Silvia Anne Sheafer

Author Silvia Anne Sheafer relates the entertaining life and career of this legend of soul music, from her childhood in Detroit, through her struggles with personal heartache and racial prejudice, to her continued success as a major force in the music industry. Crowned the "Queen of Soul," Aretha Franklin has won fifteen Grammy Awards, and has also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

A collection of ten biographies of women who have served in the military when America was at war, including Molly Pitcher, Sarah Emma Edmonds, and Megan Jans.