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Sojourner Truth: A Voice for Human Rights: From Slave to Advocate for the Rights of African-Americans and Women

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Martha R. Gore

Susan B. Anthony: Freedom Fighter: A Crusader for the Rights of Women and Blacks

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Martha R. Gore

Congresswoman Barbara Jordan: Political Legacy of an African-American Woman

In: Politicians

By: Martha R. Gore

Karl Marx and Communism: Former and Remaining Communist Countries

In: Politicians

By: Stephanie Cox

Robert Moses: The controversial power broker who built New York

In: Politicians

By: Lee Gjertsen

Wildflowers' Lady Bird Johnson: America's Environmental First Lady

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Martha R. Gore

Maria Montessori (1870 -1952): Italy's First Female Doctor and Educational Pioneer

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Jo Lamb-White

Thomas Young (1773 – 1829): Biography of the Last Man Who Knew Everything

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Erin Britton

Joseph Paxton: Victorian Gardener: The Man who Designed the Crystal Palace

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Barbara Bothwell

Lady Amelia Douglas: Pioneer Woman of Vancouver Island

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: William Silvester

Netherland's Queen Wilhelmina: Dutch Child Queen Rules From Exile

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

Dr. David Livingstone: The explorer who discovered Victoria Falls

In: Explorers

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

King Faisal II: The Tragic Last King of Iraq

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

Corporal Harry Churchill Beet, VC: Stopped to help when he should have retreated.

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: William Silvester

Sergeant George Richardson VC: From Deserter to Forgotten Hero

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: William Silvester

Charles Ponzi: Variation of Pyramid Scheme Used by Infamous Swindler

In: Criminals/Outlaws

By: Scott Hayden

Mary Wollstonecraft's Life: The Troubled Life of Mary Wollstonecraft, 18th Century Feminist

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Lesley Arnold-Hopkins

Lawmaker David Dudley Field: New York Attorney Who Reformed New York State Laws

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil: The only man to be King of Portugal and Emperor of Brazil

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

Frederick Upham Adams: Boston Born Author and Ingenious Inventor of Machinery

In: Inventors

By: Anya Laurence

Eighth President Martin Van Buren: The Red Fox of Kinderhook, New York

In: Politicians

By: Anya Laurence

Stalin and World War II: Hitler Flouts Treaty That He Signed with Stalin

In: Military Leaders

By: Karen Reams

Queen Astrid of Belgium: A Beloved Monarch Died Tragically

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

The Evonne Goolagong Cawley Story: One of Australia’s Most Loved Tennis Champions

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Feature Writer Jo Murphy

The Sadism of Ilse Koch: The 'Bitch of Buchenwald'

In: Criminals/Outlaws

By: Karen Reams

The Death of Wild Bill Hickok: James Butler Hickok plays his last hand

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Karen Reams

The Cause of the First World War: Gavrilo Princip Shoots Archduke Franz Ferdinand

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Karen Reams

Governor Sir James Douglas: First Governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia

In: Politicians

By: William Silvester

The Death of Grigori Rasputin: The End of the Mad Monk Who Brought Down a Dynasty

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Karen Reams

The Early Life of Samuel Slater: Derbyshire and the Father of the Industrial Revolution in America

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Kathryn Burton

Hitler as Chancellor: Adolf Hitler Rises to Power

In: Military Leaders

By: Karen Reams

Hitler and the First World War: Hitler's Life as a German Soldier

In: Military Leaders

By: Karen Reams

Mary Anning (1799 - 1847): A Biography of the Princess of Palaeontology

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Erin Britton

Orde Charles Wingate: A Friend to Israel, Father of the Israeli Army

In: Military Leaders

By: Anastacia Prisbrey

Adolf Hitler Changes Europe: The personality and power of the man who ruled Germany 1933-1945

In: Military Leaders

By: Karen Reams

Who WasThomas Beecher? Bio of a Celebrated Minister of the Nineteenth Century.

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Queen Isabella I of Spain: She oversaw the beginning of the Age of Exploration

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

Adolf Hitler - The Child and Youth: Hitler's early years and schooling

In: Military Leaders

By: Karen Reams

Sophie Scholl: An Inspiration to All Who Seek Change

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Jeff Stanglin

Marquis de Pombal: Hero of the Lisbon Earthquake Disaster

In: Politicians

By: William Silvester

Danielle Steel: One of the Best Selling Authors in the World

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

King Peter II of Yugoslavia: The boy king would become the last monarch of the Yugoslavians

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

Queen Nefertiti of Egypt: From army officer's daughter to Pharoah's wife

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

Charles Vyner Brooke of Sarawak: Sarawak's thriving economy attracted unwanted Japanese attention

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak: The White Raj's fight against slavery and piracy

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

Lt. Frederick Beecher: The Heroic Soldier of Gettysburg

In: Military Leaders

By: Anya Laurence

James Brooke Rajah of Sarawak: Founder of the White Raj of Sarawak

In: Monarchs

By: William Silvester

New England's Madame Sherri: An Exotic Woman Who Took Chesterfield, NH by Storm in the 1920s

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Inventor Cyrus West Field: The Man Who Successfully Laid the Atlantic Cable

In: Inventors

By: Anya Laurence

Richard Nixon's First Engagement: An Account of the Engagement of Richard Nixon to a Fellow Student

In: Politicians

By: Anya Laurence

Henriette Deluzy Desportes: An Accomplice to Murder or an Innocent Woman?

In: Criminals/Outlaws

By: Anya Laurence

Ninon de L'Enclos: Philosopher and Courtesan: A Grand Siècle Celebrity

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Mary-Jane Kingsland

Al Capone: This Gangster Controlled Sale of Alcohol in 1920s Chicago

In: Criminals/Outlaws

By: Scott Hayden

Clara Barton's Wartime Love Affair: The Red Cross Lady and her Colonel Lover

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Lyman Beecher's Third Wife: Lydia Beals Jackson Beecher, L:yman's Activist Wife.

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Cromwell's Spymaster: John Thurloe Became Head of Intelligence in the Protectorate

In: Politicians

By: John Richard Roberts

Father Flanagan Biography: The Irish American Founder of Boys Town

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Michael Rowland

Lyman Beecher's Second Wife: The Tragic Story of Harriet Porter Beecher

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Domenego Zon and the Venetian Nuns: Scandal and Exploitation in a Renaissance Convent

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Mary-Jane Kingsland

Inspiration from Princess Diana: How Lady Di Spencer Became The People’s Princess

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Feature Writer Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Andy Rooney Biography: 60 Minutes' Resident Curmudgeon

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Michael Rowland

Karen Blixen: A Danish Woman who Settled in Kenya

In: Explorers

By: Darlene Vaillancourt

Lyman Beecher's First Wife: The story of Roxana Beeecher.

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

John Hunter Scientist and Surgeon: The Man who Changed the Nature of Surgery

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: John Richard Roberts

Famous Explorers - Mungo Park: African Exploration - To Discover the Course of the River Niger

In: Explorers

By: Neil Gunn

Inspiration from Frida Kahlo: This Passionate Artist & Lover Was More Than Diego Rivera's Wife

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Feature Writer Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Inspiration from Amelia Earhart: The First Female Aviator to Solo Across the Pacific Ocean

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Feature Writer Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen

Henry Ward Beecher: Preacher, Abolitionist, Member of the Illustrious Beecher Family

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Who Was Catharine Beecher? Educator, Writer and Daughter of Lyman Beecher

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Boudicca Queen of the Iceni: The Warrior Woman who led a Revolt against Rome

In: Military Leaders

By: Stephen Owen

The Scholar Rev. Edward Beecher: President of Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Robin Hood, Outlaw and Myth: Did the Famous Outlaw Ever Live or was he a Figure of Folklore

In: Criminals/Outlaws

By: Stephen Owen

Robert Pershing Wadlow: The World's Tallest Man

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Scott Hayden

Who Was Rev. Charles Beecher? Composer of Church Hymns; Son of Lyman Beecher

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anya Laurence

Dick Turpin, Highwayman and Legend: Was he a Romantic Hero or a Villain of his Times

In: Criminals/Outlaws

By: Stephen Owen

Mao Zedong: Founder of the People's Republic Of China

In: Politicians

By: Scott Hayden

Varina Howell Davis: A short biography of the second wife of Jefferson Davis

In: Politicians

By: Anya Laurence

Joan of Arc, The Queen of France? Did France really belong to the Maid of Orleans?

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anastacia Prisbrey

Terry Fox: Canadian Amputee Raised Money for Cancer Research

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Scott Hayden

Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orleans: What was this "cow girl" really like?

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Anastacia Prisbrey

Genghis Khan: Mongol Conqueror Was Originally Named Temujin

In: Military Leaders

By: Scott Hayden

The Origins of Santa Claus: The Real Saint Nicholas

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Allan M. Heller

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: Indian Spiritual Leader Sought Independence from British Rule

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Scott Hayden

Gordon Brown: British Prime Minister

In: Politicians

By: Neil Gunn

The Extraordinary Beatrix Potter: A forward thinking Victorian lady

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Barbara Bothwell

Mary Wollstonecraft: Women's Roles: Prominent Feminist Writer of the 17th Century

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Candy Brown

King George I: The Hanoverian Ruler in Britain

In: Monarchs

By: Jeannine Dugan

Jack Odell OBE 1920 – 2007: Co-Founder of Matchbox and Lledo Die-cast Toys

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Frances Spiegel

Marion Donovan: Disposable Diapers: Unsung Hero Was Patent Holder of Disposable Diapers and Covers

In: Inventors

By: Jeannine Dugan

France's Marguerite de Valois: Queen Margot was Wife of Henry IV, sister to Henry II & Charles IX

In: Monarchs

By: Jeannine Dugan

Biography of Antoine Lavoisier: The Father of Modern Chemistry

In: Inventors

By: Feature Writer Simon Davies

Henry Solomon Wellcome: Inventor of Invisible Ink

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Frances Spiegel

The History of Tupperware: Earl Tupper and Brownie Wise Invented Food Storage Containers

In: Inventors

By: Jeannine Dugan

Sir Thomas Lipton: Purveyor of Tea and America's Cup Yachtsman

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Neil Gunn

George Heriot: Banker to King James VI and Anne of Denmark

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By: Neil Gunn

Andrew Fletcher: Member of the First Scottish Parliament

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By: Neil Gunn

The Economist Magazine: James Wilson Leading Economist - Father of Indian Finance

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: Neil Gunn

Tsarina Elizabeth Petrovna: Royalty Behaving Badly Series - (well, maybe she wasn't so bad)

In: Monarchs

By: Jeannine Dugan

Joan of Castile (or Joan the Mad): Royals Behaving Badly Series: Crazy for you

In: Monarchs

By: Jeannine Dugan

George Meikle Kemp: Architect of The Scott Monument in Princes Street, Edinburgh

In: Historical Biographies (general)

By: George Frederick Winter

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