A portrait of famed frontiersman Davy Crockett follows his life from his 1786 birth in Tennessee, through his growing fame as a storyteller and sharpshooter, to his political career in Congress and hi
Chronicles the life of Patrick Henry from his childhood on a tobacco plantation in Virginia to the American Revolution, when he spoke the famous words "Give me liberty or give me death," one month bef
Presents the life of the nineteenth-century Frenchman, accidentally blinded as a child, who originated the raised dot system of reading and writing used throughout the world by the blind
Covers the high points of Christopher Columbus' life and lists important dates, including his historic 1492 voyage west and his experiences in the New World
Follows Crockett's life from his 1786 birth in Tennessee, through his fame as a storyteller and sharpshooter, to his political career and his death at the Alamo
Covers the high points of Christopher Columbus's life and lists important dates, including his historic 1492 voyage west and his experiences in the New World.
A visual biography of Louis Braille follows the life of a man, born sighted in Paris in 1809, who, after a debilitating accident with his father's tools, became blind and, in later years, created a co
An introduction to the genius with a curious mind who loved to experiment and who invented the phonograph, light bulb, movie camera, and numerous other items
Chronicles the life of Patrick Henry from his childhood on a tobacco plantation in Virginia to the American Revolution, when he spoke the famous words "Give me liberty or give me death," one month bef
An accessible title for new readers chronicles the life of America's first President, including his childhood, his major contributions, and important dates to remember.
