Life stories of 100 American heroes

Machine generated contents note: A Library of Life's Lessons 11

Samuel Adams: American Patriot 12

Jane Addams: Making Life Better 17

Muhammad Ali: Outspoken Athlete 22

Ethan Allen: Soldier for Freedom 27

Susan B. Anthony: Pioneer of Women's Rights 32

Neil Armstrong: First Man on the Moon 38

Crispus Attucks: The Greatest Sacrifice 44

James Baldwin: Sharing the Black Experience 49

Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield 54

Daisy Bates: Civil-rights Activist 59

Jim Beckwourth: A Brave Mountain Man 65

Daniel Boone: American Trailblazer 71

James Bowie: Hero of the Frontier 77

Omar Bradley: Army Commander 81

John Brown: Fighting Against Slavery 86

Ralph Bunche: Working Toward Peace 91

Richard E. Byrd: Brave Explorer 96

Kit Carson: King of the Mountain Men 102

Rachel Carson: Protecting the Earth 107

John Chapman: Johnny Appleseed 113

Cesar Chavez: The Workers Friend 119

Crazy Horse: Native American Warrior 124

Davy Crockett: Hero of the Frontier 129

Benjamin O. Davis Jr: A Very Special Soldier 134

Thomas A. Dooley: The Jungle Doctor 140

Frederick Douglass: A Voice Against Slavery 146

Amelia Earhart: A Woman With Wings 152

Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Leader in War and Peace 159

David Farragut: Fearless Commander 165

Benjamin Franklin: A Man of Great Ideas 170

Varian Fry: A Forgotten Hero 176

Geronimo: Apache Warrior 182

John Glenn: First American to Orbit Earth 188

Ulysses S. Grant: Military Hero and President 194

Woody Guthrie: The Voice of America 200

Nathan Hale: Only One Life to Live 206

Fannie Lou Hamer: Fighting for Freedom 211

Alexander Hamilton: Shaping the Nation 217

Patrick Henry: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" 223

Wild Bill Hickok: Lawman of the Wild West 228

Sam Houston: A Leader for Independence 234

Anne Hutchinson: Champion of Religious Freedom 240

Andrew Jackson: President of the Common People 246

Thomas Jefferson: Creator of a Nation 251

John Paul Jones: "I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!" 257

Mother Jones: "The Grandmother of Agitators" 263

Chief Joseph: "I Will Fight No More Forever" 268

John F. Kennedy: A Profile in Courage 274

Bob Kerrey: A Life of Public Service 280

Billie Jean King: Equality on the Tennis Court 285

Martin Luther King Jr: A Dream of Equality 290

Maggie Kuhn: Never Too Old 296

Robert E. Lee: Confederate General 302

John L. Lewis: Mining for Change 307

Meriwether Lewis & William Clark: Into the Unknown 313

Abraham Lincoln: Holding the Nation Together 323

Charles Lindbergh: Adventure in the Air 329

Douglas MacArthur: Never Surrender 335

Malcolm X: Freedom Can't Wait 341

Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox 347

John Marshall: A Legal Leader 352

Thurgood Marshall: Mr. Civil Rights 357

John McCain: Bravery Under Pressure 362

John Muir: Man of the Wilderness 368

Audie Murphy: Bravery in Battle 373

Thomas Paine: Inspiring a New Nation 378

Rosa Parks: A Quiet Hero 384

George S. Patton: "Old Blood and Guts" 389

Robert Peary & Matthew Henson: Arctic Explorers 395

William Penn: Free to Worship 404

Oliver Hazard Perry: "The Enemy Is Ours!" 410

John J. Pershing: General of the Armies 415

Molly Pitcher: Hero of the American Revolution 421

Pocahontas: Native American Legend 426

Ernie Pyle: War Correspondent 432

A. Philip Randolph: Labor Leader 438

Paul Revere: The Midnight Rider 444

Eddie Rickenbacker: Flying Ace 450

Sally Ride: First American Woman in Space 456

Matthew B. Ridgway: Army Chief 461

Jackie Robinson: Breaking Baseballs Color Barrier 466

Eleanor Roosevelt: First Lady of the World 472

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Four-term President 478

Theodore Roosevelt: Rough Rider President 484

Sacagawea: Guide to the West 490

Jonas Salk: Conqueror of Polio 496

Alan B. Shepard Jr. : First American in Space 502

Robert Smalls: An Unlikely Hero 508

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Social Reformer 514

Anne Sullivan: Teacher and Friend 520

Tecumseh: Uniting the Tribes 526

Sojourner Truth: "Ain't I a Woman?" 532

Harriet Tubman: A Passage to Freedom 538

Mary Edwards Walker: Army Doctor 544

George Washington: Father of the United States 550

Roger Williams: A Home for Freedom 556

Chuck Yeager: Breaking the Sound Barrier 562

Alvin York: Patriotic Soldier 568.