An introduction to the life of sixteenth-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, who found a passage for ships to sail west from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

An introduction to the life of the thirteenth-century Venetian explorer who traveled along the Silk Road to the court of Kublai Khan in China.

A brief introduction to the life of Jesse Owens, the African American track star who won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.

"An introduction to the life of Benjamin Banneker, the African American astronomer and mathematician who helped survey Washington, D.C., and who wrote several successful almanacs"--T.p. verso.

An introduction to the life of civil rights leader Malcolm X.

An introduction to the life of Sojourner Truth, the former slave who became a speaker against slavery.

An introduction to the life of Louis Armstrong, the musician and singer who helped popularize jazz throughout the world.