Learn about the life of Gandhi and the change he enacted on the world.

In this one-of-a-kind biography you can put yourself in Ben Franklin's bifocals as he makes the choices that will define his life and America's future.

Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger were two of the most compelling, contradictory, and important leaders in America in the second half of the twentieth century. Both were largely self-made men, brimming with ambition and often ruthless in pursuit of their goals. Tapping into recently disclosed documents and tapes, historian Dallek uncovers fascinating details about Nixon and Kissinger's tumultuous personal relationship--their collaboration and rivalry--and...

Tells the story of a child who is taught a valuable lesson about waste and violence.

A biography of the noted statesman and political leader, who was killed in a duel with Aaron Burr.

Profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented. Includes the text of the Declaration and its history.

James Madison led one of the most influential and prolific lives in American history, and his story, although all too often overshadowed by his more celebrated contemporaries, is integral to that of the nation. Madison helped to shape our country as perhaps no other Founder: collaborating on the Federalist Papers and the Bill of Rights, resisting government overreach by assembling one of the nation's first political parties (the Republicans, who became...

Biography of an American icon.

Learn about Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian leader who led his country to freedom from British rule through his life of nonviolent resistance.