American Lives
17 total works
A biography of the Illinois lawyer who served the country as president through the difficulties of the Civil War.
A biography of the former Texas governor who was elected president in the much-contested presidential race of 2000.
A biography of a young woman who, disguised as a man, served in the army during the American Revolution.
Relates the story of a young girl bought as a slave by a Boston family where she later learned to write and became a poet.
A biography of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and first president of the United States.