Michael Burgan

This biography of industrialist Henry Ford follows the path of his life from mechanically inclined youth to car designer and manufacturer and explains how the genius behind the assembly line and the Model T shaped modern American industry.

Shares the origin stories behind one of DC's most iconic superheroes, discussing the franchise's decision to give the dark hero a comic of his own, Batman's various cultural depictions and the reason a character without superpowers became so beloved.

This is the story of how COVID-19 changed the world seemingly overnight, and forever.

"In 2008, John McCain ran for president against Barack Obama, becoming a well-known national figure. But his presidential campaign was only one of the many inspirational things John accomplished in his lifetime! John was a decorated member of the US Navy who survived being a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He served as an Arizona senator for thirty years, right up until his passing in 2018. Learn all about John McCain and his life as politician who always...

Recounts the story of the Boston Massacre, including the events that led up to British soldiers killing five colonists and how these events contributed to the beginning of the American Revolution.

"Discusses the shooting deaths of Kent State University students by the National Guard in 1970 and the iconic photograph that became a symbol of the antiwar movement"--

The story of the creation of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Presented in graphic format.

"What would you do if you were lost somewhere near the North or South poles? Would you survive through the bitter cold, deadly storms, lack of food, and other dangers? Learn the incredible true stories of Ernest Shackleton, Jan Baalsrud, Douglas Mawson, and other daring people who fought to survive in the frozen wasteland." -- Page [4] cover.

Jesse Owens' gold-medal winning feats at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin struck a mighty propaganda blow against Adolf Hitler. The Nazi leader had planned to use the German games as a showcase of supposed Aryan superiority. Instead, there was American black athlete Owens on the podium being photographed by Hitler's personal photographer, Heinrich Hoffmann. In addition, Owens would figure prominently in the groundbreaking film Olympia by Hitler's favorite...

"The epic story of William Ash and the escape from Stalag Luft III German POW camp during World War II"--