Samuel Morse

by Jean Lee Latham

Published 1 December 1991
A brief biography of the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, who planned from early childhood to be a painter of great historical pictures but first won recognition as a portrait painter.

George W.Goethals

by Jean Lee Latham

Published 12 December 1991
-- Entertaining and easy-to-read introductions to the life stories of men and women who have helped shape American history
-- Attractively illustrated with full-color drawings

Sam Houston

by Jean Lee Latham

Published 31 December 1991
A brief account of Sam Houston who served as a Congressman and Governor of Tennessee before his association with Texas began.

Eli Whitney

by Jean Lee Latham

Published 12 December 1991
-- Entertaining and easy-to-read introductions to the life stories of men and women who have helped shape American history
-- Attractively illustrated with full-color drawings

David G.Farragut

by Jean Lee Latham

Published 12 December 1991
A brief biography of the first admiral of the United States Navy.

Elizabeth Blackwell

by Jean Lee Latham

Published 1 August 2000
A biography of the first woman doctor in the United States, who worked in England and America to open the field of medicine to women.