Biography & Autobiography - Historical

""Memoir of John Wolley, Junior"" is a book written by Alfred Newton and published in 1860. The book is a biographical account of John Wolley, Jr., a British naturalist who was known for his contributions to the study of birds and insects. The memoir...

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...

Memory of the Somervilles Volume 1 is a historical book written by James Somerville in 1815. It provides a comprehensive account of the Somerville family, a Scottish baronial house, from its origins to the early 19th century. The book covers the family's ancestry, significant...

Descendants of Walter Woodworth of Scituate, Massachusetts is a genealogy book written by William Atwater Woodworth and published in 1898. The book is a comprehensive record of the descendants of Walter Woodworth, who was one of the earliest settlers in Scituate, Massachusetts, arriving there...

The Lives of Helen Jewett and Richard P. Robinson is a book written by George Wilkes and published in 1849. The book is a historical account of two individuals, Helen Jewett and Richard P. Robinson, who were involved in a scandalous murder case in...

Some Memories Of My Life is an autobiographical book written by Alfred Moore Waddell and published in 1908. The book provides a detailed account of the author's life, starting from his childhood in North Carolina during the mid-19th century. Waddell was a prominent figure...

Das Buch ""Conrad Gessner (1824)"" von Johannes Hanhart ist eine Biographie �����ber den Schweizer Naturforscher Conrad Gessner. Gessner lebte im 16. Jahrhundert und war ein bedeutender Vertreter der Renaissance-Naturwissenschaften. Er war vor allem als Zoologe und Botaniker bekannt und ver������ffentlichte zahlreiche Werke zu diesen...

Wynnstay and the Wynns: A Volume of Varieties (1876) is a book written by John Askew Roberts. The book is a collection of stories and anecdotes about the Wynns, a prominent family in Wales. The Wynns were known for their wealth, power, and influence...

Wynnstay and the Wynns: A Volume of Varieties is a book written by John Askew Roberts and published in 1876. The book is a collection of various writings about the Wynns, a prominent family in Wales. The book includes historical accounts of the family,...

""The Gardiners of Narragansett"" is a genealogy book written by Caroline E. Robinson and published in 1919. The book traces the lineage of the Gardiner family, specifically the descendants of George Gardiner, who arrived in the American colonies in 1638. The book provides a...

The Elliott Families, 1762-1911: A History And Genealogy With Biographies (1911) is a comprehensive book written by Simon Elliott. The book is a detailed account of the Elliott family history, tracing its roots from 1762 to 1911. The book contains biographies of prominent members...

The Catchings And Holliday Families: And Various Related Families, In Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi And Other Southern States is a genealogical book written by Thomas Clendenin Catchings and published in 1921. The book provides a comprehensive account of the Catchings and Holliday families, along with...

The Baronetage of England Volume 3 is a comprehensive historical record of the English and Scottish baronets who are of English families, written by William Betham and published in 1803. The book provides detailed information on the history, lineage, and achievements of these baronets,...

""A General Account Of My Life"" is an autobiography written by Thomas Boston, a Scottish theologian and pastor who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries. The book was first published in 1908, long after Boston's death, and provides a detailed account of his...

""A Biographical History Of The Swarr Family Of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania"" is a book written by Jacob Mellinger Swarr and published in 1909. The book provides a comprehensive account of the Swarr family, tracing its origins and history back to the early settlers of...

Some Account of the Hamlet of East Burnham is a historical book written by Harriet Grote in 1858. The book provides a detailed account of the hamlet of East Burnham, which is located in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. Grote explores the history, geography,...

""Our Kith And Kin: Or A History Of The Harris Family, 1754-1895"" is a book written by Mary Letitia Chalmers and published in 1895. This book is a detailed account of the Harris family history spanning over a century, from 1754 to 1895. The...

""Robert Browning"" is a biography of the famous Victorian poet written by the renowned author and critic G.K. Chesterton. The book covers Browning's life and works, from his early years in London to his later years as a celebrated poet. Chesterton explores Browning's unique...

The Two Blind Countries is a book written by Rose Macaulay and published in 1914. The book is a satirical commentary on the political and social conditions of Europe in the early 20th century, specifically focusing on the tensions between Germany and England leading...

""Charles Coulson Rich: Pioneer Builder Of The West"" is a biographical book written by John Henry Evans. The book tells the story of Charles Coulson Rich, who was a prominent figure in the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...

Captain Robert McGovern epitomizes all that is right and good in America. One of nine children growing up in a New Jersey family, he made local headlines as a high school football phenom before becoming a star linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, the...

Over the last 40 years, Jonathan King has brought history to life, re-enacting events such as the First Fleet's voyage across the high seas to Botany Bay, the mutiny against ship's captain William Bligh on the Bounty, Matthew Flinders' troubled circumnavigation of Terra Australis,...

Biography of the first Prime Minister of the 20th Century during the height of the British EmpireAuthor: Eric MidwinterISBN-10: 190495054XISBN-13: 9781904950547Publisher: Haus Pub.Language: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2006Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.49lbsSize: 7.73h x 5.00w x 0.53d

"One of our finest writers."--Annie Dillard"What a pleasure, and how much there is to learn from this short book!" --Denise Levertov"A deeply moving, exquisitely written book."--Washington Post Book World"Exceptionally serene prose...leveled with sharp observation and subtle wit...neither history nor fiction, but rather a kind...

When Medora Espy moved to Oysterville, Washington, as a toddler in 1902, the quirky, remote village was long past its heyday. The population had dwindled and times were hard. Chores such as milking, stacking wood, gathering eggs, chasing stray cows, and weeding the garden...

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,...

Drawing on the voices of residents from across the state, this oral history reflects on life in Georgia as it evolved throughout the twentieth century. Author Stephen Doster grew up on St. Simons Island, one of Georgia's Golden Isles. He began interviewing fellow island...

As a result of a multi-volume research project, funded by the Thyssen Foundations (Stiftung zur Industriegeschichte Thyssen and Fritz Thyssen Stiftung), ten books were published that served to greatly advance the available knowledge on the Thyssen family and their companies. The results of this...

FOR TEN YEARS, they exchanged notes, letters, faxes, and phone calls. Stephen Sondheim would contact him, and Paul Salsini, the founder and editor of The Sondheim Review, would respond. And vice versa. Now, Salsini, a Milwaukee journalist, has described his unlikely long-distance relationship with...

This heart-wrenching memoir from a Holocaust survivor reveals the terrible realities of life in Auschwitz--and how a courageous young stable boy survived against all odds to tell his story.​ "I couldn't last much longer. But just as I was beginning to give up, I...

Born just five years after the abolition of slavery, W. E. B. Du Bois died the night before Martin Luther King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. In the many decades between, Du Bois contributed as much to the political and social advancement...

Saladin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other...

A courageous and poignant memoir of one young man's daring escape from Cambodia's genocidal regime Forced from his home by the Khmer Rouge, teenager Mae Taing struggles to endure years of backbreaking work, constant starvation, and ruthless cruelty from his captors--supposed freedom fighters who...

Ralph Roberts's is not a household name in Nevada, but it should be - it was he who discovered the Carlin Belt gold deposits that created a major mining boom in the state in the last four decades of the twentieth century. But this...

An intimate portrait of a legendary generation of artists, writers, activists, and dreamers who created a utopia on the shores of Cape Cod during the first half of the twentieth century Their names are iconic: Eugene O'Neill, Willem de Kooning, Josef and Anni Albers,...

Longlisted for the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Nonfiction From award-winning New York Times reporter Sam Roberts, the story of the world's most exceptional city, told through 31 little-known yet pivotal inhabitants who helped define it. In Sam Roberts's pulsating history of the...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A New York Times Bestseller "A "well rounded and entertaining" (New York Times) Hollywood biography about the passionate, turbulent marriage of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh. In 1934, a friend brought fledgling actress...

The forty-four-year reign of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and the last Tudor monarch, was considered a golden age. It saw the emergence of the great playwrights such as William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe, while the exploits of Sir Francis Drake and other...

Eighty years after his death in a Japanese prison camp, this compelling new biography charts the career of a distinguished but hitherto neglected hero of the British army. Major-General Merton Beckwith-Smith DSO, MC commanded the British 18th Division during the catastrophic Fall of Singapore...

'It will be seen in these pages that I have lived several lives in one: first, the life of slavery; secondly, the life of a fugitive from slavery; thirdly, the life of comparative freedom; fourthly, the life of conflict and battle; and, fifthly, the...

"The happiness of childhood is the Golden Age, and the recollection of it has power to move the old man's heart with pleasure and with pain. Happy the man who once possessed it and is able to recall the memory of it in later...

How a motley crew of merchant seamen walked 600 miles to save 7000 gallons of rum By the bestselling author of The Ship That Never WasWhen, in 1796, Calcutta-based Scottish merchants Campbell & Clark dispatched an Indian ship hurriedly renamed the Sydney Cove to...

A nuanced perspective on Sir Robert Ho Tung, Hong Kong philanthropist. Sir Robert Ho Tung (1862-1954) is a compelling figure in Hong Kong history. He is regularly portrayed as the colony's greatest philanthropist and wealthiest man of his day, the first Chinese to live...

Revised and updated! STEPHEN COONTS, NY Times best-selling author of Flight of the Intruder -- "D. D. Smith's personal memoir of his years in naval aviation is more than a 'I was there' tale. He captures the myriad of challenges that was Naval Aviation...

This "glorious" revelatory biography from a Pulitzer Prize winner is about the most essential Founding Father (Ron Chernow)--the one who stood behind the change in thinking that produced the American Revolution. Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, "Samuel...

Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Abraham Lincoln in next to no time with this concise guide. 50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States,...

Bill Mueller comes from a family of storytelling raconteurs whose rich detail will delight many. In Time to Ship Another Steer, Bill's plan for this book was to write a collection of memories growing up on the farm as one of eleven children. Experiences...

The only biography of one of the most controversial models of the Pre-Raphaelite art scene. Fanny Cornforth was a Victorian supermodel whose face epitomized the vision and life of the Pre-Raphaelite artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti. In their twenty-five years together, she played many parts...

The power of these first-hand and well-illustrated recollections about a boyhood in occupied Holland lies in their extraordinary ordinariness. / As the fourth child of a large Catholic family in The Hague, Jan was spared the horrors of true persecution by the Nazis. Yet...

FOR TEN YEARS, they exchanged notes, letters, faxes, and phone calls. Stephen Sondheim would contact him, and Paul Salsini, the founder and editor of The Sondheim Review, would respond. And vice versa. Now, Salsini, a Milwaukee journalist, has described his unlikely long-distance relationship with...