Search Results | Martin Luther College

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1030L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of Alexander Hamilton, a founding father and the first Secretary of the Treasury.

2) Benedict Arnold: from patriot to traitor

Author

Dell, Pamela

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

930L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of the man who betrayed his country and became known as a traitor.

3) Benjamin Franklin: scientist and statesman

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

990L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of Benjamin Franklin and his leadership as a politician and scientist.

4) Christopher Columbus: explorer of the New World

Author

Doak, Robin S

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1090L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of the fifteenth-century explorer who opened up the Americas to the Europeans.

5) Elizabeth I: Queen of Tudor England

Author

Weatherly, Myra

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

940L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles Elizabeth I, highly regarded queen of England who reigned in dazzling splendor for 45 years.

6) Ethan Allen: Green Mountain rebel

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1050L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of the proud patriot and soldier who, along with Benedict Arnold, led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing Fort Ticonderoga from the British.

7) Francisco Pizarro: conqueror of the Incas

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

950L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life and career of the Spanish explorer and conqueror who marched into the Inca empire, held the Inca king for ransom, stuffed his pockets with gold and became governor of present-day Peru.

8) Frederick Douglass: slave, writer, abolitionist

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

930L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of Frederick Douglass, his escape from slavery, his career as an author and orator, and his quest for justice.

9) Galileo: astronomer and physicist

Author

Doak, Robin S

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1070L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of the sixteenth-century astronomer who revolutionized science with his theory the Earth revolves around the Sun.

10) Harriet Beecher Stowe: author and advocate

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

970L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.

Language

English

Description

A biography of the American author who, in writing Uncle Tom's cabin, revealed the cruelties of slavery and further split an already divided country.

11) Jefferson Davis: president of the Confederacy

Author

Williams, Jean Kinney

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1090L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

After the secession of eleven southern states, Jefferson Davis gave up his U.S. citizenship to accept the presidency of the Confederate States of America and led the South in the Civil War.

12) John Hancock: signer for independence

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

940L

Physical Desc

112 pages : portraits ; 24 cm.

Language

English

13) John Paul Jones: father of the American Navy

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1050L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of the sea captain, John Paul Jones and describes his role in the Revolutionary War.

14) Michelangelo: sculptor and painter

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

980L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of Italian artist and sculptor Michelangelo, well known for his marble statue of David and his painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

15) Nicolaus Copernicus: father of modern astronomy

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1040L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life and work of the Polish astronomer who believed that the planets revolved around the Sun and the Earth was not the center of the universe.

16) Robert E. Lee: confederate commander

Author

Gillis, Jennifer Blizin

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

990L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life and military career of Confederate general, Robert E. Lee.

17) Samuel Adams: patriot and statesman

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

990L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life of Samuel Adams and explores his role in the tax rebellion and the Boston Tea Party.

18) Thomas Paine: great writer of the revolution

Author

Burgan, Michael

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1020L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Profiles the life and career of the author of Common sense, his time in a French prison, his release, and his contributions to American history.

19) Ulysses S. Grant: Union general and U.S. president

Author

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1000L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

Examines the life and times of the eighteenth president of the United States, discussing his personal life as well as his military and political careers.

20) William Lloyd Garrison: abolitionist and journalist

Author

Fauchald, Nick

Series

Pub. Date

2005

Lexile measure

1110L

Physical Desc

112 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description