A biography of the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and first president of the United States, George Washington.

Profiles a Mexican woman who saved more than twenty Texan rebels taken prisoner during the Texas Revolution from being shot under General Santa Anna's orders.

Describes the life and notable accomplishments of Ben Franklin, eighteenth-century American printer, statesman, writer, and inventor.

Introduces the life of Abigail Adams, the wife of President John Adams, who was much more independent than many women of her time, running a farm in her husband's absence and speaking and writing about women's rights.

A biography of this Chiricahua chief who led his people in battle for many years, trying to preserve their independence.

Surveys the life of the American frontiersman who became a member of Congress and died trying to defend the Alamo.

Discusses the life and work of French soldier and political thinker, Marquis de Lafayette, and his role in the American Revolution.

Follows the life of one of America's first black poets from her sale as a child slave on the Boston auction block to her death as an impoverished freedwoman in 1784.

Surveys the life of Nat Love, African American cowboy, renowned for his riding, roping, and sharpshooting.

Profiles Phoebe Ann Moses, the star sharpshooter of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show under the name Annie Oakley, who began shooting to help feed her family after her father's death.