Frank Carlson Library

A biography of the twentieth-century physicist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.

A biography of the German immigrant whose family came to the United States to escape Nazi persecution of Jews and who served this country as secretary of state under two Presidents.

A biography of the nun who founded the Missionary Sisters and Brothers of Charity, gained wide recognition for her work with the destitute and dying in Calcutta and elsewhere, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Emphasizes the social changes effected by Jane Addams as she worked to improve the lot of the poor people who were her friends.

Presents a biography, stressing the value of responsibility, of the Afro-American who was instrumental in the establishment of the United Nations.

A biography of the founder of the Missionary Sisters and Brothers of Charity, known for her work with the destitute and dying in Calcutta and other places and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

This book, in graphic novel format, describes the life of African statesman, Nelson Mandela, and gives a brief summary of historical events that affected his life.

A biography of the thirty-ninth president, from his early childhood to his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Jimmy Carter, a boy from a small Georgia farming community, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and went on to a career in the elite nuclear submarine program. After his father's death, Carter returned home to run the family peanut farm and warehouse business. In the early 1960s, he entered politics, first as a state senator, then...