Del Norte Public Library

Three-part study of Napoleon with the words of the man himself -- conversations, person letters, and public proclamations -- to give the reader an inside look at the self-crowned Emperor who conquered half of Europe. In the next section, those who actally knew Napoleon -- from his valet to Czar Alexander I -- provide eyewitness descriptions of Napoleon at work and at war, as a charismatic leader, a respected enemy, and a tough, even ruthless ruler....

Easy-to-read facts about the founding fathers of our nation.

A brief account of the life of that complex personality, King Henry VIII of England.

Chronicles the rise of the most remarkable Societ leader in forty years.

A biography of the two brothers who built and flew the first powered airplane in 1903.

A biography of the slain civil-rights leader.

Short biographies of more than thirty men and women who excelled in the field of medical science. Includes Hippocrates, Pare, Vesalius, Harvey, Serturner, Ehrlich, Morton, Fleming, Florey, Chain, Laennec, Roentgen, Leeuwenhoek, Jenner, Semmelweis, Lister, Pasteur, Koch, Laveran, Ross, Metchnikoff, Blackwell, Schweitzer, Virchow, Cannon, Drew, Freud, Curie, Osler, Watson, Crick, Pinel, Sabin, Taussig, Murray, and Salk.

A biography of the actor who found fame playing Superman in the movies and took on a new role as activist after becoming a quadriplegic.