Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of Sitting Bull, the Sioux chief.

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A biography of Abraham Lincoln that focuses on dispelling common misconceptions and emphasizes how he lived his life with wisdom and compassion.

Presents a biography and examines some of the legends surrounding the famous jazz musician and entertainer, who learned to play the cornet in the Waif's home in New Orleans, escaping poverty and going on to have a recording of 'Hello Dolly' top the Beatles on the charts.Presents a biography and examines some of the legends surrounding the famous jazz musician and entertainer, who learned to play the cornet in the Waif's home in New Orleans, escaping poverty and going on to have a recording of 'Hello Dolly' top the Beatles on the charts.

Presents the life of the American suffragist, born a Quaker, who started in the temperance movement and went on to become an important figure working for women's rights in the nineteenth century.

Traces the life of the Shawnee Indian leader, including his struggle to regain lost Indian territory, his efforts to unite American Indian nations, and his death during the War of 1812.

Traces the life of Benjamin Franklin, clarifying the legend of flying a kite when lightning was in the sky, and presents his scientific, diplomatic and political successes and failures.

Presents the life of Mark Twain, a steamboat pilot who became the great American humorist and writer of the 19th century, combining present day and period illustrations.

Presents the life and personality of the active first lady who championed the rights of African Americans and the underprivileged, and who was an important source of information for her husband, President Franklin Roosevelt.

Explores the childhood, character, and influential events that shaped the life of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's founding fathers.