Biography

At a time when religious differences caused tension and violence, Cecil Calvert, the second Lord Baltimore, protected the religious freedom of people in Maryland, the faraway colony he established and governed, but never visited. Robinson offers a rare, concise, and highly readable biography for young readers in the Compass Point Signature Series.

From his beginnings as a guerrilla fighter for the Confederates during the Civil War, Jesse James turned to robbery, becoming one of the most infamous bank and train robbers in the history of the United States. With his band of outlaws, James led dozens of robberies and killed many people in Missouri and other states. Though legends have painted a sympathetic portrait of James as an American "Robin Hood," in reality, he was a dangerous criminal who used violence to achieve his ends.