Biography & Autobiography - Historical

A fascinating life story intertwined with the history of the Navajo tribe. This is the story of a woman born in an earthen floored hogan on the Navajo Reservation in northern Arizona, educated in government-run boarding schools, denied marriage to the man she loved...

The central volume in the definitive biography of America's most important First Lady. "Engrossing" (Boston Globe). The captivating second volume of this Eleanor Roosevelt biography covers tumultuous era of the Great Depression, the New Deal, and the gathering storms of World War II, the...

Loaded with scandals from the golden age of beautiful bombshells, handsome hunks, and deliciously indecorous hotties, this is a new, enlarged, and improved edition of the gossipy, blockbusting classic, Hollywood Babylon, It's Back, Author: Darwin Porter, Danforth PrinceISBN-10: 1936003880ISBN-13: 9781936003884Publisher: Blood Moon Productions, Ltd.Language:...

Author Jim Johnson has been intrigued with the Old West, its lore, and its legends all of his life. His interest began while watching the old black and white western movies made in the 1940s and 50s. Over the years he has collected and...

An epic story of survival and resilience, spanning two generations, as told by the last of the line of an ancient Polish noble family, based on true accounts and memoirs. From the court of Imperial Russia to Foxley Manor in Herefordshire, the story begins...

In Secrets Above the Plaza, author S.E. Fisher recounts the unfortunate events that befell her mother after trusting the wrong people with her secrets, resulting in life-altering consequences for her entire family. Born in a picture-perfect Chicago suburb, Fisher had access to excellent schools...

As a little girl in 1886, Adda Blanche (Doughty) Brookhart moved with her family from Missouri to homestead "the west," where land awaited those who claimed it. Adda writes these memories of her childhood long after her own seven children were grown and after...

When Helene Munson finally reads her father, Hans Dunker's, wartime journal, she discovers secrets he kept buried for seven decades. This is no ordinary historical document but a personal account of devastating trauma.During World War II, the Nazis trained some three hundred thousand German...

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,...

Author: Anders M. KinneyISBN-10: 0595231020ISBN-13: 9780595231027Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/25/2002Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.22h x 6.12w x 0.65d

From the author of White Trash and The Problem of Democracy, a controversial challenge to the views of the Founding Fathers offered by Ron Chernow and David McCullough Lin-Manuel Miranda's play "Hamilton" has reignited interest in the founding fathers; and it features Aaron Burr...

The Story of the Battle Hymn of the Republic is a book written by Florence Howe Hall. It is a comprehensive account of the origin, evolution, and cultural significance of the iconic American patriotic song, ""The Battle Hymn of the Republic."" The book traces...

Joe Crosson, a brave and skilled pilot, became a national hero between the world wars flying mercy missions in the North. He pioneeredair routes throughout Alaska and foresaw the future of commercial aviation. Above all else, he loved to fly.In 1929, Crosson generated newspaper...

As Kaia Gallagher sought to learn how her Estonian family survived during World War II, she discovered the compelling story of one man's brave defiance as he resisted the Soviet occupation of Estonia.During the second World War, the residents of the Baltic states fought...

Bold, funny, and shockingly honest, Ambidextrous is like no other memoir of 1950s urban childhood. Picano appears to his parents and siblings to be a happy, cheerful eleven-year-old, possessed of the remarkable talent of being able to draw beautifully and write fluently with either...

During the 1920s and '30s, Major General George Owen Squier was one of the most famous men in America and abroad, as a scientist, soldier, military strategist, electrical communications expert and inventor, aeronautical pioneer, diplomat, and philanthropist. He rose from humble beginnings in Michigan...

Author: Clara RisingISBN-10: 1413428827ISBN-13: 9781413428827Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/21/2007Pages: 316Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.71d

Here is the first authorized English edition of an extremely rare memoir published in Paris, France in 1955. Told from the perspective of a purported German scientist who worked under the Nazis on atomic weapons, and who after the war was commissioned by the...

The Story Of A Pass In The Adirondacks is a book written by Arthur Lester Byron-Curtiss and published in 1917. The book is a memoir of the author's experience exploring the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York. The author recounts his journey through the...

History Encounters unearths the greatest stories with the major events from History of Ethiopia to expand reader horizons for readers to be best informed. Ethiopia's rich and wonderful history has been traced to four million years ago, based on the oldest hominid discovered by...

This book is a short, lovely memoir of the authors childhood, based on the song/poem written by David Mallett, I Knew This Place. A place that was unique, very historic, and very loving, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, was a hustling and bustling community in...

Starting with William Blake's lost painting The Ancient Britons, this book shows how the visionary artist and poet reworked the Matter of Britain--the corpus of legends presenting an alternative history of Britain--into his own mythology. He thus adds to a tradition of Arthurian epic...

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 autobiography or Eduardo Zayas-Baz n Loret de Mola, recounts for posterity and for his descendants his life as a young man in Cuba, his Bay of Pigs experience, and his life in the United States. The vivid events narrated in these memoirs will...

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) rose from humble origins in Iowa to become one of the most famous and most photographed people in the world. He became a leading scout during the American Indian Wars, winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, and...

Alone Against Hitler tells the lesser-known but pivotal story of former Austrian chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg. As one of the first leaders to defy Adolf Hitler during the buildup to WWII, his story is of lasting importance. Though young and untested upon entering office,...

*Includes historic illustrations of Black Bart and other important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes a profile of Black Bart from the famous English pirate history "A General History of the Pyrates". *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Roberts was a tall...

This is a rare biography of the pioneering Australian author, Mary Gaunt. Born on the Victorian Goldfields in Chiltern in 1861, Mary was well-educated and well-connected. She was a tomboy and a rebel - her father encouraged her, her mother disapproved. One of the...

Author: Murray M. SneddonISBN-10: 1893652858ISBN-13: 9781893652859Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/1999Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 7.96h x 6.14w x 0.41d

Three times Viceroy, Sir Henry Sidney was a key figure in the Elizabethan conquest of Ireland. Sidney's account of his public career in Ireland, written in the winter of 1582-3, is one of the earliest political memoirs in English literature. It is unique among...

In 1984, at the age of 78, world-renowned rose grower Hilda Murrell was found brutally murdered in the Shropshire countryside. She had just gained approval to testify on the unsolved [problems of radioactive waste at the first British planning inquiry into a new nuclear...

This is a new release of the original 1945 edition.Author: Tom R. UnderwoodISBN-10: 1494056887ISBN-13: 9781494056889Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 244Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.73lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.51d

Author: Sam BarberISBN-10: 1493188275ISBN-13: 9781493188277Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/27/2015Pages: 334Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.42lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

James Legge (1815-1897), was a great Scots scholar and missionary famed as a translator of the Chinese Classics when struggles between Britain and China included two wars.It was an era of sailing ships, pirates, opium wars, the swashbuckling East India Company, cannibals eating missionaries,...

Biographical Sketches and Records of the Ezra Olin Family is a historical book written by George Sheldon Nye in 1892. The book provides a detailed account of the Olin family, tracing their lineage and ancestry from their earliest known ancestors up until the time...

""History of the Davis Family"" is a book written by Albert Henry Davis that provides a detailed account of the descendants of John Davis, a native of England who passed away in East Hampton, Long Island in 1705. The book was originally published in...

Pastoral In Blue: The Story Of Mother M. Casimir 1850-1929 is a biographical book written by Charitas and Mary. The book tells the story of Mother M. Casimir, a Polish nun who founded the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth....

The Life Of Blessed Martin De Porres: Saintly American Negro And Patron Of Social Justice is a biographical account of the life of Martin De Porres, a Black American who is now venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Written by J.C. Kearns,...

The book ""Dr. John Donne"" by Izaak Walton is a biographical account of the life and works of the famous English poet and cleric, John Donne. The book provides a detailed insight into the life of Donne, including his early years, his education at...

This incredible story of a young king, barely out of his teens, who took on the might of the Persian Empire and won military victories of staggering significance, is one of the greatest true tales ever told. From his homeland in the north of...

Just where is Mulch, Virginia? Nestled between Quinton Oak and Rainswood, in Richmond County near the Chesapeake Bay, the Mulch community once bustled with activity. Daily life centered around the post office, general store, school, church, farms, fish factories, sawmills, and of course, the...

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,...

The Memoirs of Felix Kersten is a non-fiction book written by Herma Briffault. It is a biographical account of the life of Felix Kersten, a Finnish-born masseur who became famous for his work with Heinrich Himmler, the head of the SS during World War...

Author: Elizabeth Hubbard BonsallISBN-10: 1258341379ISBN-13: 9781258341374Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/2012Pages: 138Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.38d

The Cowboy: A Book Of Pictures About His Real Life by John Bryson is a captivating pictorial depiction of the life of a cowboy. The book is filled with stunning photographs that showcase the daily life of cowboys, including their work, their relationships, and...

""A Story Of Big Texas Ranches"" is a book written by William Stephen Willis that provides a comprehensive account of the history and development of large ranches in Texas. The book explores the lives of the individuals who owned and worked on these ranches,...

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,...