Meet some of the world's most-colorful characters in this collection. From Roman times to the Spanish Main, these individuals were famous in their own lifetimes and later, when their stories became the "stuff of legends."
Writers, such as the Grimm brothers, write folk tales for young adults; The Beast of Gevaudan may also influence Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Hound of th...
After the war, Jesse and his gang rob banks, stages and trains that belong to Northern interests.
Lewis and Clark reach their goal, the Pacific Ocean, in early January 1806.
Thomas Nickerson, George Pollard and Owen Chase returned to Nantucket after the wreck of the Essex. Each coped in different ways as they tried to reco...
Benjamin Franklin, an American colonist living in Pennsylvania, has an idea about lightning and suggests an experiment to test his thinking.
Someone interrupts Jack the Ripper while he is killing his third victim, Liz Stride.
The Baobab tree, often called "The Tree of Life," is disappearing with the rest of Madagascar's rainforests.
Marcus Aurelius becomes the Emperor of Rome in 161.
Barrie marries Mary Ansell, an actress; he writes the autobiographical novel, Tommy and Grizel, about their failed relationship.
Twenty-five-year-old Mary Kelly is Jack the Ripper's final victim.
Schreck (which literally means "fright"), is the brilliant, creepy actor who brings Nosferatu to life.
When the Civil Warbegins in April of 1861, Jesse is too young to fight so he works the farm with the family's slaves.
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