describes the life of the early women's rights activist who fought for women's right to vote.

A biography of the geologist who first explored the Colorado River and the Grand Canyon.

Traces the life of the frontier settler and Texas defender who died in the attack on the Alamo, including information on his early days and his effect on American frontier culture.

Traces the life of the famous Confederate general from his childhood in Virginia through his West Point education and brilliant military career to his death following the Battle of Yellow Tavern.

Describes the life of the famous Confederate general of the Civil War.

Examines the life and career of the Union Civil War General, most remembered for his march through Atlanta that helped the North achieve victory.

A biography of the Confederate general who gained the nickname Stonewall for his stand at the first battle of Bull Run during the Civil War.

Examines the life and career of Sojourner Truth, focusing on her work to end slavery in the U.S., and to advance the rights of women.

Follows the life of one of America's first black poets from her sale as a child slave on the Boston auction block to her death as an impoverished freedwoman in 1784.

A biography of the American humorist and writer whose writing greatly reflected the events of his life, particularly his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri.