A childhood biography of the Pennsylvania German woman who became a Revolutionary War heroine when she carried water to American soldiers and even fired a cannon herself during the Battle of Monmouth.

Concentrates on the boyhood of the man who started life as a slave and grew to become a great African American educational leader and organizer of Tuskegee Institute.

The boyhood of the Negro botanist who developed products from such southern crops as sweet potatoes, pecans, and especially peanuts.

The boyhood of the author of The Star-Spangled Banner, national anthem of the United States.

A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States.

Recreates the early life of the frontier hero who blazed a trail through the Cumberland Gap and led the first white settlers into Kentucky.

A biographical look at the childhood of Sitting Bull, one of the greatest Sioux warriors to fight against the white man.

A biography of the young Philadelphia printer who grew up to become a world-renowned author, diplomat, scientist, and inventor, and one of the founding fathers of the United States.