Biography & Autobiography - Historical

""John Adams: The Statesman of the American Revolution"" is a comprehensive biography of one of the most important figures in American history. Written by Mellen Chamberlain, this book explores the life and legacy of John Adams, who played a critical role in the American...

Old Diary Leaves V2 is a book written by Henry S. Olcott, which is a collection of his personal diary entries. The book is the second volume in a series of his diary entries, with the first volume covering the years 1874 to 1878....

""A Memorial of Stephen Salisbury of Worcester, Massachusetts"" is a book written by Stephen Salisbury himself in 1885. It is a tribute to his own life and legacy as a prominent figure in Worcester, Massachusetts, and a member of one of the city's most...

Pioneers Of Old Hopewell: With Sketches Of Her Revolutionary Heroes is a historical book written by Ralph Ege in the year 1908. The book provides a comprehensive account of the pioneers who settled in Old Hopewell, a town located in the state of New...

Delve into the lives of Hutchings Bonner Wyatt and his family in this intimate family history. From their earliest ancestors to their daily lives, this book provides a glimpse into the struggles and triumphs of one family through the generations.This work has been selected...

The Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Arhondonis as the Metropolitan of PhiladelphiaAuthor: Eugene (Emmanouil) GeorgantakisISBN-10: 8223531143ISBN-13: 9798223531142Publisher: Dr. Eugene (Emmanouil) GeorgantakisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/2023Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.11lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.85d

In "The Master of the Atom: The Life of J. Robert Oppenheimer," journey into the heart of one of the most controversial and complex figures of the 20th century. J. Robert Oppenheimer-brilliant physicist, passionate advocate for peace, and the "father of the atomic bomb."The...

Richard Cobden was one of the most important political figures of 19th century England, a champion of free trade and individual liberties. In this biography, written by fellow liberal activist John Morley, we get a fascinating look at Cobden's life and career. From his...

This classic biography of Lorenzo De' Medici provides a window into Renaissance Italy and the life of one of the most important figures of the era. With colorful anecdotes, insightful analysis, and a detailed look at the politics and culture of the time, Roscoe's...

A new, revolutionary look into the brilliant life of Pat Nixon.In America's collective consciousness, Pat Nixon has long been perceived as enigmatic. She was voted "Most Admired Woman in the World" in 1972 and made Gallup Poll's top ten list of most admired women...

Edward Ingersoll Browne was one of the most influential thinkers of the 19th century. In this engaging and insightful memoir, his friend and colleague Edwin Hale Abbot presents a vivid portrait of Browne's life and work. A must-read for anyone interested in American history,...

In this authoritative biography, Frederick William Longman tells the story of Frederick the Great, one of the most iconic figures in European history. From his early life as a soldier and ruler to his role in the Seven Years War, Longman brings to life...

The Corsican is a fascinating firsthand account of Napoleon's life and career, written by the man himself. This unique document offers fresh insights into the mind of one of history's most famous figures, as well as an intimate portrayal of his experiences on the...

This book is a biography of Joseph Mazzini, the great Italian patriot and statesman of the 19th century. It offers a detailed account of his life, political ideas, and literary works, and situates him within the context of Italian and European history. The book...

This book provides a detailed biography of Joseph Mazzini, an Italian revolutionary and writer. Written by Mazzini himself, it details his life and philosophy, providing insight into the revolutionary movements of the 19th century.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important,...

Distinguished Successful Americans of Our Day is a collection of biographies of prominent Americans from the early 20th century. The book provides an interesting snapshot of American society during this time period, profiling businessmen, politicians, writers, and other notable figures. This is a fascinating...

Whilst all 5 men lived in Vienna during 1913, there is no historical account of the time that factually clarifies that Hitler met Trotsky, or if Stalin knew Tito, or if Freud knew any of them at all. Maybe they never did but let's...

Admiral Halsey's Story, first published in 1947, is the gripping autobiographical account by William F. Halsey (1882-1959), legendary commander of the U.S. Third Fleet during World War II. The book covers Halsey's life and career, with detailed descriptions of his command - and the...

In this timeless classic, delve into the extraordinary life of one of America's founding fathers, Benjamin Franklin. An architect of the nation and a polymath of unparalleled brilliance, Franklin takes you on an intimate journey through his remarkable life. From his humble beginnings in...

Deliver Us From Evil, first published in 1956, is Dr. Tom Dooley's moving account of his humanitarian work in the newly divided Vietnam aboard U.S. Navy refugee ships and in refugee camps in the turbulent years of 1954-55. The book focuses on American efforts...

"Napoleon Bonaparte" by John S. C. Abbott is a biography of one of the most famous and controversial figures of European history. The book provides a detailed account of Napoleon's life and achievements, from his humble beginnings on the island of Corsica to his...

The remarkable early account of life in Pol Pot's Cambodia, now available in English translation for the first time"...among the earliest, most detailed, and most vividly rendered accounts of the Khmer Rouge revolution...The book, available to English readers for the first time in Matthew...

From the acclaimed author of A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, a "clever, bold, and refreshingly feminist" (Booklist) history of Rome that uses the lives of 21 women to upend our understanding of the ancient world The history of Rome...

Picnic at the Iron Curtain won a 2013 Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist's award. It is also a 2012 Foreword's Book of the Year Award finalist and received an honorable mention at the 2013 San Francisco Book Festival. Welcome to the world of...

Commodore Robert F. Stockton, An American Naval Hero, describes the life of one of America's little know naval officers who helped shape this country from the War of 1812 to his death as a United States Senator in 1866. The Commodore was the grandson...

The book also depicts the tragic fate of groups of British Communists who encountered Stalinism at first hand in the USSR. Much of the information in this section, as elsewhere in the book, is the result of new research on released material form previously...

"Totch Brown's memoirs of vanished days in the Ten Thousand Islands and the Everglades--the last real frontier in Florida, and even today the greatest roadless wilderness in the United States--are invaluable as well as vivid and entertaining, for Totch is a natural-born story-teller, and...

The South was many things to Mark Twain: boyhood home, testing ground for manhood, and the principal source of creative inspiration. Although he left the South while a young man, seldom to return, it remained for him always a haunting presence, alternately loved and...

These Hampshire County Minute Book abstracts comprise some of the earliest records of the state of West Virginia. The dates of coverage of the various Minute Books are 1788-1791, 1795-1799, and 1799-1802, respectively. The contents of Mrs. Horton's abstracts range over orders to bind...

The letters in this volume, found in the original Dutch in the archives of the Netherlands Emigration Service in Holland, form a unique chronicle of one European homesteader in Saskatchewan from 1910 to 1913. They were written by Willem dr Gelder whose experience as...

In 1910, Japan took control over Korea by military and political force. Then, in 1945, Korea was arbitrarily divided by the Soviet Union and the United States into North and South Korea. The Soviets impeded all United Nations efforts to hold elections and reunite...

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 Life of Father Dolling is a biography of Father Arthur Tooth Dolling, a prominent Anglican priest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book, written by Charles E. Osborne and published in 1903, chronicles Dolling's life from his early years as...

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...

In his critically acclaimed bestseller Rain of Gold, Victor Villase-or brought his mother's family vividly to life. In Wild Steps Of Heaven, he turns to his father's family, the Villase-ors. Against a vivid backdrop of love and war, magic and heroism, the author breathes...

Antonio Stradivari (1644--1737) was a perfectionist whose single-minded pursuit of excellence changed the world of music. In the course of his long career in the northern Italian city of Cremona, he created more than a thousand stringed instruments; approximately six hundred survive, their quality...

An epic saga of hubris, cruelty, and redemption, Now the Hell Will Start tells the remarkable tale of the greatest manhunt of World War II. Herman Perry, besieged by the hardships of the Indo-Burmese jungle and the racism meted out by his white commanding...

When they were given the opportunity, finally, to prove themselves in the air and in battle, Black fighter pilots-the Tuskegee Airmen, or Red Tails, as they became known-turned in an unrivaled record of protection for bombers on their mission to stamp out Hitler's tyranny....

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., led the black drive for civil rights, but the changes he sought came largely in legal opinions issued by federal judges. Foremost of these was Frank Minis Johnson, Jr., of Montgomery, Alabama, who presided over some of the most...

Author: PlutarchISBN-10: 0140449051ISBN-13: 9780140449051Publisher: Penguin GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/21/2024Pages: 768Format: Paperback

William Butter Yeats, who some critics feel was the greatest English language poet of our century, led a life of many contradictions. He was Ireland's most revered writer and won the Nobel Prize for Literature. But in his private life, Yeats struggled with passionate,...

The story of the American Civil War is typically told with particular interest in the national players behind the war: Davis, Lincoln, Lee, Grant, and their peers. However, the truth is that countless Americans on both sides of the war worked in their own...

The early chroniclers of Britain presented the island as the promised land of the Roman goddess Diana. Later, when the story of Arthur was transformed by Christian mythology, a new literary concept of the island was promoted: the promised land of the Holy Grail....

""Texas: Address Of The Hon. William H. Wharton, Delivered In New York, April, 1836: Also, Address Of The Hon. Stephen F. Austin, Delivered March, 1836"" is a historical book written by William H. Wharton. The book was first published in 1922 and provides a...

In the Shade of the Olive Tree is the true story of young love during the tumultuous era of World War II and the aftermath six decades later. It is a compelling story that will be remembered long after the last page is turned....

Assaulted, Humiliated, Robbed, Abandoned, Exploited, Loathed - are some of the experience Joseph had to unfortunately deal with on a day to day basis. Taking readers on a dark journey back in time when laws and regulations were inadequate leaving people with differences lost...

This work is the second in the secret nightlife of a superhero series and is perhaps the most action-packed of the two. The main character Bartholomew Inkersall, also known as Binky, was born in fourteenth-century England but somehow got to twenty-first-century Baltimore with all...

"It has been a constant pleasure to the author to endeavor to rear a worthy tribute to the heroic captain and the noble man, Miles Standish, who was one of the most illustrious of those who laid the foundations of this great Republic." -John...

This is Grants report of events starting in the Spring of 1864 to the conclusion and surrendering of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House in 1865. Through a series of letters, dispatches and telegraph, General Grant describes his decisions and logic as he...

This book is about a Seattle girl named Jessica, who is living in a lost world full of pain and affliction. Stifled by her own family, she searches for ways to be loved and cherished. She appreciates the aspects of what love has taught...