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Martín De León: Texas Colonizer and Rancher
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90139
ISBN: 978-0-635-09013-3
Format: Paperback
Soldier, rancher, and Texas revolutionary, Martín De León was the only Mexican empresario to colonize in Texas. After the Spanish government refused to give Martín a grant to colonize, he received one from the new Mexican government. He, his family, and other settlers used this grant to build what would become Victoria, Texas.
Mirabeau B. Lamar: The Father of Texas Education
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90147
ISBN: 978-0-635-09014-0
Format: Paperback
Known as the Father of Texas Education, Mirabeau B. Lamar was a poet, soldier, and statesman. He fought in the Texas Revolution and completed a term as President of the Republic of Texas before he did some of his most important work, setting aside land for public schools.
Nathan Hale: Revolutionary War Hero
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90155
ISBN: 978-0-635-09015-7
Format: Paperback
Nathan Hale was a Revolutionary War hero best known for being hanged by the British for spying. Trained as a schoolteacher, Nathan became a loyal American soldier as soon as he was old enough. Still a young man when he died, his famous last words were, "I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.
William Bradford: Governor of Plymouth Colony
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90163
ISBN: 978-0-635-09016-4
Format: Paperback
William Bradford traveled from England to govern Plymouth Colony in the seventeenth century. He and the other Pilgrims left England to find religious freedom for the Separatist Church. His difficult life and arduous experience in the New World are a momentous part in the history of the founding of America.
Richard King:Founder of the King Ranch
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90171
ISBN: 978-0-635-09017-1
Format: Paperback
A child from a poor family, Richard King grew up to become one of the most successful businessmen in Texas. As a young man, Richard’s life moved him around the country as an apprentice, a runaway and a soldier until he found his way to Texas, where he made his fortune in steamboat shipping and cattle ranching.
Stephen F. Austin: Father of Texas
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 9018X
ISBN: 978-0-635-09018-8
Format: Paperback
Known as the Father of Texas, Stephen P. Austin was reluctant to take on the task of building an American colony in Texas. He did it only to fulfill his father’s dying wish. Aside from his occasional quarrels with the Mexican government, Stephen’s colony was a success. It became part of the Republic of Texas and later, the United States.
Antonio López de Santa Anna: President and Dictator of Mexico
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90406
ISBN: 978-0-635-09040-9
Format: Paperback
This Biography Reader is a one-of-a-kind curriculum supplement! This student resource is not your ordinary biography; it’s a little book packed with facts, trivia, and activities that promotes reading, writing and discussion!
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Bill Gates: Computer Software Entrepreneur
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90430
ISBN: 978-0-635-09043-0
Format: Paperback
This Biography Reader is a one-of-a-kind curriculum supplement! This student resource is not your ordinary biography; it’s a little book packed with facts, trivia, and activities that promotes reading, writing and discussion! Correlates to state and national standards!
Bill Martin Jr.: Award-Winning Children's Book Author
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90449
ISBN: 978-0-635-09044-7
Format: Paperback
This Biography Reader is a one-of-a-kind curriculum supplement! This student resource is not your ordinary biography; it’s a little book packed with facts, trivia, and activities that promotes reading, writing and discussion!
Dolley Madison: : America's First
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90457
ISBN: 978-0-635-09045-4
Format: Paperback
This Biography Reader is a one-of-a-kind curriculum supplement! This student resource is not your ordinary biography; it's a little book packed with facts, trivia, and activities that promotes reading, writing and discussion! Did you know... Dolley Madison was a charming and beautiful woman? Dolley had a pet parrot in the White House? Dolley waved a famous portrait of George Washington from being burned? Dolly had the largest state funeral for a woman ever at that time?
Charles Pinckney: Contributor to the U.S. Constitution
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90473
ISBN: 978-0-635-09047-8
Format: Paperback
This Biography Reader is a one-of-a-kind curriculum supplement! This student resource is not your ordinary biography; it’s a little book packed with facts, trivia, and activities that promotes reading, writing and discussion!
Cleto Rodríguez: World War II Hero
By author: Carole Marsh
Product Code: 90503
ISBN: 978-0-635-09050-8
Format: Paperback
This Biography Reader is a one-of-a-kind curriculum supplement! This student resource is not your ordinary biography; it’s a little book packed with facts, trivia, and activities that promotes reading, writing and discussion!