A brief, illustrated, biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader whose philosophy and practice of nonviolent civil disobedience helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights

A brief account of the life of the "Father of Our Country."

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt

A simple biography of the noted black track star who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics

A biography of the man who, after escaping slavery, became an orator, writer, and leader in the abolitionist movement in the nineteenth century

A brief biography of the Sioux chief who worked to maintain the rights of Native American people and who led the defeat of General Custer at the Little Big Horn in 1876

An introduction to the life of the Commander in Chief of the Confederate Army during the Civil War

Relates the true story of Davy Crockett, one of the Old West's outstanding hunters, frontiersmen, and legislators

These simple, clear biographies of remarkable women provide an excellent starting point for children beginning history studies. In A Picture Book of Eleanor Roosevelt, highlights of the life of the woman known as the "First Lady of the World" provide a fascinating glimpse into her background as well as the history of her times. Her contributions to the American people, her kindness, leadership, and determination are dramatically presented in this...

In A Picture Book of Abraham Lincoln, all the pertinent facts of the life, times and importance of the sixteenth president of the United States are presented in a simple, straightforward text that accurately expresses Lincoln's life story, as well as the flavor of the 1800s. A Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. offers a brief, but effective biography of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who practiced nonviolent civil disobedience and...