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|  | The New York Colony by Dennis B. Fradin
The colonization of America in the early 1600s was a slow, painful process. Many of the early settlers did not know how to provide for themselves in the wilderness, but with the help of watchful Indians, the colonists learned how to grow their own food, hunt, and fish. Though they were under British rule, by the late 1600s many of the colonists considered themselves Americans rather than English. Learn about life in the original thirteen colonies as Americans started thinking about independence from England, which in turn led to the Revolutionary War and the creation of a new country -- the United States of America. Easy to read and accessible for reports, this contains black-and-white photos and prints, a colonial America time line, and a bibliography -- Booklist. AUTHOR: Dennis B. Fradin
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | I Am a Dancer by Jane Feldman
Description not available.A photoessay offers a personal glimpse into the inspiring onstage and offstage story of thirteen-year-old Eva Lipman, a student at the prestigious School of American Ballet, showing a dedicated ballerina's glamorous and sometimes unglamorous life. AUTHOR: Jane Feldman
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Memoirs of The Second World War by Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
The quintessence of the war as seen by it's greatest player, in a one-volumn abridged edition that captures all the drama of the original volumes. AUTHOR: Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Wilderness Journals of Everett Ruess by Everett Ruess, W. L. Rusho
I loosed the burros across the rivulet, and had a glorious bath while the sun was sinking behind a saffron cloud. I had a fire and some supper while the sun set, and thanked my soul profusely and unrestrainedly for such beauty and delight . Driven to the beauties of Nature, yet both enraptured and tormented by what he saw and felt, young Everett Ruess wandered alone through the High Sierras and across the scenic deserts of the Four Comers region. He made forays during warm seasons of the year beginning in 1930. Then in late 1934, not yet twenty-one years old, he mysteriously disappeared from the Escalante Canyon area of southern Utah, and was never seen again. While most of his lyrically written, essay-type letters have been made public in Everett Ruess: A Vagabond for Beauty (Gibbs Smith, Publisher), his only existing journals -- for 1932 and 1933 -- have never before been published. These journals were his companions, a place where he confided his joys, his regrets, his complaints, and his aspirations, as well as some exciting adventures. They also provide us with insight into Everett`s deeper feelings toward the complexity, the frustrations, as well as the beauty of life. AUTHOR: Everett Ruess, W. L. Rusho
PUBLISHER: Smith, Gibbs Publisher
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | William Penn by Ronald Himler, Steven Kroll
He was inspired by Quaker ideas about conscience and equality and spent many years in and out of prison while he worked to create Pennsylvania, an American colony based on the principl of religious tolerance. AUTHOR: Ronald Himler, Steven Kroll
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Oxford Essential Biographical Dictionary; The World's Most Trusted Dictionaries by Press Boulevard Company Staff
From every period of history and every part of the world, the prominent people listed in this A-to-Z compendium range from physicists to politicians, emperors to entertainers. Featured facts include birth and death dates, occupations, notable achievements, pronunciation, nicknames and pseudonyms, and more. AUTHOR: Press Boulevard Company Staff
PUBLISHER: Berkley Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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