Biography & Autobiography - Historical

This book is the memoir of a woman named Iris who determined to succeed, although she was born as a poor and frightened country girl in what was then Yugoslavia. To achieve her goals, she used her abilities to gain knowledge from everything around...

Author: Arthur W. DuBoisISBN-10: 1441536876ISBN-13: 9781441536877Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/25/2009Pages: 268Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

This novel is about Alva C. Tenil Horr, who murdered his wife, Ida on September 16, 1914 in Danville, Illinois. Mr. Horr was arrested in August of the following year and swiftly tried the following month. He was sentenced to Southern Illinois Penitentiary in...

With mob wars, "Whitey" Bulger's reign of terror, "Forced Busing" of students and an OPEC oil embargo, this memoir covers a history-rich era in South Boston. This author experienced it all, personally and up close. Tom ran an auto repair garage and gas station...

This insightful book, written by a large team of international scholars and specialists, sprang from a simple but original ambition: to provide the reader with an understanding--told through the lives of 100 significant individuals--of how China transformed from dynastic empire to a modern, republican...

Ally Betrayed: The Uncensored Story Of Tito And Mihailovich is a non-fiction book written by David Martin. The book provides a detailed account of the relationship between Josip Broz Tito and Draza Mihailovich during World War II. The author argues that Tito, who was...

Author: Rita DickensISBN-10: 1258189925ISBN-13: 9781258189921Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 134Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.42lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.29d

While growing up in a post-World War II English village, Vivienne Worthington believed she lived in the most wonderful place on Earth: with her loving maternal grandparents on a street named for the Royal Family and the newly crowned queen. But when she was...

An acclaimed award-winning non-fiction international political thriller exposing the real reason for Watergate, the hidden death of Howard Hughes, and the illicit activities of the CIA, with the CIA's worldwide pursuit of John Meier trying to expose it all, including revealing information on the...

Growing Up Mad in the South is set in Atlanta, GA, during the 1950s and '60s, when racism, sexism, and personal salvation were lurking behind "Well bless your heart." Diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 17, the "Mad" narrator struggles with both her aberrant senses...

#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive account of Queen Elizabeth II's legendary reign. Painfully shy, Elizabeth Windsor's personality was well suited to her youthful ambition of living quietly in the country, raising a family, and caring for...

[William Gorgas's work is] "the greatest sanitary achievement the world has seen...I doubt if we shall ever see as great again... It is perfect work and its organization is the only kind that would have succeeded under the circumstances.'' -Dr. Malcolm Watson, Report to...

Anna Beer investigates the lives and achievements of eight women writers, uncovering a startling and unconventional history of literature Margery Kempe. Aemilia Lanyer. Aphra Behn. Lady Mary. Jane Austen. Warned not to write - and certainly not to bite - these women put pen...

Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet: With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner...

The Life of Roger Langdon, Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen., has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present...

The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This...

Life of Johann Wolfgang Goethe, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has been completely retyped,...

The Life of Henry Bradley Plant: Founder and President of the Plant System of Railroads and Steamships and Also of the Southern Express Company, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by...

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTSome say that a good president is determined by how they deal with the challenges that are thrown onto them by what is going on in other parts of the world. While others consider the greatness to come from how much initiative...

Charles Marsh responds to criticisms of his book Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by exploring the largely unexamined relationship between theology and biography. In Resisting the Bonhoeffer Brand, he argues that Bonhoeffer scholarship desperately needs the revitalizing energies of the theologian's life...

This book is a collection of recorded memories of my own and stories told to me by others and is not intended as a historical document. It is preserved in an effort to share my life, good times and bad, with those who may...

Historical Collections Relating to the Potts Family in Great Britain and America V2 (1901) is a book written by William John Potts. It is a comprehensive collection of historical information about the Potts family, covering both their origins in Great Britain and their later...

The Chronicle of the Monastery of Abingdon is a historical book written by James Orchard Halliwell in 1844. The book is a detailed account of the history of the Abingdon Monastery from the year 1218 to 1304. The chronicle provides a comprehensive look at...

Annales Cestrienses: Or Chronicle Of The Abbey Of S. Werburg, At Chester (1887) is a historical book written by Richard Copley Christie. The book is a chronicle of the Abbey of S. Werburg, which was located in Chester, England. The Abbey was founded in...

The Story of Early Gaelic Literature is a comprehensive book written by Douglas Hyde, which provides a detailed account of the literary works and traditions of the Gaelic people. The book explores the origins of Gaelic literature, tracing its roots back to the ancient...

Recently I have been able to prove with Autosomal DNA the Lee descendants of General Robert E Lee and his slave Nancy Ruffin, adding their lineage proudly to our Lee's of Virginia descendancy from Col Richard Lee and Anne Constable. I am forever grateful...

When Germany invades Poland in 1939, seventeen year old Severin Fayerman sees his world change forever. His -family's factory is seized by the Germans. Inevitably, the Fayermans are -arrested and sent to a forced labor camp. Severin, separated from his family, is left alone...

Kaibeto MemoriesELIZABETH ANNE JONES DEWVEALLA trader's daughter remembers growing upon the Navajo Reservation at Kaibeto Trading Postin remote northern Arizona1936 - 1960TRADERS TO THE NAVAJORALPH AND JULIA JONES, parents of author Elizabeth Anne JonesDewveall, operated the Kaibeto Trading Post on the Navajo Reservation for28...

In Soldier, Statesman, Peacemaker, Jack Uldrich brings the life and achievements of General Marshall front and center -- where they have always belonged.No list of the greatest people of the 20th century is complete without General George C. Marshall. Winston Churchill called him the...

A National Book Award Winner, New York Times bestselling author James Carroll's An American Requiem is "a tragic, moving book about a family torn apart by the Vietnam War, a young man looking for God, a writer finding his voice" (Boston Magazine).An American Requiem...

In 1860, fifteen years after Sir John Franklin's ill-fated expedition disappeared in the Arctic, a Cincinnati businessman named Charles Francis Hall set out to locate and rescue the expedition's survivors. He was an amateur explorer, without any scientific training or experience, but he was...

William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody was the most famous American of his age. He claimed to have worked for the Pony Express when only a boy and to have scouted for General George Custer. But what was his real story? And how did a...

Do you enjoy reading moving stories packed with adventure, romance, and intrigue? More importantly, do you enjoy reading things that make the Bible more understandable and relatable to help you to grow spiritually? What if you could get all of that from one book?...

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,...

It's the case with every great man in history that we don't know how he became great. They all seem to explode in popularity by something great they did at their mid-age. But how? What shaped their character? What paved the way for them...

"Artful" . . . "Evocative" . . . "Poignant" "I can say as an editor, not just a friend, that this is a wonderful yarn," wrote Laurence Paul, retired executive editor of the New York Times News Service and Syndicate. "Your skill at building...

This expanded edition of Volume 1 contains 20 autobiographies and 42 photos of Korean War combat veterans.The expanded edition of Volume 2 contains 17 autobiographies of Korean War combat veterans and 59 photos, as well as a report about war-prisoners' experiences told by a...

This is the sequel to the author's grandmother's childhood story, described in detail through her previous book, Whisper Mountain. The author tells the story of her paternal grandparents who struggled through WWI, the great pandemic of 1918, the Great Depression, and WWII and who...

Do you want to read Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin? If so then keep reading...The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have...

Pete Turnham became an Alabama icon over much of the 20th century. A decorated combat veteran of WWII, State Legislator for 40 years and successful businessman and community leader; it was not just his formal titles and success that earned him this place in...

Karen Adams' dream became possible the day the RCMP finally included women in what was then, an unashamed boy's club. When Karen joined the very first group of female RCMP recruits at age 22, she never anticipated the indelible mark this would leave on...

This book is meant to be a treasury of memories for the friends and family of Bill Murphy. In many ways it captures his wit, his struggles and his love for all. He includes poems and a song that he has written as well...

If you want to discover the captivating life of Fred Rogers, then keep reading...Free History BONUS Inside Mister Rogers was more than just a puppeteer, a teacher, or an entertainer, though he was all those things; he was also a trusted friend and advisor....

Award-Winning Finalist: 2020 Best Book Awards (American Book Fest, Health: Aging/50+)Written with vivid detail, this encouraging, life-giving book is a tale of a World War II Veteran father and his daughter, who found the relationship with him she'd always longed for.Do you have a...

My Political Journey: Jamaica's Sixth Prime Minister is P.J. Patterson's account of his time as an active and successful participant in the political and social development of Jamaica and the Caribbean from the mid-1950s well into the early 2000s. He was widely regarded as...

*Includes pictures of Dean and important people and places in his life. *Includes some of Dean's most famous quotes, and quotes about Dean made by friends and co-stars. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll...

The year was 1912, Vallejo, California, and Guinevere set out in her horse drawn carriage to collect the rents for her husband, Henry Dierks. She loved to race along the beach roads. There was a large Pacific Fleet Naval Base on Mare Island in...

In these seven engaging essays, renowned Lutheran scholar and Christian apologist John Warwick Montgomery presents a firm defense of Martin Luther, the leader of the Reformation. Republished for the 500th anniversary of that influential movement, this book helps readers discover Luther's true beliefs by...

In a time of intolerance, following your conscience is a dangerous choice... "In the meantime, a credible report caused all ecclesiastics of the Catholic Church to lament and weep." -Prudentius of Troyes, Annales Bertiniani, anno 839 On Ascension Day May 22, 838, Bishop Bodo,...

Not Hitler's Child traces the long, eventful arc of Christa-Maria Beardsley's life - from her childhood in Nazi Germany, where the war forced her family into a life of almost continual displacement, to her immigration to the United States and her two-decade tenure as...