Washoe County Library System

Profiles a man whose childhood love of reading and desire to know about everything led to a multifaceted career as an inventor, scientist, printer, and statesman.

Chronicles the founding father's life and his multiple careers as a shopkeeper, writer, inventor, media baron, scientist, diplomat, business strategist, and political leader, while showing how his faith in the wisdom of the common citizen helped to forge an American national identity based on the virtues of its middle class.

Introduces the life and accomplishments, from A to Z, of a Founding Father, from armonicas to bifocals, with adages and cartoons.

A biography of John Hancock, known for his prominent signature on the Declaration of Independence.

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

While his father unsuccessfully apprentices him to a joiner, a shoemaker, and a turner, young Benjamin experiments swimming and a kite, and eventually ends up as a printer's apprentice.

From his youth in the Caribbean to his immigration to New York City, this picture book covers the highlights of Alexander Hamilton's legacy, including his part in the American revolution, his influence on the monetary system we still use today, and his tragic death.

Introduces beginning readers to the life and accomplishments of the celebrated statesman, scientist, inventor, and Founding Father of the United States.

Biography of George C. Marshall, general and statesmen.