Traces the life of the Sauk Indian leader who struggled in vain to prevent the Americans from claiming the rich farmland near the Mississippi River in Illinois.
Presents brief biographies of the Norse explorer who settled Greenland and of his son who explored parts of North America almost 500 years before Columbus made his first voyage.
A biography of the African-American woman who escaped from slavery and became a well-known figure in the underground railroad as she led scores of slaves north to freedom.