Biography Websites

 Listed below are several websites that are available online to help with biography research.
The Biographical Dictionary -includes more than 28,000 brief profiles of famous people from ancient times to the present day
Biography.com - brief articles on thousands of people; includes photographs
PBS Biographies - includes information about famous people that have been featured on PBS specials
List of Biography Websites -this list is full of many different biography websites
Another List of Biography Websites - another comprehensive listing of many biography websites
From Revolution to Reconstruction...and What Happened Afterwards - includes biographies of early Americans as well as links to speeches and writings
Grolier's American Presidency - read biographies of all the U.S. Presidents on this site; includes video and sound clips
Presidents' Hall - information from the White House; includes material about the first ladies and vice presidents
Presidents of the United States - this site has a wealth of information
Notable Women -read many biographies, sorted by categories, about famous women
Important Women Through History - use this site to learn about many important women
Inventors and Inventions - read about famous inventors and their inventions
Biographies for Kids, Famous Leaders for Young Readers

-Read stories of presidents, inventors, educators, scientists,business men and women to inspire you to follow their examples of courage, determination, honesty and willingness to work.

Who2 -

this site has short entries about real people, as well as mythical gods and cartoon dogs; the most useful feature is each profile's links to four good Web sites

Explorers of the Millennium

-Read about many different explorations. Click on "visit site" to get started.

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