Ruth Ashby

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at James and Dolley Madison, from their courtship, to James's presidency, his stuggle to avert war and the British invasion of Washington, D.C., to retirement at Montpelier and Dolley's role as hostess to the presidents.

Discusses the history of the institution of slavery in the United States, abolitionism and other resistance movements, and the structure, as well as some outstanding people involved with, the Underground Railroad.

"An introduction to sea otters, aquatic mammals that live in thenorth Pacific and rarely come to land." --

Provides a behind-the-scenes look at the Clintons, from their early career successes and the controversies of the Clinton presidency to Hillary's election to the U.S. Senate.

Offers a behind-the-scenes look at John and Abigail Adams, from the turmoil of the American Revolution, through John's terms as vice president and president, to John's death on the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1826.

A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of this vibrant couple, from George's high-profile investment in the Texas Rangers baseball team and the couple's six years in the Texas governor's mansion to raising twin daughters and weathering the storm after the controversial 2000 presidential election.

Introduces the life of inventor, statesman, and founding father Benjamin Franklin, whose love of books led him to establish the first public library in the American colonies.

A behind-the-scenes look at this memorable couple's life, from coping with the deaths of several of their children to steering the nation through the turbulent and bloody Civil War.