DK biography

Photographs and text describe the life and achievements of the deaf and blind activist for people with disabilities.

"Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, led the nation through its darkest hour--the Civil War. Find out about Lincoln's childhood on a frontier farm, how a struggling small town lawyer became president, and why he became one of America's most revered leaders." --back cover

A biography of Mohandas Gandhi who helped to free India from British rule by teaching and practicing nonviolence and civil disobedience.

An introduction to one of America's most famous pilots, who mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while flying over the Pacific Ocean.

Describes the life and scientific career of Charles Darwin, especially his theory of evolution which was published in his famous book in 1859: The origin of species by means of natural selection, or, the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life.

Biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Polish scientist whose work with radium helped to change the world.

A biography of third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, covering his childhood in Virginia, two terms in office, role in the development of the Declaration of Independence, and more, with over one hundred photographs and illustrations.

An illustrated exploration of the life of Harriet Tubman that covers her childhood, experiences as a slave, escape to freedom, work on the Underground Railroad, antislavery activism, and other topics.