New Releases by Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

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A biography of the brothers who, in 1903, made the first powered, controlled flight in an airplane.

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" A passionate speaker, Patrick Henry mesmerized and motivated audiences with his powerful words. Henry believed that Britain had stolen America''s freedom, and he was determined to prevent this injustice. Using his skills as a lawyer and politician, he inspired his fellow colonists to prepare for a war against Britain--and helped to create a new nation.

Presents the life of medical researcher Jonas Salk, who discovered the polio vaccine.

Examines the 1974 Supreme Court case in which a group of Chinese American parents sued the San Francisco School Board on behalf of their children for not providing a special learning environment for Chinese-speaking students.

A biography of the persistent experimenter whose interest in electricity led him to develop an electronic television system in the 1920s.

Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.

A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement.