History Maker Bios - Set of 5

George H.W. Bush

True or False? Before George H.W. Bush became the 41st U.S. president, he worked as a spy. False! George wasn't a spy, but he did serve as head of the Central Intelligence Agency. That group finds out about activities in other countries. Sometimes it uses spies. During World War II, his fighter plane was shot down over the ocean. He is one of the only presidents whose son also became president. Before becoming president, he owned an oil business, served as a congressman, and worked in the United Nations.

Gerald R. Ford

The amazing career and life of the only United States president not elected to that office.

Milton Hershey

A biography of the successful chocolate maker who built a town around his factory with unique housing for his workers and a school for disadvantaged students.

Richard Nixon

Presents the life, career, and accomplishments of the thirty-seveth president of the United States.

Woodrow Wilson

Introduces the life and accomplishments of the twenty-eighth president of the United States.