Peterson, Helen Stone

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A colony leader: Roger Williams

A biography of the Englishman whose belief in religious freedom and separation of church and state led him to establish the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Jane Addams, pioneer of Hull House

A biography of the pioneer in social work who founded the first settlement house in Chicago, campaigned for better social legislation, and won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The making of the United States Constitution

1974
Discusses the reasons why a delegation assembled in 1787 to rewrite the Articles of Confederation and why, instead, a new Constitution was drawn up.

Electing our Presidents

1970
Traces the history of Presidential elections in the United States including the changing role of the electoral college, the extension of the vote to Negroes and women, and the different methods used in campaigns.

Henry Clay

leader in congress
1991
A biography of the senator, Speaker of the House, and secretary of state who presented several great compromise plans to save the Union.

Give us liberty!

The story of the Declaration of independence
1973
Introduces the signers of the Delcaration of Independence and describes the events connected with the writing of this document.

The Supreme Court in America's story

1976
A history of the Supreme Court and its influence on American life during two centuries, with profiles of the great justices and their opinions in landmark cases.

Sojourner Truth, fearless crusader.

1972
A brief biography of the northern slave who became the first African-American woman to give antislavery lectures in the United States.

Abigail Adams, "Dear partner."

1967
A biography of Abigail Smith, who became the wife of the second president of the United States and the mother of the sixth.

Susan B. Anthony, pioneer in woman's rights

1971
A biography of the woman who was one of the pioneers in the movement to gain equal rights for women.

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