Showing results for "Kelley" in Biographies

Born in a little cabin in Tennessee, Dolly Parton always dreamed big, and she was right to! She wrote her first song at age five and became a country music star by the time she was in her early twenties. Of course, her success didn't stop there. Dolly Parton is also an actress, author...

Abigail Adams was a strong woman far ahead of her time. She urged her husband, President John Adams, to "remember the ladies" and despite having no formal education herself, she later advocated for equal education in public schools for both boys and girls. She was also the first First Lady to...

George Washington and many other Americans saw that this new country needed central government to keep peace at home - and gain respect abroad. In Philadelphia, 55 men argued out a strong, yet flexible U.S. constitution - a set of laws by which people could govern themselves. It wasn't perfect, but it seemed to George - who presided over the continental Congress - "A little short of a miracle".

This is the heroic story of America's fight for freedom from King George of England, including the military genius, the unbeatable spirit, and rugged leadership of George Washington, the hero who made it all happen.

The dramatized story of how two shivering young soldiers kept America's hopes alive during the bitter cold winter at Valley Forge.

Listen to the dramatic story of how a young seamstress in Philadelphia created the first American flag, which united the 13 colonies in their fight for freedom.

Here is the dramatized story of how the son of a slave became the first man to die for freedom in the American Revolution, five years before the Revolution began.

The dramatized story of how a young American officer sacrificed his life to safeguard George Washington's fight for freedom.

The wise man with crazy ideas....This is the dramatized story of how one of the wisest men in American history dedicated his long life to the wild and wonderful ideas that created a free America.

The dramatized story of how a teenage girl in pigtails, carrying only a pitcher, was the true winner in America's vital victory in the Battle of Monmouth.