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Janet Benge,Geoff Benge
As an Olympic runner, a bombardier in the Army Air Corps, and a prisoner of war, Louis Zamperini was determined to thrive and survive. Never backing down from a challenge…
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A narrative biography of our sixteenth president, focusing on his impact on history and on the qualities of his character.
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When Milton Hershey’s famous Hershey Bars debuted in 1905, few people knew of the hard work, dedication, and sacrifice preceding the triumph. Debt, lack of support, and fatigue had been…
Alan Shepard’s boyhood fascination with flight led him from constructing model airplanes in his grandfather’s basement to attaining national hero status in the race to space. Rooted in hard work…
Con el corazn de un explorador y la pasin de un evangelista, David Livingstone describi vastas e inexploradas regiones de frica y comparti el evangelio con aquellos que encontr en…
"A narrative biography of Dwight Eisenhower, who served in the army during World War I and led Allied forces during World War II, eventually becoming the thirty-fourth president of the…
Biography about missionary, Jonathan Goforth who spent most of his life braving disaster, danger, and disease in China.
As a child growing up in Detroit, Ben Carson had a dream of becoming a physician, a dream that rose out of struggles with poverty, racism, and poor grades. As…
Desde que pequeo soara con escribir Dios es amor en la luna para que toda las gentes del mundo pudieran leerlo, Loren Cunningham ha dedicado su vida a evangelizar el…
Missionary to China and Olympic runner who inspired the movie Chariots of Fire, Eric Liddell ran the race of faith (1902-1945).
In an amazing story of vision and faith, God used the willingness and commitment of Rowland Bingham(1872-1942) to open a way for the gospel’s light to shine on millions of…
A biography of Cameron Townsend, a twentieth-century Christian missionary who began organizations with a focus on translating the Bible into minority languages.
Known during the Civil War as the Angel of the Battlefield, remarkable Clara Barton risked everything to save countless lives on the frontlines of battle. Once a painfully timid child…
Growing up in Greene County, Tennessee, Davy Crockett’s education came from the toil of hard labor. Working as a farm hand and wagon driver, he learned about the people and…
Although born into a devout Christian family, Clarence Jones wasn’t interested in religion. It was this Midwesterner’s ear for music that led him to play trombone at Chicago’s Moody Church…
Narrative biography of William Wilberforce, English member of Parliament, social reformer, and abolitionist who worked for decades to abolish slavery in the British Empire –
Geoff Benge,Janet Benge
William Carey, ‘the father of modern missions,’ displayed a single-minded determination to bring the gospel to the people of India (1761-1834). –Provided by publishe
A biography of the twentieth-century American missionary doctor to India who pioneered rural health care and the training of Indian women as doctors and nurses, and who founded Vellore Christian…
Desde su ms temprana infancia, a C.S. Lewis le encantaba or y contar relatos. Persuadido de que los relatos pueden revelar la verdad acerca del mundo real de una manera…
With consistent historical depth and an engaging narrative style, the Heroes of History Series chronicles the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history…
With consistent historical depth and an engaging narrative style, the Heroes of History Series chronicles the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course of history.
Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Driven by…
Recounts the life story of the Englishwoman who financed her own overland trip to China to become a missionary.
In a twist that only God could orchestrate, this spirited young girl who grew up to become the most educated woman in the American South would ultimately find her calling…
Horrified by the poverty and suffering most people took for granted in industrial England, William Booth dedicated his life to bringing the gospel to the outcasts of society who would…
This popular series chronicles the exciting, challenging, and deeply touching true stories of ordinary men and women whose trust in God accomplished extraordinary exploits for His kingdom and glory. Entire…
Jacob DeShazer, uno de los famosos aviadores de la Incursin Doolittle, los primeros en atacar Japn despus del bombardeo de Pearl Harbor, saba que se peligrosa misin tena pocas probabilidades…
The spiritual needs of the Muslim world, long neglected by Christian missionaries, came to the world’s attention again when Samuel Zwemer dedicated himself to the advancement of the gospel in…
A los seis aos, el ltigo enseo a Harriet lo que significaba ser una esclava. Cuando dijo que escapara al norte, los dems esclavos se burlaron de ella. No imaginaban…
A biography of the Scottish missionary and runner who won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympics and went on to do missionary work in China.
A story of Florence’s mission to the Kanakas in Australia and the Solomon Islands.
From his earliest childhood, C.S. Lewis (1898 -1963) loved to hear and tell stories. Persuaded that stories could reveal the truth about the real world in a unique way, the…
Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Martyred in…
A biography of the man and his missions, written in simple English.
Once a kidnapped slave baby, George Washington Carver overcame poverty and racism to become an influential scientist.
Nacido en una familia afectuosa, Dietrich Bonhoeffer fue pastor, maestro telogo y espa. Se atrevi a denunciar la tribulacin que se apoder de Alemania cuando Adolf Hitler subi al poder…
Christian Heroes: Then & Now have set a new standard of quality in Christian biography. These thrilling true adventures are the best-written biographies for ages 10 and up! Sustained by…
While many missionaries died within months, this fiery mill worker from Scotland labored in love among the unreached tribes of Africa’s Calabar region for thirty-nine years (1848-1915).
A biography of the twentieth-century English missionary doctor who started hospitals, fishermen’s cooperatives, schools, and an orphanage in the poor fishing communities of Newfoundland and Labrador.
A biography of a former Sikh, who took the Gospel to Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs in India and Tibet.
Janet Benge,Benge Geoff
A biography of Jacob DeShazer, an American soldier who became a prisoner of war after the Doolittle Raid–the first American attack on Japan after Pearl Harbor. Covers his time as…
The life of missionary Elisabeth Elliot, who began working among the Auca Indians in South America after her husband’s death. Returning to the United States after many years as a…
Born into a loving family, Dietrich Bonhoeffer pursued a life as a pastor, teacher, theologian – and spy. He spoke out about the trouble in Germany when Adolph Hitler came…
Cuando se transform en un contrabandista de Dios, el intrpido Andrs van der Bijl ya estaba familiarizado con el riesgo. Siendo an un nio, colabor con la resistencia holandesa frente…
Recounts the story of Charles Mulli, Kenyan entrepreneur who in 1989 sold his company and founded Mully Children’s Family, a charitable organization providing vulnerable children in Kenya and Tanzania with…
Even death threats and the Civil War could not stop daring runaway slave Harriet Tubman (1820P1913) from conducting hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
From the big woods of Wisconsin to the Indian country of the Great Plains, new adventures and landscapes filled the rich childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder. On a frontier steeped…
Geoff Benge
Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and women who changed the course…
