La Porte County Public Library System

Profiles the life of the fifteenth-century explorer who opened up the Americas to the Europeans.

Profiles the life and career of the Spanish explorer and conqueror who marched into the Inca empire, held the Inca king for ransom, stuffed his pockets with gold and became governor of present-day Peru.

A biography of the American author who, in writing Uncle Tom's cabin, revealed the cruelties of slavery and further split an already divided country.

After the secession of eleven southern states, Jefferson Davis gave up his U.S. citizenship to accept the presidency of the Confederate States of America and led the South in the Civil War.

Examines the life and times of the eighteenth president of the United States, discussing his personal life as well as his military and political careers.

Profiles the life and work of William Shakespeare.