Russell Freedman

Here is a warm, appealing biography of Abraham Lincoln, our Civil War president, illustrated with dozens of carefully chosen photographs and prints.

Describes the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence as well as the personalities and politics behind its framing.

A photobiography of the first wife of a president to have a public life and career of her own.

A biography of the Oglala leader who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempt to take over Indian lands.

An illustrated introduction to the life and teachings of Chinese philosopher Confucius.

"For a long time, most people believed that Christopher Columbus was the first explorer to 'discover' America--the first to make a successful round-trip voyage across the Atlantic. But in recent years, as new evidence has come to light, our understanding of history has changed. We know now that Columbus was among the last explorers to reach the Americas, not the first"--Book jacket.

"Examines World War I, the first global war in which modern weapons inflicted mass slaughter and an estimated 20 million people were killed."--Amazon.com.

A look at the survival of American soldiers while camped at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.

Text and contemporary photographs chronicle the life of immigrant children at home, school, work, and play during the late 1800's and early 1900's.

Photographs and text trace the life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt from his birth in 1882 through his youth, early political career, and presidency, to his death in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1945.