Ocean State Libraries

Recounts the life of the Indian leader who helped gain independence for his country through passive resistance and non-violence.

Chronicles the experiences of the peasant girl who led a Frencharmy against the English, was burned at the stake for witchcraft, and became a saint.

A biography of Great Britain's first woman Prime Minister.

A biography of the twenty-sixth President of the United States.

A biography of the general and king who conquered much of the civilized world, creating a vast empire influenced by Greek ideas.

Recounts the story of the eighteenth-century Empress of Russia,describing her life as wife, mother, and ruler.

A biography of the Egyptian queen who gained and maintained power over her kingdom through her alliance with Julius Caesar and later Marc Antony.

A biography of the wife of Louis VII of France, who divorced himto marry Henry II of England, after which strife ensued betweenthe two countries which lasted some 400 years.