Biography & Autobiography - Historical

Destiny's Daughter by Frances Altman highlights events in the life of Mary Edwards Walker, maverick suffragist, Civil War doctor and only woman Medal of Honor recipient. Follow in her steps, as Walker pursues a dream to become one of America's first female physicians in...

Author: Andrew MortonISBN-10: 888578724XISBN-13: 9798885787246Publisher: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage CompLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/22/2023Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.67lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 1.26dLarge Print

Author: Stacy SchiffISBN-10: 8885787320ISBN-13: 9798885787321Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/22/2023Format: Library BindingWeight: 2.02lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 1.50dLarge Print

Zina Abraham was born in an Uzbeki prison in 1933. It was a tumultuous time in Jewish history. Soviet Union annexed the territories of what is now Uzbekistan and the Stalinist regime had led to widespread discrimination against the Jews. Ultimately released from prison...

A unique and evocative portrait of World War II--and a charming coming-of-age story--from the private diaries of Winston Churchill's youngest daughter, Mary. "I am not a great or important personage, but this will be the diary of an ordinary person's life in war time....

Fifty-plus years ago, Frank Fear was a fan in the stands at Mountaineer Field, watching his heroes play. Now he shifts roles, relaying the story of an era of Mountaineer football that describes many of the good things associated with college football. There is...

A fascinating and deeply compelling collection of 67 letters written to Alfred Whitman, a model for the character of Laurie in Louisa May Alcott's best-loved novel, Little Women. The letters are written by Louisa May Alcott and two of her sisters, Anna and Abby...

Famous People of Queens showcases a diverse group of characters and historical eras: actors, athletes, business people, politicians, religious leaders, scientists, singers, war heroes, writers, and famous people who weren't born in Queens but lived in the borough for a long time. Author Rob...

John T. Wilder was an influential nineteenth-century American industrialist, and a successful foundry owner at Greensburg, Indiana, when he enlisted in the Union Army during the Civil War in April 1861. Wilder distinguished himself as the leader of the 17th Indiana Volunteers, aka "Wilder's...

When a veteran Washington journalist moved to Kansas, he met a new neighbor who was more than a century old. Little did he know that he was beginning a long friendship -- and a profound lesson in the meaning of life. Charlie White was...

When the Civil War ended black men left in large numbers to find a way to make a living in the Old West. They were hard working, industrious men who were determined to carve out a life for themselves on the wild, roaming plains...

WINNER, 2023 Illinois State Historical Society Russell P. Strange Book of the Year Award! A territory split by slavery, a state forged for union Avenues of Transformation traces the surprising path, marked by shame, ambition, and will that led to Illinois's admission to the...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize"A startling work -- awesomely ambitious, faultlessly researched, daring in its thesis, and profound in its implications." -- Business Week"Magnificent. . . . everything a political biography should be." -- Richmond Times-DispatchThis rich and powerful biography is now given fresh...

In Seven Men, New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas presents seven exquisitely crafted portraits of widely known--but not well understood--Christian men, each of whom uniquely showcases a commitment to live by certain virtues in the truth of the gospel.Each of the seven men...

Yesterday's Boys is an eye-opening account of one hillbilly boy growing up in the coal mining community of Patterson, Virginia in the 1950s and the 1960s. Patterson is located deep in the Appalachian Mountains, 16 miles from the nearest town.This is John Echols' true...

In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome, from its slightly shabby Iron Age origins to its reign as the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean. Now, drawing on more than thirty years of teaching and writing about Roman...

The Making of a Copper King! Born in 1841 to tenant farmers, Marcus Daly came from rural Ireland to New York as a boy. Having learned the big city's harsh lessons, he traveled west to the gold and silver mining camps of California, Nevada,...

Where there's a Gill, there's a way.Gordon Gill is a gentle, hard-working M騁is man whose journey began on his Iroquois-Cree grandfather's trapline and evolved into a successful business career. His story is one of change and the passing of not just one, but several...

The first major biography of a truly formidable king, whose reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale.Edward I is familiar to millions as "Longshanks," conqueror of Scotland and...

Randall S. Beach, the great-great-grandson of Murray, is an attorney with the law firm of Whiteman Osterman and Hanna LLP, in Albany, New York.Author: Randall S. BeachISBN-10: 143848934XISBN-13: 9781438489346Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New YoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/02/2023Pages: 189Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.69lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x...

Challenging Faith is a true story of significance that introduces the Simon family of Cloppenburg, Germany to the world. They were a Jewish family living in peace and harmony amongst their predominantly Christian community when Hitler came to power in the 1930's. His ascension...

A fresh, revelatory, and shockingly revisionist narrative of the rise and fall of the House of Medici, by the acclaimed author of The Cardinal's Hat and The Borgias.Having founded the bank that became the most powerful in Europe in the fifteenth century, the Medici...

An insider's perspective on how the Abraham Accords were concluded and why they offer a way forward to a new era of peace and prosperity in the Middle East--if only they are not abandoned by the Biden Administration. This book charts the remarkable journey...

Virginia Claypool Meredith's role in directly managing the affairs of a large and prosperous farm in east-central Indiana opened doors that were often closed to women in late nineteenth century America. Her status allowed her to campaign for the education of women, in general,...

Six Weeks in the Sioux Tepees is a reprint of the classic narrative of Sarah Wakefield's survival. Told in her own words, this compelling tale was a best seller when it was originally published more than one hundred years ago. Today it offers readers...

My father, the most influential person in my life, passed away on March 20, 2008. As an intimate gift to his children, he wrote and illustrated his life story.In the end, it took him eight years to complete his autobiography, and I was so...

Author: Lynne OlsonISBN-10: 8885789935ISBN-13: 9798885789936Publisher: Thorndike Press a Part of Gale a Cengage CompLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/12/2023Pages: 673Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.95lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.30dLarge Print

When Colonel William Leonard died in 1901, among his effects was found a lovely jewelry box containing a simple ring carved of cow bone and engraved with his birthdate and the year of his imprisonment in Libby Prison. This humble memento, so carefully preserved,...

Kelly Kimball, Trish Whitcomb, Andrew Frank, and Barry Fadem met as political consultants, each passionate about the power and potential of democracy throughout the world. A trip to Eastern Europe in 1990 was supposed to be a chance to experience the culture they'd only...

This book is about David Rudabaugh, a man whose life is both obscure and wildly mythologized.One myth about Rudabaugh is that he was a "nasty, treacherous bully" who "stole and killed and brutalized people... Dirty Dave would try anything, as long as it was...

More than fifty years after its first publication, Doubleday's definitive edition of Anne Frank's famous diary generated an extraordinary amount of excitement when it was published in early 1995. Enthusiastically received by critics and readers alike, it reigned for nine weeks on "The New...

Most war remembrances are told from a perspective that the goals and motives of the government are always right. This one seeks to show only the heart of service that is the U.S. soldier. They continue to serve in impossible situations with honor and...

Cities on a Hill: 21 isolated months with the elderly during the COVID-19 pandemic.Two weeks is a long time when you're ninety. While America spent two weeks to flatten the curve ofCOVID-19, then two more, and then two more, indefinitely, the elderly in nursing...

Through research and stories told by friends, Worley learns more about what went before, during, and after his time growing up in Co-operative, Kentucky, a coal mining camp. In this memoir about a place and time, Worley takes the reader on a journey through...

A collection of articles from the Daily Telegraph's 1922 reporting on Howard Carter's discovery and excavation of the ancient Egyptian tomb of Tutankhamen.Howard Carter (1874-1939) was an English Egyptologist who discovered and led the excavation of Pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb in November 1922. G. Elliot...

Within the genetic maze of his ancestors lie the deep roots of Elvis Presley, the relatives with whom he shared DNA and who influenced him in unknown and unpredictable ways. He was a product of his ancestors-their habits, traditions, traits, lifestyles and values. Just...

Set in the early twentieth century, this riveting tale follows Marie Little and Earl Layman, who left different parts of Appalachia to better themselves in Knoxville, Tennessee. It explores events central to the city, such as the tumultuous riot in 1919. Earl witnessed the...

In the late sixties and early seventies, a whole wacky world existed that most of us have never heard of: the workers who kept the summer beaches and parks of Connecticut beautiful. Rich Valentini was at the bottom of that food chain: a campground...

Presenting an advanced and authoritative perspective, this definitive study chronicles the rise and fall of the Order of the Illuminati, a mysterious Enlightenment-era guild surrounded by myth. Describing this enigmatic community in meticulous detail, more than 1,000 endnotes are included, citing scholars, professors, and...

Felicity, Art, War and Peace: This is the inspiring story of an English-born artist, who, born in 1911, lost her father in the first world war. Her school years were in Italy, where her Scottish mother owned a tearoom, and where she began her...

Once upon a time, Chatham, Massachusetts was a bustling little fishing village with shanties along the shore and all manner of boats in the harbor. In his debut, longtime fisherman Joe Nickerson shares his experiences growing up on and along the water, the fishing...

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...

A unique and powerful tale of a Holocaust survivor seen through the art and words of his son, America's leading avant-garde cartoonist.Author: Art SpiegelmanISBN-10: 0756980941ISBN-13: 9780756980948Publisher: Turtleback BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/12/1986Pages: 159Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.40w x 0.70d

This book describes the experiences of an Army chaplain who officiated at the first two Memorial Services conducted in the Pentagon after 9/11, and his support to the survivors. Over two decades have passed since 9/11 and this book seeks to honor and remember...

This printing of Men and Rubber: The Story of Business by Harvey S. Firestone is part of the Farnam Street Timeless Classics Series, where we continue with our goal of 'mastering the best of what other people have figured out.' This is one of...

REMF is a derogatory term for the support personnel who operate in the rear: "Rear Echelon M*r F*r." The day-to-day life of a REMF is less risky than the combat soldier, but it's not without its challenges. It was said during the Vietnam War...

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...

"Equipped with a fan's admiration and his trademark humor and wit, Nick Hornby invites us into his latest obsession: the cosmic link between two unlikely artists, geniuses in their own rights, spanning race, class, and centuries--each of whom electrified their different disciplines and whose...

The Good Queen Charlotte is an important historical account of a little-researched period of the Georgian reign, exploring the life, work, and legacy of the queen consort of King George III. Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818) was just 17 when she was betrothed to...

This instant New York Times bestselling "dynamic detective story" (The New York Times) reveals the hidden history Rudolf Diesel, one of the world's greatest inventors, and his mysterious disappearance on the eve of World War I. September 29, 1913: the steamship Dresden is halfway...