Ocean State Libraries

A biography of the famous woman pilot who set many records before she was mysteriously lost over the Pacific Ocean in 1937, emphasizing her belief that women could and should do anything they set their minds to.

A biography of John Muir, early proponent of wilderness preservation and founder of the Sierra Club.

A brief biography of the forty-second president of the United States, highlighting his political life and his successful 1992 campaign against President Bush.

A biography of the businesswoman who was born in poverty on a Louisiana plantation, founded her own hair care business, and made more money than any woman, black or white, had ever made before in America.

Presents the highlights of the life of a nineteenth century crusader who spent much of her life involved in the temperance, abolitionist, and women's rights movements.

A biography of the developer of Microsoft, Bill Gates, with details of his life and a look at the beginnings of the personal computer industry.