Books in First Biographies - Trailblazers and Legends series

Text and photographs introduce the biography of Amelia Earhart, the first woman pilot to fly an airplane alone across the United States, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Text and photographs present the life of Bessie Coleman and how she became the first African American women to earn a pilot's license.

Text and images describe the life of Revolutionary War heroine, Molly Pitcher.

Text and illustrations introduce the biography of Pocahontas, the Powhatan Indian who worked throughout her life to establish peace between her people and the English.

Texts and pictures introduce a biography of John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, who is famed for his distribution of apple seeds and apple trees across America.

Text and illustrations introduce the biography of Christopher Columbus, the Italian explorer who sailed from Spain to America in 1492.

Text and photographs introduce the biography of Amelia Earhart, the first woman pilot to fly an airplane alone across the United States, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Text and photographs introduce the biography of Sitting Bull, a Lakota chief who helped plan the battle of Little Bighorn and later traveled with Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.

Text and pictures introduce the biography of silversmith and patriot Paul Revere, who is best known for his ride through the Massachusetts countryside, warning that the British were coming.

Texts and pictures introduce a biography of John Chapman, also known as Johnny Appleseed, who is famed for his distribution of apple seeds and apple trees across America.

Text and photographs present the biography of Betsy Ross, the Philadelphia seamstress who some people believe sewed the first American flag.

Text and photographs present the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States.