This informational text tells about the life and deeds of Abrahma Lincoln.
Readers learn about the first President of the United States. George Washington was a general during the Revolutionary War when America gained independence from the British and the 13 American colonies became the United States of America.
A classic title from the Tale Blazers collection. Titles in the Tale Blazers collection include unabridged short stories, essays, and poetry. Each title incorporates selection-specific activities in comprehension, vocabulary, and writing.
Booker T. Washington describes events in a remarkable life that began in bondage and culminated in worldwide recognition for his many accomplishments.
First published in 1911, The Soul of the Indian draws on his childhood teaching and ancestral ideals to counter the research written by outsiders who treated the Dakotas' ancient worldviews chiefly as a matter of curiosity.
From slavery to liberation to life as an abolitionist, feminist, orator, and preacher—the autobiography of a woman who refused to be anything but free.
Widely admired for its vivid accounts of the slave trade, Olaudah Equiano's autobiography -- the first slave narrative to attract a significant readership -- reveals many aspects of the eighteenth-century Western world through the experiences of one individual.
This self-portrait covers Franklin's boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, and much more.
The autobiographical account of the life of Frederick Douglass, describing his life, his freedom, and how slavery effects slaves and slave owners.
The book details his experiences growing up in China, his journey to America, and his struggles to adapt to a new culture and way of life.
This is a collection of biographies of Maria Mitchell, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, Bethenia Owens-Adair, Linda Richards, Marian Anderson, Margaret Bourke-White, and Jackie Cochran.
This book presents the diary of Gertrud Schakat Tammen who grew up in Germany during World War II. This portion of her diary relates her experiences as World War II began.
This fictionalized biography describes the life and athletic accomplishments of the track athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics, and includes a brief history of the Olympic games.
Presents a fictionalized account of the early life of Kit Carson and his travels throughout the West.
Profiles the self-educated man who arose from poverty to become the sixteenth president of the United States.
This book gives an overview of the American Revolutionary War. As Commander in chief of the Continental army, George Washington set up a system of espionage. This book details the lives of several of these spies.
