We may know about a famous person's accomplishments, but what do we know about THEM? What is the human-interest story in THEIR lives? This biography collection features the stories behind the lives of some famous (and not-so-famous) individuals.
Howard Hughes' father, along with many others, was a fortune-seeker lured by Texas oil.
Olaudah Equiano was one of the first African slaves to live through slavery and then write about it.
Ivan becomes addicted to mercury and falls from grace into madness.
Expertsbelievethe Olmec civilization is thefirst societyin Mesoamerica and that they have awritten formof language.
In 1995, Mandela and South Africa create a slogan to unite the whole country behind their rugby team: "One Team, One Country."
Without food or supplies soldiers on Bataan cannot resist Japanese advances. They are angry that MacArthur left and know that surrender is near.
Peter Pan's opening night is a complete surprise to the audience who loves the story; the five Llewelyn Davies boys love seeing their exploits on stag...
Poe's gambling and borrowing leads to debt; left on his own, he leaves Virginia and returns to Boston as a literary critic.
Meet and see photographs of key Civil War participants.
Involved in an accident while retrieving an underwater bomb, Brashear injures his leg and must have it amputated.
Logue believes that Bertie's stammer stems from faulty breathing but a great amount of work will cure the problem.
To his family and Colombia's downtrodden people, Pablo Escobar is a much-loved man. To the government, he is a highly wanted criminal drug-lord.
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