Matthew G. Grant Books
Davy Crockett, frontier adventurer
A brief biography of the Tennessee woodsman renowned as a hunter, scout, politician, and soldier.
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A brief biography of the last of the Apache war chiefs to be subdued by the United States Army.
Read MorePontiac, Indian general and statesman
A biography of the Ottawa war chief whose almost successful plan to join many tribes together to defeat the British was known as Pontiac's Conspiracy.
Read MoreCrazy Horse, war chief of the Oglala
A brief biography of the Oglala Sioux leader whose resistance to the Army's attempt to move his people to a reservation resulted in Custer's defeat at Little Bighorn and his own premature death.
Read MoreLewis and Clark, western trailblazers
An easy-to-read account of the expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory and the two men who led it.
Read MoreDe Soto, explorer of the Southeast
A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.
Read MoreCoronado explorer of the Southwest
A brief biography of the Spanish explorers who led an expedition into the American Southwest in search of Gran Quivira and the seven cities of Cibola.
Read MoreColumbus discoverer of the New World
A brief biography of the Italian weaver's son who never achieved his dream of finding a trade route to India but in pursuing it opened the door to the New World.
Read MoreChamplain explorer of New France
A biography of the French explorer who founded Quebec, discovered Lake Champlain, and was called the Father of New France.
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