HISTORY STORIES FOR MY SON

John Paul Jones was a Navy man, the first great hero in American naval history. This son of a Scottish gardener, accused criminal, and immigrant, proved that the mighty British Navy could be defeated and won his adopted country allies in France. This is the story of how he did it.

Harriet Tubman didn't just escape from slavery. She went back, time and again, to rescue others who had been enslaved. She did so at great risk to herself. This is the story of a remarkable woman who refused to accept what life offered her. This is the story of the woman her people called Moses.

From middle-aged failure to President of the United States in the span of 8 years: Ulysses S. Grant has perhaps the greatest comeback story in American History.

For ten thousand years of human history it was impossible for a human being to fly. Then the Wright Brothers came along, and decided not to accept the impossible. This is there story.

Born on a mountaintop in Tennessee . . . kil't him a b'ar when he was only three. . . Not quite, but Davy Crockett was a real man before he was a folk hero. Frontiersman, congressman, and champion of the powerless, Davy Crockett made himself a legend in his own time. This is his story.

Perhaps one of the most improbable stories in human history: Joan of Arc was an illiterate peasant girl who convinced a nation that she was on a mission from God. Regardless of your belief in her divine claims, she was an extraordinary woman, who by the time of her untimely death at the age of 19 had led her nation's armies into battle, inspired its people to rise up against invaders, and convinced its King to take up his crown.

While the stories of Lewis, Clark, Sacagawea and the rest of of the brave adventures in the Corps of Discovery each deserve their own individual telling, this is a story of collective achievement. This is a story of a group of people who banded together, became a family and together went into the unknown, off the map, on a peaceful journey of exploration. It is one of the great adventure stories of all time, and, unlike most, this one really happened.

Mark Twain was perhaps the greatest American writer of the 19th century. But he was also more than that. He was a river man, a prospector, a journalist, and an explorer. His stories were a near-perfect merging of adventure, coming of age, and social commentary. He taught generations of young people how to think for themselves. This is his story.

This is the story of Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War hero and spy who famously said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Audie Murphy was not only a Medal of Honor winning Soldier; he was a symbol of the American Dream. Abandoned by his father, orphaned by his mother, and initially rejected by every branch of service, Audie Murphy became one of the greatest heroes of the greatest generation, and then became a movie star.