Albert Marrin

Chronicles how the buffalo reached near extinction in the nineteenth century, discussing the various causes, and explains how they were brought back from the brink with the help of the early conservationist movement.

Presents a study of the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, and chronicles his childhood, participation in the Revolutionary War and War of 1812, and his political policies that led to problems with Native Americans and the "Trail of Tears."

A biography of the sixteenth-century English sea captain Sir Francis Drake, who is famous for his voyage around the world, his raids against the Spanish, and his defeat of the Spanish Armada.

An account of Grant's life, focusing on his role in the Civil War.

A biography of the scientist-adventurer, Roy Chapman Andrews, focusing on the expeditions he led for New York's American Museum of Natural History to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia in an effort to uncover dinosaur fossils.

Describes life in the American West and the growth of the cattle industry, from the introduction of horses and cattle by the Spanish through the reign of the cattle barons in the late nineteenth century.

Brings Lincoln to life by placing him in the context of his own personal background and the larger circumstances of the country's greatest conflict.