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My Name is Aren: The Copper Smith I was born into a world still ruled by stone. My father was a flint knapper, shaping blades with skill...

My Name is Francisco de Bobadilla: The King's Investigator of Columbus I was born in Castile in the mid-15th century, a son of noble...

My Name is Christopher Columbus: The Admiral's Journey I was born in the port city of Genoa in 1451, to a humble family of wool weavers....

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My Name is Erik the Red – The Exiled Explorer I was born around the year 950, in the fierce and frigid lands of Norway. My father,...

My Name is Tika the Fire-Keeper (Teen Inventor and Communicator) They call me Tika the Fire-Keeper, but I wasn’t always that. I was born...

My Name is William McKinley: A Life of Duty, War, and Industry I was born on January 29, 1843, in a small town called Niles, Ohio. My...

My Name is Cacique Guarionex – Chief of Maguá and the Taino I was born under the sun-dappled canopy of the highlands, in the region our...

Education: My Name Is Horace Mann: A Life in the Service of Education I was born on May 4, 1796, in the small, rugged town of Franklin,...

I Am Yma Sumac's Ancestor: A Shaman’s Story from the Amazon I came into this world when the rivers were young and the sky sang low to the...

My Name is Cornelius Vanderbilt: American Industrialist and Self-Made Magnate I was born on May 27, 1794, in Port Richmond, Staten...

My Name is Lonko Pailapan: The Sky Burned Red When I Was Born My name is Pailapan, which means Burning Sky. I was born on a night when...

My Name is Chief Tabajara of the Tupi Confederation: Child of the Forest and Sea I was born in a great longhouse near the ocean, where...