A biography profiling the life of Bridget "Biddy" Mason, a former slave who won her freedom in California, and later worked as a nurse and helped others. Includes source notes and timeline.
Covering important people from the American Civil War era, each title in this series includes fascinating sidebars, the subject's life at a glance, historical photopgraphs and paintings, engaging text
A biography profiling the life of Jefferson Davis, who following the secession of eleven southern states, gave up his U.S. citizenship to accept the presidency of the Confederate States of America and
"A biography of the twenty-second president of the United States, detailing his personal life and public service career, from his modest beginnings as a minister's son to his two terms as president."
Discusses various aspects of African-American life in the colonies, including the slave trade, how slaves lived and worked, and their involvement in the Revolutionary War.
A biography of James Cook, the English explorer who sailed around the world three times, who helped establish the British in Australia, and created charts and maps of places in the world that were oth
