Jean Fritz

A biography of the famous American Indian princess, emphasizing her life-long adulation of John Smith and the roles she played in two very different cultures.

Describes how the Constitution came to be written and ratified.

The author returns to China, to relive her memories of her youth and to witness the many historical and social changes that have taken place since she left the country in 1928.

A brief biography of Patrick Henry tracing his progress from planter to statesman.

A profile of the founding father and first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury discusses the challenges he faced as a man from a different culture, his Revolutionary War contributions, and his role in shaping a fledgling America.

Who says women shouldn't speak in public? And why can't they vote? These are questions Elizabeth Stanton grew up asking herself. Her father believed that girls didn't count as much as boys, and her own husband once got so embarrassed when she spoke at a convention that he left town. Luckily, Lizzie wasn't one to let society stop her from fighting for equality for everyone.

Discusses the voyages of Christopher Columbus who determined to beat everyone in the race to the Indies.

A biography of the brilliant southern general who gained the nickname Stonewall by his stand at Bull Run during the Civil War.

Fritz depicts Christopher Columbus as the man who sailed the seas to "learn the secrets of the world.

Abraham Lincoln had to run the country, win the war and look after his family. When he was asked to honor the soldiers who died in the great battle of Gettysburg, he made time to say a few words about them too.