Credo Books is an important news series of biographies that will appeal to both boys and girls. The subjects of these biographies are Catholic, but their stories are not of their faith so much as how that faith helped them to lead remarkable lives. Past and present will be represented here: a sculptor who left a priceless treasure of art to mankind, or a movie star who was an idol to young and old alike; the president of a South American country who fought against and lost his life to Communist terrorists. Heroes are made by the greatness of the human spirit and all the figures to be portrayed in Credo Books were great in spirit, courage and effort, no matter what task they took upon themselves. The authors of these new books have been carefully chosen both for their ability to make biography come alive for young people and their knowledge of their subjects. Such authors as Gary Webster, Lon Tinkle, Donald Demarest, Albert Orbaan, Terry Morris, Frank Kolars and Jack Steffan will be represented. To give Credo Books the benefit of their knowledge and experience, an editorial board of distinguished representatives from the fields of education, librarianship and the Catholic press, as well as Hawthorn’s own editorial staff, choose both subject and author for each book in the series. As an example of the variety of personalities in this new series, you will find the following figures portrayed. _Operation Escape: The Adventure of Father O’Flaherty_, by Daniel Madden _To Far Places: The Story of Francis X. Ford_, by Eva K. Betz _The Lion of Poland: The Story of Paderewski_, by Ruth and Paul Hume _The Conscience of a King: The Story of Thomas More_, by Margaret Stanley-Wrench _Pen and Bayonet: The Story of Joyce Kilmer_, by Norah Smaridge _The Man Who Found Out Why: The Story of Gregor Mendel_, by Gary Webster _The Tall American: The Story of Gary Cooper_, by Richard Gehman _Wings of an Eagle: The Story of Michelangelo_, by Anne M. Peck with Frank and Dorothy Getlein _The Door of Hope: The Story of Katharine Drexel_, by Katherine Burton _Fire of Freedom: The Story of Col. Carlos Castillo Armas_, by Jack Steffan _Doctor America: The Story of Tom Dooley_, by Terry Morris _The Sea Tiger: The Story of Pedro Menéndez_, by Frank Kolars _The First Californian: The Story of Fray Junípero Serra_, by Donald Demarest _Wilderness Explorer: The Story of Samuel de Champlain_, by Charles Morrow Wilson [Illustration: Endpapers.] Transcriber’s Notes --Copyright notice provided as in the original—this e-text is public domain in the country of publication. --In the text versions, delimited italics text in _underscores_ (the HTML version reproduces the font form of the printed book.) --Silently corrected palpable typos; left non-standard spellings and dialect unchanged.