Kozar, Richard

Presents a biography of the legendary frontiersman who explored Kentucky and the route to the West leading to American expansion of the United States.

Highlights twenty-five notable achievements in science, medicine, and industry and the individuals responsible, including Alexander Graham Bell, Madame Curie, and Samuel F. B. Morse.

Compares greetings used in twenty-five countries a century ago with the salutations, gestures, and customs one would expect to observe today.