A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Describes the life and political career of the man who was a delegate to the First Continental Congress, one of the authors of "The Federalist, " and first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Describes the life of this American statesman, from his birth in Harlem, to his role as general in the Persian Gulf War, to his current position of secretary of state.

A biography of the first African American to break the color barrier in major league baseball.

Traces the life of Karol Wojtyla from his childhood and student years in Poland through his ordination as a priest, his election as Pope John Paul II, and his efforts to strengthen the Catholic Church.

Describes the life of the nineteenth-century crusader who spent much of her life involved in the temperance, abolitionist, and women's rights movements.