A biography of the half-Dutch/half-black Surinamese man who, despite the hardships and prejudice he found in his new Massachusetts home, invented a shoe-lasting machine that revolutionized theshoe industry in the late nineteenth century.
A brief biography of Henry Ford with emphasis on how he came todevelop fast, sturdy, and reliable racing cars that eventually gave him the idea for his Model T.
The life story of the black Texan who became a popular composer and sought to elevate ragtime to the level of classical music, only to have his talents fully recognized after his death.
A biography of the black woman whose cruel experiences as a slave in the South led her to seek freedom in the North for herselfand for others through the Underground Railroad.
A biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of theUnited States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanacnotable for its preciseness.
A biography of the English author and illustrator who grew up during the Victorian era and whose detailed drawings of plants andanimals found their way into her famous picture books.
A biography of the Australian nurse who developed a successful method of treating and rehabilitating polio patients and persisted in the struggle, despite ridicule and opposition, to have hermethods accepted.
Follows the life of the popular author of essays, poems, and children's books, from his childhood in rural New York State to hisdeath at the age of eighty-six.
A biography of the First Lady, focusing on her fight for the rights of women, Blacks, and the poor, and her role as a peace advocate and delegate to the United Nations.