Surveys the life of Benjamin Franklin, highlighting his work as an inventor and statesman.

Traces the life and achievements of the architect, bibliophile, president, and author of the Declaration of Independence.

A brief account of the life and accomplishments of Eleanor Roosevelt.

Biography of the black woman who escaped from slavery to become famous as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

Traces the life of the young Jewish girl whose diary chronicles the years she and her family hid from the Nazis in an Amsterdam attic.

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

Discusses the life of the pilot who was the first woman to cross the Atlantic by herself in a plane.

A biography of the Shoshone woman who joined the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

The story of how Harry Houdini astounded audiences around the globe as he freed himself from ropes, handcuffs, and prison cells.

"John Adams was an American patriot and Founding Father, and Abigail, his wife, was his most trusted adviser for more than fifty years. While John served in both Continental Congresses, Abigail managed their farm within earshot of cannon fire. She later advised her husband through amusing letters as he served as our first ambassador to Great Britain. And when John was elected America's first vice president and our second president, Abigail vowed to...