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.

The captain searches for nearby submarines to take his radiation-sick sailors.

Margaret Mitchell changed the name of her lead character to Scarlett from Pansy after looking through Irish literature and finding "Scarlett" was an I...

A collection of French photographs shows Vietnam during the French rule.

See pictures of places where Barrie and the Davies boys meet, play and live.

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that affects more than two million Americans each year.

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder which affects more than two million Americans each year.

Attila becomes known as the "Scourge of God," as he enlarges the territory he inherited through ruin and killing.

Although his grandfather (Man O'War) is one of the best racing horses of all time, Seabiscuit is an unlikely champion.

Although they did not initially understand the cultural of the people they were serving, Albert and Helen Schweitzer learned about the ways of the loc...

In 37 days, Sherman travels from Atlanta to Savannah destroying everything in between. His plan is to destroy the Confederates' ability to make war.

Each country develops its own unique holiday gift-giver; Dutch settlers in America share their Sinterklaas whose name non-Dutch speakers mispronounce ...

Although Jefferson is a product of a slave-owning culture, he believes that equal rights apply to all men.

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