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John Adams
After the Revolutionary War, Adams was elected America's first vice president and its second President. Ages 12-16 years.
Lewis and Clark
Personally selected by President Thomas Jefferson, Captain Meriwether Lewis was assigned to lead an expedition to the West, where the United States had just completed the Louisiana …
Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell uttered the words that would inaugurate a new era in human communication: 'Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you'. Bell was speaking through his …
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant is a puzzling figure in American history. The 18th president of the United States had rampant corruption associated with his administration, but he was a decorated …
The Exxon Valdez
-- Some of the modern world's most devastating disasters are profiled -- The reforms and improvements that grew out of these tragedies are explained and put in perspective -- …
Sir Francis Drake and the Oceans of the World
In 1577-1580, Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world. During his voyage he disproved the theory of the Northwest Passage and charted the North American Pacific …
Ferdinand Magellan and the Quest to Circle the Globe
Magellan set out in 1519 with five ships to find a passage through the Americas. Such a passage, if it existed, would allow Spanish ships to follow a westward route to the East …
Emanuel Swedenborg
Swedenborg is credited as being the major intellectual of Sweden for the early eighteenth century. Interested in spiritual matters, he wrote prolifically about his beliefs.
The Wright Brothers
In December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made history by embarking on the first controlled airplane flight among the dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, thus opening up an era …
Thomas Merton
A series that examines the lives of people who have had a major impact on the history or current practice of religion. This volume follows the life of Thomas Merton.
Jonathan Edwards
Edwards was a major figure in the Great Awakening religious movement that spread throughout the colonies of North American in the eighteenth century.
Barry Sanders
Although Barry Sanders earned all-state honors in high school football, many college recruiters overlooked him because of his height. Undeterred, Sanders used his size to his …