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A biography of the famous conductor on the Underground Railroad who worked to free her people before, during, and after the Civil War.

A biography of the Wampanoag Indian whose experiences at the hands of early English explorers later enabled him to help the struggling Plymouth colony.

A brief biography of the Spanish explorers who led an expedition into the American Southwest in search of Gran Quivira and the seven cities of Cibola.

A brief biography of John Paul Jones stressing his naval career.

An easy-to-read biography of the French nobleman who was a leader in both the American and French revolutions.

A biography of the First Lady noted for the graciousness and unprecedented elegance she brought to early nineteenth-century Washington.

A brief biography of the Tennessee woodsman renowned as a hunter, scout, politician, and soldier.

A brief biography of Paul Revere stressing his patriotic acts and his skill as a silversmith.

A brief biography of the Italian weaver's son who never achieved his dream of finding a trade route to India but in pursuing it opened the door to the New World.

An easy-to-read account of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and the two men who led it.

An easy-to-read biography of the leader of the Confederate forces in the Civil War.

A brief biography of the Oglala Sioux leader whose resistance to the Army's attempt to move his people to a reservation resulted in Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn and his own premature death.

A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.

An easy-to-read biography of the woman who devoted her life to the abolition movement and the fight for equal rights of blacks and women.

An easy-to-read biography of Elizabeth Blackwell who overcame many difficulties to become the first woman physician in the United States.