Biography & Autobiography - General

Author name not noted above: William Penn. Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving...

This book uses Benjamin Franklin's love of swimming to examine his life, times, and strong, inventive personality through a lens that historians have previously overlooked. He interacted with family, friends, and acquaintances through swimming, which also offered him an entree into British society Primary...

Jack London reveals the secrets of surviving as a hobo in the late-nineteenth century. Before he became a best-selling author, London spent time traveling on the railways of North America - catching trains, dodging conductors, spending time in jail, lying his way into meals...

The newest edition to Barricade's True Crime paperback series, The Life and Times of Lepke Buchalter is the first biography of the only organized crime boss to be executed in the United States. As a labor racketeer who controlled New York's Lower East Side...

At a time when New York City's booming waterfront industry was ruled by lawless criminals, one gangster towered above the rest and secretly controlled the docks for over thirty years. Dock Boss: The Story of Eddie McGrath and the West Side Waterfront explores the...

Legendary FBI undercover agent Thomas McShane is one of the world's foremost authorities on the billion-dollar art theft business and here he present a unique memoir that provides a thrilling ride through the underworld of stolen art and historical artifacts.For thirty-six years, Special Agent...

432 Pages of Pirate Lore and Reference The pirates' who's who; giving particulars of the lives & deaths of the pirates & buccaneers A Must have classic Pirate accounting - Lives, Deaths, Nations of Origin, Definitions and LingoAuthor: Philip GosseISBN-10: 1535121815ISBN-13: 9781535121811Publisher: Createspace Independent...

Beyond the Sandstorm is a story of human destiny, defiance, and history. It is part biography, a narration of an Iraqi doctor who flees her country in the wake of the 2003 war. It is also a unique historical and social perspective on Iraq...

This book, Against all Odds, is about FAITH, FORGIVENESS, AND HOPE. It is also about VICTORY AGAINST SATAN. It is my life story as a young girl who lived in a small SW Virginia town, Big Stone Gap, relocating to Washington, DC when almost...

THE SUCCESSES AND SACRIFICES OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN 1914 This work is a study of military history 'from the top down' and also 'from the bottom up'. It describes a brigade - 4,000 men - of the old British Regular army that fought...

Author: Sandra J. AtwaterISBN-10: 1503524086ISBN-13: 9781503524088Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/22/2014Pages: 168Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d

This book should be read not for its literary value, but as the subtitle indicates, as a tale. The author returns to the days of WWII when, at age ten, he had to run for his life. Although it all happened during the German...

Renowned racing historian Edward L. Bowen delves into both the human and equine accomplishments of America's greatest breeders and powerhouse racing dynasties of the twentieth century in this first volume of Legacies of the Turf.Author: Edward L. BowenISBN-10: 1493090917ISBN-13: 9781493090914Publisher: Eclipse PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/05/2025Pages:...

"My date with cancer" is a true story of a cancer survivor. The author, a cancer survivor wrote the book while undergoing cancer treatment. She wanted to spread the message that cancer is curable. This book tells you that when things go wrong courage,...

Will Julio obtain a good education and escape manual labor? A Dream Comes True is a sketch of Julio's struggles to get a college degree in order to avoid working out in the fields. Because of his father's death when he was seven, he...

The first book to look at poets' letters seriously as an art formFifteen enlightening chapters by leading international biographers, critics and poets examine letter writing among poets in the last two hundred years. They range from Coleridge, Wordsworth, Keats and Shelley in the nineteenth-century...

Author: S. Leonard Ph. D. SymeISBN-10: 1465339566ISBN-13: 9781465339560Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/27/2011Pages: 212Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d

Wash, an engaging page-turner, is creative non-fiction, about a black, freed, slave struggling for his manhood in the post civil war south. It is a love story of a young man living out the principles taught in his Christian, God fearing, home. Wash's story...

These reminiscences are an intimate account of Mila Rechcígl's saga, his fascinating life, his varied and successful professional career, and his highly visible public life, encompassing some fifty years, since the earliest childhood in a small hamlet in northeastern rural Bohemia to his government...

Richness of family love . . . . Influence of a guiding mother . . . . With all the comforts of a Southern home . . . . A strong-willed father who was the foreman of a plantation . . . . ....

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Carl Van VechtenISBN-10: 144461990XISBN-13: 9781444619904Publisher:...

CHIANG KAI-SHEK- MARSHAL OF CHINA by SVEN HEDIN. Contents include: Preface xi. PART I. I. Visiting the Emperor of Japan 3 II. Chiang Kai-shek s Years of Study in Japan 6 IIL The Fall of the Manchu Dynasty n IV. The Northern Campaign 14...

Among the readings included are several existing letters by Emma (Einhard's wife), The Life of Charlemagne, and The History of His Relics. The latter work transports us into an almost unknown world as Einhard, the cool rationalist, arranges for a relic salesman, a veritable...

Author: Julia Gatlin LovettISBN-10: 1441557644ISBN-13: 9781441557643Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/08/2010Pages: 266Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.20lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

This inspirational book is the documented life of Nick Chandler, a man Determined to Change from the only life he knew, the street life; with goons, guns, drugs and money, to a new life as a role model to people struggling to survive child...

An authorized biography of Frank Maria (1913-2001), a tough, compassionate battler for peace and justice for all parties in the war torn Middle East. Frank's lifetime service to God and nation are followed from his Depression-era upbringing in Lowell, MA, through the beginnings of...

In A Long Short Life, Merle W. McMorrow documents a trail of events of his own and his family's experiences from his youth into adulthood. He was born during a time of uncertainty following World War I. Both his father and mother grew up...

We woke up early and excited. It is June 1st and we have been on the road since May 15th. In the back of our minds always lurks "Oh God! What have we done". All our hopes and fears of "someday" are here. Our...

The great composer Ludwig van Beethoven often disgraced himself in public (he threw a bowl of hot stew at a waiter), was once arrested and charged with dereliction, and was widely believed to be mad. His clothes were so rumpled and dirty that street...

Presents the truly generous life of a progressive, compassionate, gutsy Catholic priest who fought for family farmers, inspired the young and the poor, and created a country summer camp for ghetto children.Author: Gerald F. CoxISBN-10: 1412095573ISBN-13: 9781412095570Publisher: Trafford PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2006Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize:...

Author: Evelyn EcholsISBN-10: 1401093809ISBN-13: 9781401093808Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2003Pages: 180Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.53lbsSize: 8.58h x 5.56w x 0.45d

Nature, light, and architecture converge in Expedition 2116, as we return from Design Studio One. From a Birdhouse to a Chapel in the Gardens, a series of eccentric projects takes us by surprise. And as our friendships strengthen and our stories multiply, the once...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

Frederick John Ponting 135 of The Royal Army Medical Corps. During the retreat of Mons he was captured by The Germans, Transported, starved and beaten. He frequently wrote postcards and letters home to his wife and family. These writings are of historical importance as...

Title: Life of John Eliot: the apostle to the Indians.Author: Convers FrancisPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of...

Beyond Civilization is a collection of letters written by S. Muller that describe his jungle journeys. The book takes readers on a captivating journey through the jungles of South America, detailing the author's experiences and observations of the natural world. The letters are written...

"Surviving the Great Depression and doggedly striving for prosperity in both city and country is recounted here in this moving tale of Danish immigrant ancestors and successful descendants of Minnesota pioneers who jumped blindfolded into an uncertain future. This human legacy is bequeathed to...

""Mark Twain and The Happy Island"" by Elizabeth Wallace is a biographical account of the famous American author, Mark Twain. The book explores Twain's life and career, from his childhood in Missouri to his success as a writer and public figure. It also delves...

Explore the controversy surrounding Oscar Wilde's masterpiece, "The Picture of Dorian Gray," with "Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality: A Defence of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray.'" Authored by Stuart Mason, this essential work delves into the literary criticism and ethical debates sparked by Wilde's...

Delve into the minds of two literary giants with "The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters." This collection offers an intimate glimpse into the intellectual and personal lives of George Sand and Gustave Flaubert, two towering figures of 19th-century French literature. Their correspondence, spanning years of...

This book tells the story of Robert Morris and his impact on the Holland Purchase in what is now New York State. Morris was a key financier of the American Revolution and played a significant role in the early history of the United States....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...