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An easy-to-read biography of the sailor who never fully recognized the importance of his discovery which changed history.

A detailed description of the bitter three day battle that raged through the quiet Pennsylvania town; the battle that historians call the turning point of the Civil War.

The battle in which men fought against overwhelming odds in an effort to save the fort of the Alamo and gain Texas independence.

The author tells about his part in the bombing of Tokyo on the Doolittle raid of April 18, 1942.

Relates the hardships encountered by a group of pioneers travelling by covered wagon from Iowa to California in 1844.

A biography of Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his childhood spent in poverty on the Midwestern frontier, and chronicling his rise to the Presidency and the highlights of his tenure.

Presents the life of the Native American Apache chief who led raids into Mexican and American territory and who resisted white expansion into Arizona's tribal lands, before finally surrendering to United States troops in 1886.

An easy-to-read biography of the third President, with emphasis on the creation of the Declaration of Independence.

From the bestselling author of Guadalcanal Diary: The thrilling true story of the future president's astonishing act of heroism during World War II. In the early morning hours of August 2, 1943, US Navy motor torpedo boat PT-109 patrolled the still, black waters of Blackett Strait in the Solomon Islands. Suddenly, the Japanese destroyer Amagiri loomed out of the darkness, bearing directly down on the smaller ship. There was no time to get out of...

A biography of America's first naval hero.