Biography & Autobiography - Historical

Author: John MartinISBN-10: 1258152177ISBN-13: 9781258152178Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.27w x 0.34d

Lincoln's New Salem is a historical book written by Benjamin Platt Thomas. The book explores the life and times of Abraham Lincoln during his early years in New Salem, Illinois. It provides a detailed account of Lincoln's experiences and the people he encountered during...

The Career of the Marquis de Mores in the Bad Lands of North Dakota is a historical non-fiction book written by Arnold O. Goplen. The book chronicles the life and career of the French aristocrat Antoine-Amedee-Marie-Vincent-Manca de Vallombrosa, also known as the Marquis de...

The Codling Moth And Late Spraying In Oregon is a book written by Arthur Burton Cordley in 1902. The book provides a comprehensive study of the codling moth, a pest that damages apple crops, and the effectiveness of late spraying as a method of...

The book ""Wills of George Washington and His Immediate Ancestors"" is a collection of legal documents that detail the last wishes and testaments of George Washington's family members. The book includes the wills of George Washington's father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and several other relatives. These...

John Witherspoon and His Times is a historical book written by James McCosh and published in 1890. The book is a biography of John Witherspoon, a prominent Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, theologian, and founding father of the United States. The book explores Witherspoon's life, his...

An Apology For The Waldenses is a book written by Thomas Sims in 1827. The book presents a historical view of the Waldenses, a Christian movement that originated in the 12th century in the Alps region of Europe. Sims provides a detailed account of...

Tales of Travels in Central Africa is a book written by Solomon Bell that chronicles the adventures of explorers Denham and Clapperton during their expedition in 1831. The book is a detailed account of their journey through the heart of Africa, documenting their encounters...

The Butler Family is a novel written by Albert Wilmot Rook and published in 1901. The story is set in England and follows the lives of the Butler family, a wealthy and influential family living in the countryside. The family is led by the...

The Life and Writings of Rufus C. Burleson V1 (1901) is a biographical book about the life and works of Rufus Columbus Burleson, written by Burleson himself. The book is the first volume of a two-part series, and it was published in 1901. Burleson...

""The Flight of the Earls"" is a historical account written by George Hill in 1878, detailing the events leading up to the departure of the Earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnell from Ulster in 1607. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the political and...

Jet's Choice is a historical fiction book written by Bula Hahn. It tells the story of a group of pioneer boys and girls who lived in the mid-1800s in the American West. The main character, Jet, is a young girl who dreams of exploring...

""The Descendants of George Holmes of Roxbury 1594-1908"" is a genealogical book written by George Arthur Gray. The book traces the lineage of George Holmes, who was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1594, and his descendants up until the year 1908. The book provides...

Living Pictures In The Great Drama Of The Nineteenth Century is a historical book written by Sohrab, Mirza Ahmad. The book covers the major events and personalities of the 19th century, including the Industrial Revolution, the rise of nationalism, and the great wars that...

The Great Ruby Robbery: A Detective Story by Allen Grant is a thrilling mystery novel that follows the story of a young detective named Horace Dorrington. The book is set in London and revolves around the theft of a priceless ruby from a wealthy...

""Was It An Illusion? A Parson's Story"" is a book written by Amelia B. Edwards. The story revolves around a parson who is trying to solve a mystery that has been haunting him for years. The parson is convinced that he witnessed a murder...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

The Kaim of Mathers is a historical novel written by D. P. Davidson in 1880. The book tells the story of Barclay and its lairds during the years 1424-1438. The novel is set in Scotland and focuses on the struggles and challenges faced by...

""Remarks On The Character Ascribed By Colonel Napier, In The Fourth Volume Of His History Of The War In The Peninsula, To Spencer Perceval"" is a book written by Dudley Montagu Perceval in 1835. The book is a response to Colonel Napier's portrayal of...

Eisenhower was the greatest general during the greatest war in history. It was a war between good and evil. According to Stephen Ambrose he said, "This war was a holy war. More than any other in history this war has been an array of...

Two very different lives, lived in very different times on two continents spanning the course of almost a century of change: Dorothea's story of surviving on the strength of her wits, her will and the ever present grace of her guardian angels is inspiring,...

This compelling and richly researched book presents a fascinating portrait of Mary Robinson-darling of the London stage, mistress to the most powerful men in England, feminist thinker, and bestselling author. Though one of the most flamboyant free spirits of the late eighteenth century, Mary...

Born, raised, and retired in Mississippi, Lucy Somerville Howorth (1895-1997) was a champion for the rights of women long before feminism emerged as a widely recognized movement. As told by Dorothy S. Shawhan and Martha H. Swain, hers is a remarkable life story-from a...

Born in Berlin in 1922, James Bachner was a German Jew during the darkest days of the Third Reich. Once a happy child in a well-to-do German family, as the years passed Bachner faced first ridicule and persecution, then imprisonment and deprivation. Attributing his...

To know where one is going, one needs to know where they have been. This is a historical account of some women who took the reins in their hands simply because they wanted to share the trail.Author: Melba J. Ray-LealISBN-10: 0595409016ISBN-13: 9780595409013Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Few lives shed more light on the complex relationship between Jews and Christians during and after the Holocaust--or provide a more moving portrait of courage--than Oswald Rufeisen's. A Jew passing as a Christian in occupied Poland, Rufeisen worked as translator for the German police--the...

Author: Charles TyngISBN-10: 0140291911ISBN-13: 9780140291919Publisher: Penguin BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2000Pages: 288Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.02w x 0.54d

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR "[A] poignant addition to the literature of moneyed glamour and its inevitable tarnish and decay...like something out of Fitzgerald or Waugh."--The New Yorker A parable for the new age of inequality: part family history, part...

Autobiography Of Samuel S. Hildebrand: The Renowned Missouri "Bushwhacker" And Unconquerable Rob Roy Of America; Being His Complete Confession Recently Made To The Writers, And Carefully Compiled By James W. Evans And A. Wendell Keith, M. D., Together With All The Facts Connected With...

Building Life is the second volume of an unconventional memoir from the highly original writer, Sylvia Baer. Through essays and photographs-many of which have been shared worldwide on social media-Baer tells the stories of five generations of her remarkable family, as well as stories...

Inventing Paradise: The Power Brokers Who Created the Dream of Los Angeles traces the improbable rise of Los Angeles through the prism of six visionaries who had outsize influence on the city's growth: Phineas Banning, Harrison Gray Otis, Henry Huntington, Harry Chandler, William Mulholland,...

My Honor to Serve: 9-11-01 World Trade Center Disaster is about an eyewitness emergency responder with official orders to serve as the chief pharmacist of all pharmaceutical operations and logistics during his tour of duty for this disaster. It mainly covers his daily duties...

A refreshingly modern reconsideration of Saint Teresa (1515-1582), one of the greatest mystics and reformers to emerge within the sixteenth-century Catholic Church, whose writings are a keystone of modern mystical thought. From the very beginning of her life in a convent, following the death...

Born on September 7, 1920, in the small town of Leesburg, Florida, James Ramsey Golden would live through both the Great Depression and WWII, arguably two of the most impactful events that shaped the United States we know today. Golden served in World War...

A New York Times bestseller and an "enriching...brilliant" (David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Frederick Douglass) examination of what "the pursuit of happiness" meant to our nation's Founders and how that famous phrase defined their lives and became the foundation of our democracy....

From an acclaimed historian and author comes an epic history: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose lives played out in extraordinary parallel, until Henry deposed the tyrant Richard and declared himself King of England. Richard of Bordeaux and...

With equal measures of wit and wisdom, the author of 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret draws a deeply original, hilarious, and telling portrait of the Queen herself. She was the most famous person on earth; she first appeared on the cover of Time magazine...

After hearing a recording of The Mikado at thirteen and falling in love with the contralto, Ann Drummond-Grant, Marcia Menter is devastated to learn that "Drummie" has died. The aspiring young singer's voice lessons go wrong in every possible way, but her dogged pursuit...

Armenians can make anywhere home. They have faced different occupiers in their home country throughout generations while still maintaining their uniqueness. They have also flourished culturally in several different countries. Chameleon-like yet distinct, Armenians often incorporate the languages and cultures of those around them...

A first-hand account of the West's most renowned period-the North American fur trade.Step into the untamed world of Joe Meek, a legendary figure of the West's trapper era. Born in rural Virginia in 1810, Meek's journey begins in St. Louis at the age of...

In May 1940, Nazi Germany invaded and occupied the Netherlands. Thousands of young men were rounded up and sent to Germany to support the war economy as forced labourers. Peter Manshande from the small North-Holland town of Wognum was one of them.Soon after his...

Annie (King) Wilkins told stories of her probable odyssey from a young girl growing up on South Hampton Island in coastal Georgia. She narrated her life story to her grandchildren over the years and told how she is the descendant of Roswell King III,...

The Reverend Dr. Philip Rahming O.B.E., JP, a graduate of Calabar Theological College, Kingstone Jamaica, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville Kentucky and United Theological Seminary, Dayton Ohio, began his schooling at Sandilands Primary School in Fox Hill New Providence, Bahamas, his home town. As...

Catharine Van Cortlandt Mathews' biography of Andrew Ellicott provides a detailed look at the life of this important figure in early American history. Ellicott was a surveyor and mathematician who played a pivotal role in surveying the boundaries of the United States. This book...

Armenians can make anywhere home. They have faced different occupiers in their home country throughout generations while still maintaining their uniqueness. They have also flourished culturally in several different countries. Chameleon-like yet distinct, Armenians often incorporate the languages and cultures of those around them...

Yeah, Mike Roche might've played with giants, walked among them, and lurched over them, but he was the one with the plan, and while it might not have served him as he wished, his rise, fall, and humbling resurrection from the pit does make...

An inspirational story of a German lady immigrant to the United States. Ingrid endured abuse, financial ruin, discrimination, and personal heartache to establish an iconic restaurant and find happiness late in life. She wants her story to help others make it through life's challenges.Author:...

In 2018, Ethiopia and the world were in the throes of "Abiymania", a fervor of popular support for the divided country's young, charismatic new prime minister. Arriving as if from nowhere, Abiy Ahmed, a Pentecostal Christian, promised democratic salvation and national unity. For his...

New York Times bestselling author Eric Weiner follows in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin, mining his life for inspiring and practical lessons in a book that's part biography, part travelogue, part personal prescription.Ben Franklin lingers in our lives and in our imaginations. One of...

Filled with raw adventure, the joyous story of life in the untamed wilds of the American frontier continues.In this second volume, Joe Meek comes to light as pioneer, sheriff, US Marshal, and legislator. Through his wondrous adventures, he becomes an important part of Oregon's...