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.
After he turned 21, Abraham Lincoln left his family home to make his own way in the world.
As Hitler seizes power, the Jewish persecution begins.
Losing hope, many Britons flee the country and others yield to the Anglo-Saxons and become their slaves.
Disregarding death threats due to his race, Brashear graduates from diving school.
Poe writes "Annabel Lee" after the death of his wife and in the midst of severe drinking binges.
In an art studio in Paris, Anna and her team create masks that enable wounded soldiers to resume their civilian lives.
Her training in classical art and sculpting gave Anna the tools she needed to give wounded soldiers hope and new life.
As a classical sculptor, Anna used her training and artistic sense to create life-like masks for soldiers who had been disfigured in the Great War.
After WWI ended, Anna Coleman Ladd returned to the United States and resumed her career as a sculptor.
Anna and Douglass help escaping slaves on the Underground Railway and publish his abolitionist newspaper North Star.
Mary Dyer defies Puritan authorities and leaves Massachusetts with Hutchinson, but makes the mistake of going back to England.
On March 3, 1887, Helen Keller's life changed. Anne Sullivan, a teacher in the art of "finger spelling," agrees to help the Keller family. Perhaps the...
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