Youth Biography

A description of the boyhood, marriage, and young professional life of Abraham Lincoln. This book includes his presidential years and also reflects on the latest scholarly thoughts about our Civil War president. Winner of the 1988 Newbery Medal.

The life of Martin Luther, who was born to poverty in 1483, is a stirring tale of God’s grace, for few men have had greater influence on the Christian church. This updated and expanded biography provides an authentic account of the accomplishments...

Mary Slessor pondered David Livingstone's words, "I don't care where we go as long as we go forward." "I'm not going anywhere, Mary mused. I'm twenty-seven years old. I work in a cotton mill twelve hours a day. God, Mary prayed, send me somewhere,...

For seventy years, Alexander Majors witnessed the amazing evolution of America in the 19th century. From ferries across the Mississippi to the transcontinental railroad, he experienced and chronicled the expansion of the West. This autobiography, first...

Dr. Sloop and her husband began their lifelong dedication to the mountain people when they rode horseback into the remote hill region of North Carolina in 1909. The conditions they encountered were shockingly primitive. The people had neither doctors,...

Product Information Title: Miracle WorkerBy: William GibsonFormat: PaperbackNumber of Pages: 128Vendor: ScribnerPublication Date: 2008 Dimensions: 8.00 X 5.25 (inches)Weight: 4...

Product Description   When an industrialist invites God into his business, miracles happen. Despite never having gotten past seventh grade in school and experiencing many failures early on, R.G. LeTourneau rose to eminence in the competitive...

Seven-year-old Nate Saint peered wide-eyed over the cockpit of his older brother Sam's Challenger biplane. The eastern Pennsylvania countryside was spread out neatly below him like a fine tablecloth. Nate was determined to remember every moment of this...

Anyone who has read Patricia St. John’s books already knows how her stories come alive, and this account of her own life is no exception. Her powers of description make the story leap from the page and the reader is transported to far off places...

Peter Cook has a good life as a bound boy. Although a youth who has to do hard labor, his is treated like a son by his master. Everything changes the day that Peter discovers that his master has died of the dreaded disease, the black plague. Because...

Product Description: In another exciting missionary adventure, Terri Sawyer tells the story of Amy Carmichael. A missionary to India for 55 years, her captivating testimony of salvation and submission to the life on the mission field will be sure to be...

Robert E. Lee is one of the most iconic figures in American history. While many will disagree with his decision to serve in the Confederate army (and on occasion, military historians will argue over some of his decisions as a general), his personal...