Examines the life of polarizing sports legend Pete Rose, from his record-setting career, to being banished from the game for being an unrepentant gambler and discusses the complex moral issues keeping
GOOD LIFE TO HOOD LIFE Born with a platinum spoon in her mouth thanks to her drug-dealing parents, Fancy is a young, spoiled princess. But when havoc enters the picture and the Feds seize her family's
Accompanied by photos, newspaper excerpts, timelines, and much more, a new installment in the Snapshots series traces the life of the famous writer, comedian, world traveler, and lecturer whose books
Accompanied by photos, newspaper excerpts, timelines, and much more, a new installment in the Snapshots series traces the life of the famous writer, comedian, world traveler, and lecturer whose books
There have been a lot of A"firstsA" in the life of Hillary Rodham Clinton . . . at Wellesley, she was the first student to give the class commencement address; in 2000 she became the first woman sena
Examines the life, beliefs, adventures, and works of Jack London--the American author best known for his tales of hardship and survival set in the Yukon Territory.
Even today, 29 years after retiring from coaching basketball at UCLA, John Wooden remains America's Coach. John Wooden: An American Treasure is the definitive book on his extraordinary life, from his
18th-century classic detailing seafaring life in New England and plantation culture in the South also provided Old World readers with first major impressions of American landscapes, people, institutio
Lucy Parsons’ life energy was directed toward freeing the working class from capitalism. She attributed the inferior position of women and minority racial groups in American society to class inequali
This critical survey of Homer's life and work features all of his major paintings, along with a selection of his lesser-known etchings and woodcuts. Asserting that Homer's works have helped shape Amer
This is the first critical biography to explore John Fogerty's life and his music. When inducting Creedence Clearwater Revival into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, Bruce Springsteen referred t
One of America’s least known and controversial women artists of the Civil War era was Vinnie Ream, who sculpted a bust of Abraham Lincoln from life when she was only sixteen years old and had almost n
A charming picture of New York colonial life, and one that was greatly admired by both Sir Walter Scott and Robert Southey, Anne Grant's 1808 Memoirs of an American Lady combines a biography of Catali
This is what it’s like to be a high-school-age girl.To forsake the boyfriend you once adored.To meet the love of your life, who just happens to be your teacher.To discover for the first time the power
Learn all about the life of Senator John McCain in this enlightening biography specially written for a younger audience. Five-term Arizona senator John S. McCain’s indelible mark on America was
The author presents his own epic, real-life American story that follows seven generations of his Midwestern family through The Great Depression, WWII and the dust bowl years in a time and place long s
Leonard Bernstein stood at the epicenter of twentieth-century American musical life. His creative gifts knew no boundaries as he moved easily from the podium, to the piano, to television with his nati
