Biography & Autobiography - Historical

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*Includes pictures *Includes Kissinger's own quotes about his life and career *Includes online resources, footnotes and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "There cannot be a crisis next week. My schedule is already full." - Henry Kissinger "The longer I...

George Washington The Freemason of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow Born: 1732 Became Freemason: 1752 Became first US president: 1789 Deceased: 1799Author: Carlo CamilleISBN-10: 1984557351ISBN-13: 9781984557353Publisher: Xlibris UsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/06/2018Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.28lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d

On Halloween 1926, the Curtain Closed for the Final Time of the One of the Greatest Magicians in History... Or Did it? Harry Houdini was a man obsessed with death... In his spectacular shows, he committed feats of daring that cheated death time and...

The Last King in India is the story of an extraordinary man whose memory still divides opinion sharply today. Was he, as the British described him, a debauched ruler who spent his time with "fiddlers, eunuchs and women' instead of running the kingdom? Or,...

2010 reprint of 1855 edition. Twelve Years a Slave was written by Solomon Northup; a man who was born free but was bound into slavery later in life. The book, originally published in 1853, tells the story of how two men approached him under...

When interpreter Toussaint Charbonneau, a French Canadian fur trader living among the Hidatsas, and his Shoshone Indian wife, Sacagawea, joined the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804, they headed into country largely unknown to them, as it was to Thomas Jefferson's hand-picked explorers. There...

In THE VROOMS OF THE FOOTHILLS: ADVENTURES OF MY CHILDHOOD, Bessie Vroom vividly recounts growing up on her family's ranch in southwest Alberta. With the towering Rocky Mountains as a backdrop, her stories are full of the hardships and fun of ranch life in...

The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln is a classic Abraham Lincoln biography by Helen Nicolay. Abraham Lincoln's forefathers were pioneers--men who left their homes to open up the wilderness and make the way plain for others to follow them. For one hundred and seventy...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1903 Edition.Author: Guy De MaupassantISBN-10: 149810651XISBN-13: 9781498106511Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 520Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.52lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.05d

Spanish settlers founded Albuquerque in 1706, making it the third of only four villas (towns) in colonial New Mexico. Located in the Rio Abajo along a wide turn on the Rio Grande, the settlement developed from a small farming community into New Mexico's largest,...

The authors were born, grew up and resided in the 1930s in the colonial territory of British Guiana(Guyana), the only English speaking country in South America. They departed to USA for university education in the late 1950s. Their past is reconstructed through vivid recollections....

Hypatia is a biographical work written by Elbert Hubbard that tells the story of the life and death of Hypatia, a female mathematician and philosopher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt, during the 4th and 5th centuries AD. The book explores her upbringing, education, and...

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,...

Illustrated With Sketches And Photographs, The Book Gives The History Of The Jersey Blues A Valiant Regiment In Continuous Service From 1673 Until 1910.Author: Charles Malcolm Brookfield GilmanISBN-10: 1258520389ISBN-13: 9781258520380Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/02/2012Pages: 150Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.46lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.32d

Author: Oscar LewisISBN-10: 1258513641ISBN-13: 9781258513641Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2012Pages: 110Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.23d

Author: Judith FryerISBN-10: 1258447991ISBN-13: 9781258447991Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/28/2012Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.06d

The Story of Lucca is a historical novel written by Janet Ross and published in 1912. The book is set in the city of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, during the 19th century. The story revolves around the life of a young girl named Lucca,...

Owen Glendower V1: Or The Prince In Wales, A Historical Romance (1849) is a novel written by Elizabeth Hardy. The book is set in medieval Wales and follows the story of Owen Glendower, a Welsh prince who rebelled against English rule in the early...

""Stories Of The Four Great Composers For Young People: Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven And Haydn"" is a book written by Bertha Seavey Saunier in 1906. The book is aimed at young readers and provides a comprehensive overview of the lives and works of four of...

Dear Old Wales: A Patriotic Love Story is a novel written by Thomas Owen Charles and published in 1912. The book tells the story of a young Welshman named Evan who falls in love with a woman named Gwyneth. The novel is set in...

""What Happened Then Stories"" is a collection of short stories written by Ruth O. Dyer and published in 1918. The stories are aimed at children and are designed to teach them about history in an engaging and entertaining way. Each story is set in...

""The Life of Sir William Wallace"" is a historical biography written by Peter Samuel Donaldson in 1841. The book delves into the life of Sir William Wallace, a Scottish knight who rose to fame during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th...

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 Farmer Goes To Town: The Story Of San Francisco's Farmers' Market is a book written by John G. Brucato that tells the fascinating story of the San Francisco Farmers' Market. The book takes readers on a journey through the history of the market,...

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...

Thorney Hall: A Story of an Old Family is a novel written by Lee Holme. The book is set in the early 20th century and revolves around the lives of the Thorney family, who have lived in the titular Thorney Hall for generations. The...

Little Journeys Into Storyland: Stories That Will Live And Lift is a book written by Louis B. Reynolds. The book is a collection of stories that are designed to inspire and uplift readers. The stories are written in a simple and engaging style that...

The Story of a Pilgrim Family is a historical account written by Reverend John Alden. The book tells the story of the Alden family, who were among the first Pilgrims to settle in America in the 17th century. The book describes their journey from...

Who would have believed that a simple family history would evolve into a tale of secret societies, complex Freemason and Templar codes, strange symbols and tales of buried treasure? However, as the McMahan family odyssey unfolds, it appears certain that deprivations and hardship during...

Award-winning historian Cassandra A. Good shows how the outspoken stepgrandchildren of George Washington played an overlooked but important role in the development of American society and politics from the Revolution to the Civil War.While it's widely known in America that George and Martha Washington...

This book contains the poems in classical Chinese composed by Yi Byŏng-ho (1870‒1943), born toward the end of the Chosŏn Dynasty, the last monarchy in Korea, to live through the period of privation of her national sovereignty. Yi Byŏng-ho composed poems that reveal the...

Reminiscences Of Services As An Aide-De-Camp With General William Tecumseh Sherman is a historical memoir written by John Thomas Taylor in 1892. The book details Taylor's experiences as an aide-de-camp to General William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War. The memoir provides a...

Manners And Customs Of The New Zealanders V2 is a book written by Joel Samuel Polack in 1840. The book provides a comprehensive account of the customs and habits of the indigenous people of New Zealand. It is a detailed study of the social...

After serving four and a half years in the army during WWII-mostly in the battle-torn islands of the South Pacific-and along the way losing his best friend at Iwo Jima, Earl Shaffer came home to Pennsylvania with a large dose of military depression. After...

Benjamin Franklin-racy? When we think of Franklin, we think of a statesman, an inventor, a man of worldly wisdom-and a man temperate in all his affairs. The last thing we think of is racy. But Franklin's own words, written in a letter to his...

In Thomas Drew and the Making of Victorian Belfast, Farrell analyzes the career of "political parson" Thomas Drew (1800-70), creator of one of the largest Church of Ireland congregations on the island and leading figure in the Loyal Orange Order. Farrell demonstrates how Drew's...

In Thomas Drew and the Making of Victorian Belfast, Farrell analyzes the career of "political parson" Thomas Drew (1800-70), creator of one of the largest Church of Ireland congregations on the island and leading figure in the Loyal Orange Order. Farrell demonstrates how Drew's...

In 1799, at the behest of President George Washington, Patrick Henry came out of retirement to defend the Constitution that he had once opposed and to thwart Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, whom Washington accused of putting party over country and threatening the fragile...

The articles forming this unique collection were taken from a total of six Rhode Island periodicals. Three were issued by the Rhode Island Historical Society, namely Rhode Island Historical Society Collections, Rhode Island History, and Publications of the Rhode Island Historical Society. The remaining...

William Lloyd Garrison's life as an abolitionist and advocate for social change was dependent on his training as a printer. None who have studied Garrison can ignore his editorship of The Liberator but many have not fully understood his belief in the central role...

"Last night Mel and I were talking about some of the adjustments we'll have to make to our husbands' return. I must admit I'm not exactly the same girl you left-I'm twice as independent as I used to be and to top it off,...

Wajikra's story details his life before the WWII and the last days. when he was with his parents, how he survived on his own and his treatment on the farm where he hid for a while. He details aspects of "underground" activities and lets...

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 the 1890s, Mark Twain came back from the dead. The famous author's career was collapsing, his masterpieces were at risk of falling into oblivion, and he was even mistakenly reported dead. But Twain orchestrated an amazing late-in-life comeback from bankruptcy, bad reviews, and...

On September 4, 1971, the office of Lewis Fielding, a psychiatrist practicing in Los Angeles, was broken into. It looked like a run of the mill drug raid. A month later, a homeless man was charged with burglary and the case was considered closed....

In The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers from Smithsonian Books, historian Thomas Fleming, author of The Perils of Peace, offers a fresh look at the critical role of women in the lives of Washington, Franklin, Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison. Fleming nimbly takes...

A true American odyssey, Robert Heller chronicles the journey from his childhood in wartime Germany to the United States and his career that led him to become Governor of the Federal Reserve Board and the President and CEO of VISA U.S.A. After graduating from...

Beverly Taylor has a master's degree in psychology and worked as a probation officer for many years with problem families, delinquent children and abused women. Among her varied experiences, Ms. Taylor includes, living in Italy and studying philosophy at the University of Florence. After...