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.

Norman dies before he can marry Beatrix.

Florie's marriage goes downhill, with money problems and abuse that James' addiction causes.

Describes how we honor the memory of Harriet Tubman and what she accomplished.

Harriet Tubman decides she must try to find freedom by escaping slavery.

How, and why, did Harriet Tubman help the Union Army during the American Civil War?

Qin Shi Huang-Di buries people alive and performs other harsh measures in battle and while building the Great Wall and his Mausoleum.

Dyer protests the harsh anti-Quaker laws and is caught, tried, and threatened with hanging.

Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letteris a tale of Puritan pride and punishment.

At age 22, Helen writes the account of her life. Read (and hear) the first 11 chapters.

Read, and hear, the remaining chapters of Helen's autobiography.

With the help of Anne Sullivan, Helen completes college and travels the world writing and speaking to audiences.

Henry Mucci and his special forces surprise the Japanese and rescue prisoners from Cabanatuan.

Show tooltips