Historical American Biographies
8 total works
Follows the life and career of the man who revolutionized photography by developing a camera simple enough for anyone to use.
A biography of the American humorist and writer whose writing greatly reflected the events of his life particularly his boyhood in Hannibal, Missouri.
A biography of the Confederate general who gained the nickname Stonewall for his stand at the first battle of Bull Run during the Civil War.
A biography of the wife of James Madison, focusing on her role as this country's fourth First Lady.
Traces the life of the famous Confederate general from his childhood in Virginia through his West Point education and brilliant military career to his death following the Battle of Yellow Tavern.