Profiles the life of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father and the first Secretary of the Treasury.

Profiles the life of the man who betrayed his country and became known as a traitor.

Presents a biography of Elizabeth I, Queen of Tudor England, and provides information on the Renaissance, her forty-five year reign--called the Golden Age--her court, and her achievements.

Provides a biography of Francisco Pizarro, a Spanish military commander that lead a small band of two hundred soldiers to South America and vanquished the Incan Empire, and provides information on his rise to military life, and his expedition into what is modern day Peru. Includes time line and glossary.

Presents the life and work of the sixteenth-century Italian astronomer and physicist.

A profile of the man who is best known for his bold signature on the Declaration of Independence.

Profiles the life and work of the Polish astronomer who believed that the planets revolved around the Sun and the Earth was not the center of the universe.

Profiles the life of Samuel Adams and explores his role in the tax rebellion and the Boston Tea Party.