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A biography of the sixteenth President of the United States.

Traces the life of the former slave who could neither read nor write, yet earned a reputation as one of the most articulate and outspoken antislavery and women's rights activists in the United States.

Recounts the life story of the English girl who became a famous nurse and dedicated herself to the alleviation of suffering at home and abroad.

A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.

A biography of the pioneer who led the settlement of the area that is now Kentucky in the the late 1700s.

A biography of the famous English nurse who served in the Crimean War.

Provides a brief introduction to the career of botanist John Muir, focusing on his efforts to preserve Yosemite National Park.

A brief biography of nineteenth-century French scientist Louis Pasteur, discussing his study of germ microbes and his discovery of the process now known as pasteurization in which germs are killed with heat.

A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today's scientific knowledge.

The life of the nineteenth-century Frenchman, accidentally blinded as a child, who originated the raised dot system of reading and writing used by the blind throughout the world.

Presents a biography of the archbishop who rose from parish priest to the highest rank in the Anglican church of South Africa and earned international recognition, including the Nobel Peace Prize, for his involvement in the anti-apartheid movement.