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.
Image depicts the illustration that was used opposite the title page of Equiano's autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equi...
Theo van Gogh (Vincent's brother) married Johanna in December of 1888. They had a son - Vincent - but were separated by Theo's death in January ...
Theodore Roosevelt's first wife, Alice, died on Valentine's Day, 1884. The image depicts his diary entry for that day: The light has go...
Because police and politicians in Chicago were not able to stop all the gang-related crime which was happening in their city, a group of people though...
The governments list of witnesses, including Beverly W. Jones. Click on the image for a clearer view.
Image of Thomas Nast: The Man Who Saw Christmas, a biography of Thomas Nast.
After the loss of her husband, William Logan Gwinn - an American postal worker who died when Titanic sank - Florence Gwinn received a death-be...
On the 1st of April, 1912, Oscar Scott Woody - an American Postal clerk - received travel orders to work in the "sea post office" aboard a Ger...
This map depicts the location of Tuscumbia, Alabama - the town in which Helen Keller was born.
Vincent was thirty-five years old when he wrote this 24 September 1888 letter to his brother, Theo. He was in Arles at the time. My d...
Vincent van Gogh wrote this March 24, 1873, letter to his brother Theo. In it, he asks him to check on a painting by Schotel ((Johannes Christia...
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