A brief biography of the frontier hero who first explored Kentucky and later opened passages to the West.

A biography of the founder of modern nursing.

A biography of the inventor of the cotton gin who also developed basic ideas of mass production in the manufacture of weapons and other machines.

A biography of the general who commanded the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

The adventures of the early nineteenth-century mountain man, Jim Bridger, as he guides wagon trains west, scouts for the U.S. Army, and explores the region which became Yellowstone National Park.

A brief biography of the "common man" from Missouri who became the thirty-third President of the United States.

A biography of the hero of the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 who became the seventh President of the United States.

Biography of the woman who became famous as a nurse to wounded soldiers during the Civil War, and who later founded the American Red Cross.

A profile of the woodsman, politician, and soldier who followed advice of his own motto, "Be sure you're right, then go ahead."

An easy-to-read biography of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the sixteenth President of the U.S. An easy-to-read biography of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of the sixteenth president of the United States.