Books in A Discovery Biography series

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

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

A biography of the black woman who spent her life educating and working to earn basic human rights for her people.

A biography of the American statesman who, through political compromise, kept the Union together during the early nineteenth century

A biography of the Washington lawyer and amateur verse writer who composed the words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the War of 1812

A biography of the pioneer for equal rights for women, who also worked on the Underground Railroad and detested the oppression of black and women.

A biography of Frederick Douglass describes his childhood as a slave, his escape to the North, and his efforts to help other Blacks gain their freedom and rights during and after the Civil War

Traces the life of Luther Burbank, who experimented with plant breeding to create new varieties of plants

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