Famous Makers of America Author:Rae Foley Emerson said that history is the lengthened shadow of a man. The twelve Americans whose lives are included in this book constibuted, each in his own manner, to the making,not only of their country, but of a new way of life. Each is the lengthened shadow of a man, cast over the land and transforming it. — Roger Williams — William Penn — Benjamin F... more »ranklin