Biography & Autobiography - Historical

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,...

Contributing Authors Include R. L. Williams, Peter James Hudson, John Bartlett Meserve, And Many Others.Author: Oklahoma Historical SocietyISBN-10: 1258694271ISBN-13: 9781258694272Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/27/2013Pages: 562Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.64lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.14d

Author: Ernest SachsISBN-10: 1258180987ISBN-13: 9781258180980Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 200Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.42d

Author: Charlotte CurtisISBN-10: 1258176106ISBN-13: 9781258176105Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.38d

Author: Arnold HoffmanISBN-10: 1258131498ISBN-13: 9781258131494Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 432Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.27lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.88d

THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON, THE FATHER OF AMERICAN BANKING.Also includes: The Federalist Papers Conjectures About the New Constitution The Biography of Alexander Hamilton: with Conjectures About the New Constitution, The Federalist Papers and Other Writings from The Father of American Banking is...

The Story of My Life is an autobiography written by Rudolf Steiner, a prominent Austrian philosopher, social reformer, and esotericist. The book details Steiner's life from his childhood in the mid-19th century to his death in 1925, chronicling his personal and professional experiences as...

The Flying Cloud: A Story Of The Sea is a novel written by Morley Roberts and published in 1907. The book revolves around the story of a young sailor named Dick Sands, who is the captain of a ship called the Flying Cloud. The...

Under Fire: The Story of a Squad is a novel by French author Henri Barbusse, first published in 1916. The book is a fictionalized account of Barbusse's experiences as a soldier in World War I, and follows a group of French soldiers in the...

Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant V2 is a book written by Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. The book is the second volume of Grant's personal memoirs, which he wrote towards the end of his life, after he had...

Author Noted As Also Being The Author Of The Initiate.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it...

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...

Old Greek Stories is a book written by James Baldwin that provides a collection of stories from ancient Greek mythology. The book contains 32 stories, including the tales of Prometheus, Pandora, Perseus, Theseus, and the Trojan War. Each story is written in a simple...

The Tale of Henrietta Hen is a children's book written by Arthur Scott Bailey and first published in 1921. The story is about a hen named Henrietta who lives on a farm with her friends and family. Henrietta is a curious and adventurous hen...

The struggle of the Ukrainian people did not just begin in February of 2022 but much earlier- as is abundantly clear in the pages of A Generation of Leaves; A Ukrainian Journey. It is a coming-of-age story of a young man born in Western...

This book examines the influence of China on the founding of the United States. The author analyzes how the Founding Fathers recognized China's distinct approaches to agriculture, architecture, and philosophy and drew from them as they sought to establish a political identity and heritage...

As displaced persons after World War II, the Piech Family chose not to return to their home in Poland, but continued from an army camp in Italy, to a Polish Dependents camp in England, finally immigrating to Canada. Despite the tragic losses suffered during...

Warriors, pirates, murderers and queens... Throughout history, women from all walks of life have had good reason to be cranky. Some of our most memorable historical figures were outspoken, dramatic, brave, feisty, rebellious and downright ornery. Cranky Ladies of History is a celebration of...

OUT OF BOUNDS is a first-person, true story of conscience and courage that you'll never forget. In 1941, before Pearl Harbor, life was uncertain. Would America remain at peace as Europe went to war? What would the new peacetime draft mean to American men...

The shocking political, social, and scientific legacies of Darwin and his family How over 45 million Christians were killed in the 20th century because of their faith A revealing and layman-friendly presentation of 30 years of research and study. See the common destructive threads...

The Civil War memoirs of a high-spirited, progressive womanBegun to alleviate the "boredom of wartime," Lucy Breckinridge's journal quickly became this intelligent young woman's confidante as she came of age in war-torn Virginia. Nineteen-year-old Breckinridge offers candid views of life on the homefront as...

During the 1885 to 1924 immigration period of plantation laborers from Japan to Hawaii, more than 200,000 Japanese, mostly single men, made the long journey by ship to the Hawaiian Islands. As it became apparent that they would never return to Japan, many of...

A high-spirited idealist who craved excitement when he enlisted in the Eighth Illinois Volunteers for three months and reenlisted for three years, Charles W. Wills of Canton, Illinois, wrote frequently to his sister Mary Emily Wills and kept a diary of General William T....

This important, albeit scarce, three-volume collection of family histories pertaining to persons who migrated to the Midwest during the last quarter of the eighteenth or first quarter of the nineteenth century is now available in a consolidated edition. Mrs. Walden, who privately published these...

An engaging, accessible biography of the legendary Egyptian queen, with source documents Ambitious, intelligent, and desired by powerful men, Cleopatra VII came to power at a time when Roman and Egyptian interests increasingly concerned the same object: Egypt itself. Cleopatra lived and reigned at...

When introverted Jane Appleton and charismatic Franklin Pierce first met, they fell in love immediately, despite being complete opposites. Jane's pious family vetoed any relationship between them, and it was eight years before they finally married. Their life together was a loving though often...

In the new afterword Ralph Rossum covers Antonin Scalia's entire career and discusses the thirty-eight major opinions since the original 2006 publication, including District of Columbia v. Heller, his dissent in the Obamacare cases of NFIB v. Sebelius and King v. Burwell, his important...

On the high plains of Kansas, the future of rural America is at stake. Small farming communities are the heart and soul of America, but it's no secret that they're under siege. Family farms are disappearing and manufacturing is outsourced. Schools close, jobs vanish,...

Author: Aleksandra KasubaISBN-10: 0595166717ISBN-13: 9780595166718Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2001Pages: 120Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.02w x 0.32d

This is the first scholarly biography of Heinrich Br ning, chancellor of Germany from 1930 to 1932, and the last politican with a real chance to prevent the Nazi seizure of power. This book analyzes Br ning's cabinet's economic and fiscal policies for coping...

The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger's detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He explores how, why and by whom Domitian was killed, the rule of Nerva, chosen to succeed him,...

This true story is a warning to America that freedom is fragile, and once lost, it will cost many lives before we may see a change. Born and raised in Communist Albania, the author tells the true story of the persecuted and executed members...

In 1939, on the eve of Hitler's invasion of Poland, seven-year-old Edith Milton (then Edith Cohn) and her sister Ruth left Germany by way of the Kindertransport, the program which gave some 10,000 Jewish children refuge in England. The two were given shelter by...

Bringing together nine biographies from Plutarch's Parallel Lives series, this edition examines the lives of major figures in Roman history, from Lucullus (118-57 BC), an aristocratic politician and conqueror of Eastern kingdoms, to Otho (32-69 AD), a reckless young noble who consorted with the...

In spite of having a stone bridge blow up in your face and an eighty-eight shell whizz by your ear as leader of an Armored Task Force consisting of Light tanks, Mediun tanks, half tracks and trucks full of Infantry, halfway across Germany; or...

Last of the Lions is two histories woven into one remarkable story. It's a personal journey--the evocative life of Clarence B. Jones, from his depression- and segregation-era upbringing at the hands of caring Irish Catholic nuns through our current era (when the U.S. elected...

The formation of England happened against the odds--the division of the country into rival kingdoms, the assaults of the Vikings, the precarious position of the island on the edge of the known world. But King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex, his son Eadweard...

From the quaint village of Katharinendorf, nestled in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, comes the story of a young girl whose adventures lead her beyond her wildest dreams. A country barren, rugged and even cruel awaits her and her tenacious family on their...

Hospital and Haven tells the story of an Episcopal missionary couple who lived their entire married life, from 1910 to 1938, among the Gwich'in peoples of northern Alaska, devoting themselves to the peoples' physical, social, and spiritual well-being. The era was marked by great...

Eugene Smith lost his mother, wife, and infant son in the mass murder-suicide at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Repatriated by the US authorities on New Year's Eve, he broke a $50 bill stashed in his shoe to buy breakfast for himself and...

The hidden history of one of the world's greatest inventors, a man who disrupted the status quo and then disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I--this book answers the hundred-year-old mystery of what really became of Rudolf Diesel. September 29,...

Delve into the captivating and sometimes dark history of sideshow geeks and other eccentric acts of the past! With this book, you can explore the realm of forgotten carnival entertainment. Learn all about the rise and fall of the sideshow geek, uncovering the truth...

Following up Texas, My Texas: Musings of the Rambling Boy with a second collection of essays, Lonn Taylor's Texas People, Texas Places again explores the very best of Texas geography, Texas history, and Texas personalities. In a state so famous for its pride, Taylor...

This is a memoiristic book and a dual portrait, built around intense friendships with two leading public intellectuals who achieved celebrity status--Susan Sontag on a global scale, George Steiner principally in Europe, though also for a time in the US. For audiences at Woody...

Riding the rough and sometimes bloody peaks and canyons of border politics, Santos Benavides's rise to prominence was largely the result of the careful mentoring of his well-known uncle, Basilio Benavides, who served several terms as alcalde of Laredo, Texas, and Chief Justice of...

A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the preeminent historian of 20th century Spain Paul Preston, Architects of Terror is a new history of how paranoia, conspiracy and anti-Semitism was used to justify the military coup of 1936 and enabled the construction of a...

A definitive new biography of the Byzantine emperor Justinian Justinian is a radical reassessment of an emperor and his times. In the sixth century CE, the emperor Justinian presided over nearly four decades of remarkable change, in an era of geopolitical threats, climate change,...

The Cottagers������� Bee Book is a comprehensive guide to beekeeping written by Richard Smith and originally published in 1839. The book contains detailed instructions for beekeeping over the course of a year, including information on how to construct hives, manage swarms, and collect honey....