Biography

Title Format Length Call Number
Edgar Allan Poe-Presents the life of this American author. VHS 30 min. 92 POE
Amelia Earhart - Presents the life of the legendary aviator who became one of the greatest mysteries of all time. VHS  50 min. 92 EAR
Authors: Haddix, Ryan, Peck, Korman VHS 16 min. 920 AUT
Ben Franklin - The biography of the American Renaissance man, Benjamin Franklin. An inventor and civic leader, he became a revolutionary at age 70. As a statesman, he was appointed as America's first ambassador to France and became the chief architect of the Treaty of Paris. VHS 50 min. 92 FRA
Bill Gates - Profiles the life of Bill Gates, computer wizard. VHS 50 min. 92 GAT
Charles Dickens - In this video the famous British author's life is traced.  VHS 50 min. 92 DIC
Diary of Anne Frank - Dramatization of a young girl's diary describing the lives of eight people who hide in an attic for two years to avoid arrest by the Nazis. VHS 190 min. 92 FRA
Edgar Allan Poe - A biography of the imaginative, tempestuous author and poet. VHS 30 min. 92 POE
Famous authors: Mark Twain - Features the life of Mark Twain whose  pen name was Samuel Clemens, including the story of his life as well as influences on his work.  VHS 30 min 92 TWA
Frederick Douglass - As a young man he experienced the brutality of slavery and as a leader of the abolitionist movement he became one of America's great voices of freedom. VHS 50 min. 92 DOU
Gary Paulsen - An interview with the author whose writings include adventure stories, survival tales, historical novels, sports stories, and nature books. VHS 24 min. 92 PAU
Henry Ford - A biography of the man remembered as "father of assembly-line production" and as an innovator in labor practices. VHS 50 min. 92 FOR
Jackie Robinson - He was a gifted athlete whose greatest feat was smashing the color barrier in baseball. VHS 50 min. 92 ROB
Life and Times of Mark Twain  Audio Cassette   92 TWA
Mark Twain - Features the life of Mark Twain.  Includes archival and location film footage, documents and commentary of this author's life and works. VHS 50 min. 92 TWA
Martin Luther King - Contains lively interviews with leading authorities of the subject's life. VHS 30 min. 92 KIN
Mozart - This video presents the life of the composer Wolfgang  Amadeus Mozart VHS 50 min. 92 MOZ
Pocahontas: Her True STory - Chronicles of the life of the Indian maiden named Pocahontas. VHS 50 min. 92 POC
Ponce De Leon - Presents the life on one of the early explorers of Florida. VHS 50 min. 92 DEL
Sir Isaac Newton: the Gravity of Genius - Chronicles the life of the scientist called Isaac Newton. VHS 50 min. 92 NEW
Speeches of Martin Luther Kjng - Excerpts from newspaper clippings, archival letters and other documents and sources, giving the original speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr. VHS 60 min. 92 KIN
Story of Thomas Edison - Live action footage capturing the life of this great inventor.  VHS 50 min. 95 EDI
Susan B. Anthony - Chronicles the life of one of the leaders of the American women's suffragette movement. VHS 50 min. 92 ANT
World of Jack London - Chronicles the life of the author Jack London Audio Cassette   92 LON

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updated 12/09/09