*Includes pictures of McCartney and important people, places, and events in his life.
*Includes descriptions of the origins and recordings of some of McCartney's timeless classics, including Penny Lane, Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, and Michelle.
*Includes a Suggested Playlist of McCartney's greatest songs from his solo career and with the Beatles.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
In 1964, girls all across the United States filled venues, almost literally screamed their heads off, and fainted en masse. Almost from the second they played the first note, The Beatles...

*Discusses some of the legends and controversies surrounding Bowie's life, including the origins of the Bowie knife and Bowie's fate at the Alamo.
*Includes pictures of Bowie and other important people and places in his life.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
"I'll wage they found no bullets in his back." - Jim Bowie's mother after hearing of his death at the Alamo.
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can...

*Includes pictures depicting important people, places, and events.
*Includes accounts of Jamestown written by settlers, including John Smith.
*Explains the facts, mysteries, and myths surrounding John Smith's relationship with Pocahontas.
*Includes a bibliography for further reading.
"When you send againe I entreat you rather send but thirty Carpenters, husbandmen, gardiners, fishermen, blacksmiths, masons and diggers up of trees, roots, well provided; than a thousand of such as wee have: for except wee be able both to lodge them and feed them, the most will consume with want...

*Includes pictures of John Quincy Adams and important people, places, and events in his life.
*Includes quotes from his diary and letters.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.
"My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right." - John Quincy Adams
A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important...