History Makers (Group 1)

Each book in the History Makers series illuminates a figure who altered the direction of world events and revolutionized viewpoints and conversations. People such as Abraham Lincoln, Henry Ford, and Anne Frank are responsible for where we are today and who we are. The History Makers biographies expand on the key details of the figures? lives and successes by delving into the personal and world events that shaped their lives and philosophies. Readers get to know the world?s most profound history makers within the framework of attitudes and circumstances in their era and the world they forever changed.
EACH BOOK CONTAINS:
? Direct quotes in the words of these great figures, their contemporaries, and people who knew them intimately
? Photos and illustrations contextualizing their life and the time
? Visual and textual primary sources that support the modern portrait
? Evidence-based critical analysis of what made the historical figures enduring and revolutionary
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:
? Immediate and long-term causes and effects of events and opinions in the time period
? Patterns of public and world thought and behavior
? Political, social, and philosophical themes in the figure?s life and time period
? History unfolding both chronologically and by correlation