Biographies Chapters

We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.

Barely sixteen, Jesse participates with William Quantrill and his men in killing citizens of Lawrence Kansas.

Jesse takes part in theCentralia Massacre, in which his group kills or wounds 22 unarmed Union troops.

Key watches the flag fly from the British ship as the battle continues, then wonders why the shelling stops.

Critics of "That Convention" say it resembles "a lunatic asylum, and that Susan "represented the aggressive female American brains."

The assassination plot against Adolf Hitler (on July 20, 1944) did not result in the Nazi leader escaping without any negative impact. As we see in th...

Having plundered most of the towns and cities in the eastern empire, Attila goes west to Gaul.

Through a meeting, Pope Leo the Great is able to keep Attila from attacking Rome.

The Huns cause death and destruction through town after town on their westward trek.

Scottish resistance begins full force in 1297, when Wallace and his men kill the sheriff of Lanark and 240 others.

Read a poem about the life of Austin Michelle Cloyd, an 18 year-old freshman in International Studies and French.

Examine the author's observations about Beatrix Potter and her life.

People cause 95% of all avalanche accidents; the average avalanche travels around 80 mph.

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