174 illustrations of famous people including: Charles Darwin, Jefferson Davis, Sir Humphrey Davy, Henry Dawes, Hernando De Soto, Stephen Decatur, Paul Delaroche, Charles Dickens, Donatello, Stephen Douglas, Frederick Douglass, Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Francis Drake, and more
Pierre du Gua de Monts, (c. 1558 - 1628) was a French merchant, explorer and colonizer.
(1850-1925) Polish operatic singer. Renowned internationally for the high quality of his singing and…
Hernando de Soto (Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain, c.1496/1497–May 21, 1542) was a Spanish…
Hernando de Soto (Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Spain, c. 1496/1497–May 21, 1542) was a Spanish…
De Vries started in 1632, a colony on the banks of the Delaware, but it was quickly laid to waste.
Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr (5 January 1779 – 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable…
"Stephen Decatur, a lieutenant who penetrated the Tripoli harbor."—E. Benjamin Andrews, 1895
Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr (5 January 1779 – 22 March 1820) was an American naval officer notable…
(1779-1820) An American naval officer, famous for his actions at Tripoli, Libya in the Barbary Wars…
"In the oratory of more thn two thousand years Demosthenes stands in the front rank, and will always…
"Demosthenes had established himself as a public speaker before [the first Phillipic]; but it is chiefly…
Demosthenes was a prominent Greek statesman and orator of ancient Athens. His orations constitute a…
William Dennison, Jr. (November 23, 1815 – June 15, 1882) was a Whig and Republican politician from…
(1830-1915) President of Mexico from1876-80 and 1884-1911. He fought against the French occupation of…
(1812-1870) English novelist who wrote many classics such as Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A…
Charles John Huffam Dickens, (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870), was one of the most popular English…
Orator and lecturer. Anna Dickinson is also known for being an abolitionist for women's rights.
John Dickinson (November 2, 1732 – February 14, 1808) was an American lawyer and politician from…
Nelson Dingley, Jr., also known as Edward Nelson Dingley, Jr., (February 15, 1832–January 13, 1899)…
(1804-1881) British Statesman and Prime Minister who wrote the novels Vivian Grey Coningsby and Sybil
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, born Benjamin D'Israeli, (21 December 1804…
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881), was a British Conservative…
John Adams Dix (1798 - 1879) served as the Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Senator, and New York Governor.…
John Adams Dix (July 24, 1798 – April 21, 1879) was an American politician from New York. He served…