Sixty remarkable Americans and their inspiring stories are included in this unique book.

Intended as a starting point for learning more about these important American heroes, each biography has a photo-illustrated double-page spread devoted to them. With an updated, modern design and Dennis Denenberg and Lorraine Roscoe's contagious, enthusiastic writing style, this book is a great introduction to authentic American heroes. New heroes in this edition include Amanda Gorman, Dolly Parton, Fred Rogers, and Kamala Harris.

Revised by the original authors, the book includes up-to-date websites and book lists, as well as the most current biographical information available.

Individuals profiled include

Jane Addams

Susan B. Anthony

Clara Barton

Mary Mcleod Bethune

Elizabeth Blackwell

Rachel Carson

Jimmy Carter

George Washington Carver

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta

Roberto Clemente

Walt Disney

Dorothea Dix

Frederick Douglass

Marian Wright Edelman

Thomas Alva Edison

Albert Einstein

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Anthony Fauci

Benjamin Franklin

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

John Glenn

Amanda Gorman

Kamala Harris

John Herrington

Milton Hershey

Team Hoyt

Langston Hughes

Thomas Jefferson

Katherine Johnson

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan

The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and Sacagawea

Abraham Lincoln

Yo-Yo Ma

George C. Marshall

John Muir

Barack Obama

Sandra Day O'connor

Jesse Owens

Rosa Parks

Dolly Parton

Walter Payton

I. M. Pei

Ronald Wilson Reagan

Jackie Robinson and Branch Rickey

Fred Rogers

Eleanor Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt

Jonas Salk

Alexandra (Alex) Scott

Tecumseh

Harry S. Truman

Harriet Tubman

Madam C. J. Walker

George Washington

Elie Wiesel

Oprah Winfrey

Wilbur and Orville Wright

Louis Zamperini