An exploration of the life and career of Mark Twain that discusses his family, childhood, apprenticeship, travels, marriage, financial challenges, works, and more.
Presents the biography of Jane Addams, women's rights activist and founder of Hull House, the first settlement house in Chicago, and discusses her campaign for reform and women's suffrage.
Chronicles the life and career of William Sydney Porter, the author known as O. Henry, discussing his childhood in North Carolina, marriage, work at a Texas ranch, early writing career, literary accomplishments, and other related topics.
Presents a biography of nineteenth-century British author Charles Dickens, and chronicles his troubled and impoverished childhood, literary career, and personal and public life.
Profiles Marcus Garvey, a self-educated black man who worked to end world-wide discrimination against Africans, to help black Africans regain control of their countries, and to promote black pride, unity, and power.
Describes the lives and wartime exploits of six women who were spies during the Civil War. Includes Sarah Emma Edmonds, Belle Boyd, Pauline Cushman, Rose O'Neal Greenhow, Elizabeth Van Lew, and Belle Edmondson.
Explores the life and career of American poet Robert Frost, discussing his impoverished childhood, his struggles to provide for his family, the mental illness and tragedy that plagued family members, and his success as a poet.
