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.

Zamp and Phil move to another anonymous prisoner of war camp. Guards are brutal, and meals are poor. Zamp meets a guard he knew from college in the US...

When John Dillinger begins his 13-month crime spree, placing him at the top of America's "most wanted" list, the Great Depression is ongoing.

Those who help runaway slaves obtain freedom are punished.

Martin Luther thinks Purgatory is nothing more than a Church plan to get people's money.

After unifying the states of China, King Zheng creates a new title calling himself theFirst Emperor of Qin, often shortened to Qin Shi Huangdi.

The Navy has a long history of racial discrimination so Brashear does menial tasks and has little hope of advancement.

Nuclear energy makes radiation, which can make living things sick or even kill them.

Nuclear energy creates radiation, which can make living things sick or even kill them.

Raoul Wallenberg tells Iver Olsen that he will work to save as many Hungarian Jews as possible from being sent to Nazi camps.

On a visit to Palestine, now known as Israel, Raoul Wallenberg met a new friend who told him about troubling events in Germany.

As Eichmann tries to send more and more Jews out of Hungary to Auschwitz, Raoul Wallenberg devises a plan to keep the Jews from being deported.

While watching a movie with his sister, called "Pimpernel Smith," Raoul Wallenberg determines that he will do in real life with the lead character in ...

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