Gandhi

By Leonard Everett Fisher

A biography of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian leader who led his country to freedom from British rule through his policy of nonviolent resistance.

Alexander Graham Bell

By Leonard Everett Fisher

A biography of the prolific inventor who had a keen interest in voice and sound and who worked tirelessly on behalf of deaf people.

Colonial Craftsmen

By Leonard Everett Fisher

The cabinetmakers

By Leonard Everett Fisher

A history of woodworking craftsmen in colonial America, describing their tools, materials, and workmanship.

The schoolmasters

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Describes what education and the schools were like in colonial times.

The doctors

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Traces the early development of medicine in colonial America and discusses some of the methods and medications used at that time for treating illness.

Colonial Craftsmen

By Leonard Everett Fisher

The weavers

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Presents background information on cloth making in the colonies and describes the various techniques involved.

The shoemakers

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Surveys the history and technique of shoemaking in colonial America.

The homemakers

By Leonard Everett Fisher

Describes how four staples--candles, soap, brooms, and cider--were made in colonial times.