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.
Depression-era Americans are against banks, so many regard Dillinger as a hero until he starts killing people.
MacArthur and Manuel Quezon, president of the Philippines, warn Roosevelt the end is near and ask for withdrawal of US troops.
Three people die at the Little Bohemia resort when the FBI fails to capture Dillinger and his gang.
A tomb in the ancient town of Aegae (Aigai), known today as Vergina, holds treasures from Alexander's father, Philip II. The site may actually be the ...
Lewis is nine-years-old when his mother dies of cancer and leaves him to struggle with his faith and belief in God.
At the age of nine, C.S. Lewis (Jack) lost his mother to cancer and he does not understand why God allows this to happen.
What became of James Donovan, Rudolf Abel and Francis Gary Powers after their encounter on the Bridge of Spies?
After prison, Dostoevsky has failed love relationships and becomes addicted to gambling.
Dostoevsky's writing reflects his belief that suffering is a part of life.
Dracula and his brother go to prison to prove father Dracul's loyalty to the Sultan.
The Douglass family moves to Washington, D.C. in 1870 and buys the Cedar Hill estate, breaking the neighborhood's "whites only" rule.
The real Dracula dies at the hands of his own army after an intense fight, but the legend lives on.
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