Browse all books

Books in American Biographies series

Browse by Grade or Reading Level

Released in this month Released in last month Released 2 months ago Released 3 months ago Released 4 months ago Released 5 months ago Released 6 months ago

  • Medgar Evers

    Ann Weil, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    This biography examines the life of Medgar Evers. The book includes biographies of other historical people and a family tree.
    U

  • Paul Revere: Rider for the Revolution

    Barbara Ford

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, May 1, 1997)
    Describes the life of the silversmith who made the historic ride to announce the coming of British troops to Massachusetts at the beginning of the Revolutionary War

  • Geronimo

    Ann Weil

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Geronimo in this fascinating biography. Richly supported by photos, art work, and a family tree, readers will come away with an enhanced understanding of an important figure in American history.
    Y

  • Nikki Giovanni: Poet of the People

    Judith Pinkerton Josephson

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 2000)
    Profiles the life of Nikki Giovanni, from her childhood in Knoxville and Cincinnati to her career as an outspoken, influential, award-winning poet.

  • John Lewis: From Freedom Rider to Congressman

    Christine M. Hill

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 2002)
    Chronicles the life of the man whose politics took him from civil rights worker in the South to serving as a United States Congressman.

  • John Chapman: The Legendary Johnny Appleseed

    Karen Clemens Warrick

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Feb. 1, 2001)
    Traces the life of the frontiersman who became legendary for planting apple seeds throughout the Ohio Territory and selling apple seedlings to new homesteaders.

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Elizabeth Raum, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Abraham Lincoln in this fascinating biography. Richly supported by photos, art work, and a family tree, readers will come away with an enhanced understanding of an important figure in American history.
    W

  • Alexander Graham Bell: Inventor and Teacher

    Michael Schuman

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, April 1, 1999)
    A biography of the man known for his interest in teaching the deaf and for his invention of the telephone

  • Malcolm X

    Gail Fay, Oxford Designers and Illustrators

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Explore the life of Malcom X in this fascinating biography. Richly supported by photos, art work, and a family tree, readers will come away with an enhanced understanding of an important figure in American history.
    Y

  • Benjamin Banneker: Astronomer and Mathematician

    Laura Baskes Litwin, Benjamin Banneker

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, July 1, 1999)
    A biography of the eighteenth-century African-American who taught himself mathematics and astronomy
    W

  • Dr. Charles Drew: Blood Bank Innovator

    Anne E. Schraff

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, June 1, 2003)
    A biography of the pioneering African American doctor famous for his work with blood plasma.

  • Fannie Lou Hamer: Fighting for the Right to Vote

    Laura Baskes Litwin

    Library Binding (Enslow Pub Inc, Sept. 1, 2002)
    A biography of the civil rights activist who devoted her life to helping blacks register to vote and gain a national political voice.