Zachary Kent

A biography of the Apache warrior who led attacks on settlers and soldiers in Mexico and the Southwestern United States during the 1870's and 1880's.

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 ignited a bloody conflict among Europe's most powerful nations. As leaders in Europe bullied each other toward war, they had no idea that this war would become a global conflict. The United States entered World War I and sided with the Allies in their fight against the Central powers. Millions of people died during World War I; empires were destroyed, kings were dethroned, and entire countries...

The Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history, forced neighbor to fight neighbor and brother to fight brother. More Americans lost their lives in this conflict than in any other war. From the hallowed battlefield at Gettysburg to the surrender at Appomattox, author Zachary Kent explores this pivotal time in American history, when a nation on the brink of destruction was reunited and permanently rid of slavery.

Follows the military and political career of the general who became the "Hero of Appomattox" and the eighteenth president of the United States.

Chronicles the life and tragic death of the man who championed foreign relations, civil rights, and space exploration as the thirty-fifth president of the United States.

Biography of the engineer and industrialist whose pioneering company showed the world how to build and mass-produce reliable, inexpensive automobiles.

A biography of the Shawnee warrior, orator, and leader who united a confederacy of Indians in an effort to save Indian land from the advance of white soldiers and settlers.

A biography of the sixth president, who continued the family dedication to public service begun by his father, the second president of the United States.

Examines the life of Columbus, his journeys of exploration to the New World, and his later years.