Childhood of famous Americans

Describes how Sacagawea found adventure guiding Lewis and Clark to the Oregon coast.

Emphasizes the boyhood of the botanist who developed or improved many species of fruit, flower, and vegetable, including the potato which bears his name.

When Mrs. Wheatley bought the thin, frightened little black girl at the Boston slave market, she could not guess that the child would become a celebrated poet renowned throughout the colonies.

Tells of the boyhood of the five brothers who were founders of a great circus.

A biography of the Nez Percé chief who led his people on a great military retreat in 1877. Concentrates on Joseph's childhood and youth.

Describes the boyhood of Samuel Clemens in Missouri and how he came to begin a writing career under the pen name Mark Twain.

A biography of Plymouth Colony leader, John Alden, stressing his childhood and his shy courtship of the maid, Priscilla.

A biography concentrating on the childhood of the former President of the United Mine Workers.

Emphasizes the boyhood of the man who fulfilled his dream of exploring the vast, unknown areas of the West.

Presents the childhood of Eugene Field, author and poet, emphasizing his mischievous and imaginative qualities.

A biography of Harry Houdini concentrating on his earlier years and the training that made him a master magician and escape artist.