A biography of the First Lady who, among her other achievements, managed to save many state papers and a portrait of George Washington from the invading British who burned the White House in 1814.
A biography of the wealthy woman who realized her ambition to live and work among the poor and founded Hull House, one of the first social settlement houses in the United States.
A brief biography of the Italian weaver's son who never achieved his dream of finding a trade route to India, but in pursuing it opened the door to the New World.
An easy-to-read biography of the soldier and politician who helped gain Texas' independence from Mexico and became president of the new Republic of Texas in 1836.