History doesn't just happen. It is made by amazing and extraordinary people! Explore the lives of twenty-four of the world's most outstanding individuals through engaging narratives, entertaining fictionalized diary entries, and informative timelines.

"Meet the world's most remarkable, clever, and courageous characters!"--Cover. Includes index.

Chapter 1. Warriors ; Sir William Marshal ; Joan of Arc ; Saigo Takamori ; Geronimo -- Chapter 2. Explorers ; Sir Walter Raleigh ; Roald Amundsen ; Amelia Earhart ; Don Walsh and Jacques Piccard -- Chapter 3. Rulers ; Ramesses II ; Elizabeth I ; George Washington ; Napoleon Bonaparte -- Chapter 4. Rebels ; Spartacus ; Martin Luther ; Harriet Tubman ; Oskar Schindler -- Chapter 5. Innovators ; Aristotle ; Leonardo da Vinci ; Charles Darwin ; Marie Curie -- Chapter 6. Trail blazers ; Emmeline Pankhurst ; Mahatma Gandhi ; Franklin D. Roosevelt ; Martin Luther King Jr.