The stories of thirteen Americans are told in the book : George Washington , Abraham Lincoln , Martin Luther King , Neil Armstrong , Sitting Bull , Cesar Chavez , Billie Holiday , Maya Lin , Albert Einstein ( who was born in Germany ) , Georgia O'Keeffe , Jackie Robinson , Helen Keller , and Jane Addams . ''
It is about the lives of thirteen Americans : George Washington , Abraham Lincoln , Martin Luther King , Neil Armstrong , Sitting Bull , Cesar Chavez , Billie Holiday , Maya Lin , Albert Einstein ( who was born in Germany ) , Georgia O'Keeffe , Jackie Robinson , Helen Keller , and Jane Addams .