| From the Field of Literature |
| Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) | Tilting at Windmills | 5 |
| Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) | Rags to Riches: A Fairy-Tale Life | 10 |
| Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) | Unwelcome Sleuth Success | 15 |
| James Michener (1907-1997) | The World Is My Home | 20 |
| Alice Walker (1944- ) | Acclaim and Controversy | 26 |
From Politics and Civic Activism |
| Thomas Paine (1737-1809) | A "Paine"ful Life | 31 |
| Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) | Honest Abe | 36 |
| Mother Jones (1830-1930) | Sister Strike | 41 |
| Maggie Kuhn (1905-1995) | The Nonviolent Gray Panthers | 45 |
| Elie Wiesel (1928- ) | Shining Light into the Night | 50 |
From the World of Business |
| Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910) | Miss Elizabeth Blackwell, M.D. | 55 |
| Milton Hershey (1857-1945) | Mr. Chocolate Kiss | 60 |
| A. P. Giannini (1870-1949) | Banking That Builds | 65 |
| Colonel Sanders (1890-1980) | The Colonel of Chicken | 69 |
| Philip Emeagwali (1957- ) | The Supercomputer of a Superbrain | 73 |
From the Arts |
| P. T. Barnum (1810-1891) | The Greatest Showman on Earth | 79 |
| Georgia O'Keeffe (1887-1986) | Picture Perfect | 85 |
| Louis Armstrong (1902-1971) | American Ambassador of Jazz | 90 |
| Johnny Cash (1932- ) | "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash" | 95 |
| Sylvester Stallone (1946- ) | Sly Guy | 100 |
From the Field of Sports |
| Babe Ruth (1895-1948) | The Sultan of Swat | 105 |
| Jesse Owens (1913-1980) | Disproving White Supremacy | 110 |
| Babe Didrikson (1914-1956) | The Other Babe | 115 |
| Greg Louganis (1960- ) | Diving for Gold | 120 |
| Answer Key | | 125 |