Traces the life of Henson, the Black explorer who accompanied the Perry expedition to the North Pole, and explains the reasons for the long delay in his recognition
A biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable
Chronicles the life of Harriet Tubman, a slave who, with the help of the Underground Railroad, escaped to the North and who risked her life to lead more than three hundred of her fellow slaves to free
Webster’s American Dictionary is the second most popular book ever printed in English. But who was that Webster? Noah Webster (1758–1843) was a bookish Connecticut farm boy who became obsessed with un
Golden Kite Award for NonfictionWebster’s American Dictionary is the second most popular book ever printed in English. But who was that Webster? Noah Webster (1758–1843) was a bookish Connecticut farm
