Biographies

The Highwayman came riding, riding, riding..." That is how the poem, "The Highwayman," begins. From that point on, you are pulled into the story. You can see The Highwayman," riding up to the inn, hear the horses feet on the cobblestones and see Beth, "plaiting a dark red love-knot into her ...

Louisa May Alcott was determined that her she would be rich and famous when she grew up. Her goal was to take her family out of the poverty that they lived in when she was growing up. Louisa left us a great legacy for short stories and books, the best-known being, ...

Martin Luther King Jr., devoted his life to the Civil Rights Movement. He was named one of the great people of the 20th Century by Time Magazine. His legacy will live on forever.

Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812. One of his best known writings, "A Christmas Carol," has been adapted to film several times over the years. Be sure to pick up a copy this Holiday Season.

In July 1915, Billy Bishop watched a Nieuport biplane take off. He knew immediately that he wanted to be a pilot and engage the enemy in battle in the air. What he didn't know is that he would be come the best fighter pilot in the Allied Forces.

It was a dark and stormy night at the Villa Diodati in Geneva, Switzerland. Thunder boomed. Lightning flashed. The storm raged. Little did Mary know that the beginning of a monster would be formed on that fateful night in 1816.

Phillis Wheatley was born in West Africa. When she was young, she was captured by slave traders and brought to Boston. She was purchased by John Wheatley, as a personal maid for his wife. Never could the Wheatley's have realized that Phillis, as they named her, would one day be the ...

Can you imagine joining the Lewis and Clark expedition at the age of fifteen and walking hundreds of miles with a baby strapped to your back? This is exactly what Sacajawea (pronounced sah-kah-guh-wee-uh) did when she was approximately fifteen years old.

Harriet Ann Jacobs was born into slavery at Edenton, North Carolina in 1813. Sexually harassed by Dr. Norcom, she became desperate. She hid in a crawlspace in her grandmother's house for six years, eleven months. When she finally gained her freedom, she wrote "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl." ...

It's hard to imagine what life was like for early settlers to Canada. Early pioneer, Marie Henriette Ross, faced daily challenges. In addition, she blazed a trail in the world of science, inspiring future generations.