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 Barons remain steadfast in their beliefs about the Magna Carta, even though excommunication means they cannot participate in church services or ac...
After the surrender of Bataan, the Japanese force soldiers on a death march.
While the Battle of Bunker Hill (actually Breed's Hill) is a victory for the British, they suffer heavy losses.
Mutsuhiro Watanabe (The Bird) is the worst Japanese guard; he makes life hard for Zamp at several camps. After the war, The Bird hides, begins a new l...
On March 5, 1770, British Army soldiers kill five civilian men and injure six others in Boston.
Dickie Eklund becomes a promising boxer from the depressed city of Lowell, Massachusetts.
General Kimura meets no resistance when the Japanese land in the Philippines; they enter Manila on January 2, 1942.
Read a poem by a 2007 McMullen County Sophomore English Class as a tribute to those killed in the Virginia Tech Massacre.
After arguments over everything from a crown to a set of black pearls, Mary and Elizabeth's tombs now rest side by side at Westminster Abbey.
The English put Joan on trial for witchcraft, sorcery, heresy and for wearing men's clothes; they believe a teenage girl cannot beat them in battle.
C.S. Lewis sets the Chronicles of Narnia in his beloved County Down, in Northern Ireland.
Hundreds of millions of readers know C. S. Lewis as the creator of the characters and the imaginary world inThe Chronicles of Narnia.
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