Books in Creative Minds Biographies series

A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman, accidentally blinded as a child, who created the dot system of reading and writing that is now used by the blind

Profiles the Russian dancer who worked hard to realize her dream of becoming a ballerina, and describes how her grace changed the style of ballet and encouraged children to become ballerinas.

Chronicles the life of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, from her birth in 1896, through her authorship of "The Yearling", to her death in 1953.

A brief biography of Henry Ford with emphasis on how he came to develop fast, sturdy, and reliable racing cars that eventually gave him the idea for his Model T.

Presents the life and accomplishments of the civil rights leader and author who used his speeches, newspaper columns, and poetry to fight for racial equality and justice during the early part of the twentieth century.

Describes the life and work of the inventor of the steamboat

Describes the life of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer, a musical prodigy who learned to write music before he could write letters and grew up to become Imperial Court Composer to Emperor Joseph.

A biography of the half-Dutch/half-black Surinamese man who, despite the hardships and prejudice he found in his new Massachusetts home, invented a shoe-lasting machine that revolutionized the shoe industry in the late nineteenth century.

A biography of the woman who was awarded both the Pulitzer and Nobel prizes for literature

A biography of the doctor who was among the first to act on the idea that preventative medicine and health care for children is a function of government

Chronicles the life of William Penn who, after being jailed in England for openly practicing the Quaker religion, was granted the colony of Pennsylvania by the king, where he was able to create a new government based on his ideals.

Follows the life and career of the man who revolutionized photography by developing a camera simple enough for anyone to use