Betsy Ross, a widowed seamstress living in Philadelphia, only 24 when George Washington asked her to create the first flag for America in June of 1776.
Third parties exist on the very edge of mainstream politics. They enter candidates in elections they cannot hope to win. They champion issues the major parties are sometimes reluctant to touch. But third parties serve America well, for they are often the voice of change and the front-runners of progress. Beginning with the Tertium Quids in 1806 and continuing to today's Green Party, this book chronicles third parties and their increasing visib...
The second black man to be appointed to the Supreme Court, Clarence Thomas achieved what few people - no matter their race - can aspire to. To get there, Thomas had to endure years of struggle, starting with his upbringing in rural Georgia. This book tells about the ascent of a man driven to achieve success.
Sanger was the founder of the birth control movement in the United States and was an international leader in the field. He work as a nurse convinced her that limiting the size of families through elective birth control was needed to achieve social progress.