Books in Extraordinary People series

Presents short biographies of more than sixty Jewish Americans who have flourished in careers including law, finance, entertainment, writing, politics, and science

Presents short biographies of ninety-five black Americans from colonial to contemporary times, highlighting their personal achievements and their resulting contributions to the growth of American society.

Biographical sketches of notable Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans, from the nineteenth century up to the present.

Presents biographical sketches of explorers and adventurers throughout history.

Presents biographical sketches of explorers and adventurers throughout history.

A look at the lives of some courageous Americans who worked hard for civil rights in America.

Biographical sketches of notable Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans, from the nineteenth century up to the present, offer a broad perspective on some of the people and events that shape our world.

Presents the lives of some famous and accomplished Hispanic Americans, including Hernando de Soto, Tito Puente, William Carlos Williams, and Ellen Ochoa.

Chronicles the exploits and achievements of more than fifty women in the past and present of America's West, including the guide and interpreter Sacajawea, journalist Jessie Benton Fremont, and author Willa Cather

Profiles more than sixty innovators in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Billy Taylor, and Tito Puente.

Presents biographical sketches highlighting the contributions of women, mostly American, to the field of medicine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

Covers nearly fifty nineteenth- and twentieth-century women biologists, anthropologists, and other scientists, and recounts the history of women in science, medicine, mathematics, and engineering