Books in Discovery Biographies series

A biography of the aviator who made the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean

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.

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 biography of the first woman doctor in the United States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women

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

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

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

A biography of Abigail Smith, who became the wife of the second president of the United States and the mother of the sixth

A biography of the marine biologist and nature writer well-known for her campaign against the careless use of chemicals.

A biography of the blind and deaf woman who rose above her physical disabilities to international renown and who helped other handicapped persons to live fuller lives.

A biography of the President who preserved the American Union during the Civil War

A brief biography of the seven Ringling Brothers concentrating on the five who developed the circus called "the Greatest Show on Earth"