Eyewitness to history

Presents a collection of primary source materials that looks at the LGBT movement.

A brief biography of Frederick Douglass that uses his own words to describe how he fought racism in the United States.

A brief biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. that uses his own words to describe his childhood, education, and the Civil Rights Movement.

A brief biography of Neil Armstrong that uses his own words to describe his life and his work as being the first man on the moon.

Presents a biography of Henry Ford, the man responsible for the first mass production of the automobile in the early part of the twentieth century.

A brief biography of Harriet Tubman that uses her own words.

Presents a short biography of campaigner for women's suffrage, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

Thomas Jefferson's career is an incredible list of accomplishments. Not just the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and the third US president, he's also the founder of the University of Virginia and the architect of Monticello. This in-dep Fact Boxes, Sidebars, Timelines, Glossary, For Further Information Section, Index.

Helen Keller became deaf and blind after a childhood illness, she grew up to be a renowned author, activist, and speaker. Anne Sullivan helped, her to overcame obstacles and used them to become an advocate for those experiencing hardship. This biography uses Keller's own words, so that readers can better know and understand this woman and leader.

Briefly examines the life of Frederick Douglass, from his early life as a child and teenager in slavery to how he escaped, became educated, and worked in the abolitionist movement.