McFeely, William S

Incorporates thematic essays, portraits, newspapers, photographs, paintings, sketches, and cartoons in a biography of Ulysses S. Grant, examining his life as a general, husband, president, traveler, and writer.

Explores the life and work of Philadelphia painter Thomas Eakins, focusing on the melancholy of his portraits and his use of painting to express his perceptions of life and the world around him.

Explores the life of Frederick Douglass as he achieves stature as a leader in the struggle to transcend the limitations of bondage and race.

Explores the life of Frederick Douglass as he achieves stature as a leader in the struggle to transcend the limitations of bondage and race.

The story of the Ohioan who became the leader of the Union Army and later the president.