Biography & Autobiography - Historical

Curious about the reason for his life-long interest in the Civil War Greg George participated in a hypnotic past life regression. He saw himself as a Yankee Cavalryman in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and involved in a losing battle. When asked to describe...

By 1875, the institution of slavery in East Africa was winding down, after a series of treaties with the Sultan of Zanzibar and in some cases, the forcible seizing by the British navy of slave cargo on the high seas. With the cooperation of...

As the wife of an American businessman I spent the better part of the 1970's in Iran and saw the boom of the Shah's development and great vision for Iran to be recognized internationally, in every field; it was to be Iran's Great Civilization....

The author has always been interested in history, especially the history of Aravaipa Canyon in Arizona where she had lived for many years. Her story includes what she has researched, and events, good and bad, that had taken place before and after she had...

Martha Gellhorn remains one of the most fascinating characters of the 20th century. As a journalist, she crossed oceans and continents to get to the story. She braved war fronts, and challenged and broke the boundaries set for women journalist. From Madrid to Nuremberg,...

One man...one ship...one night that was to be remembered forever. Thomas Byles, a Roman Catholic priest on board the R.M.S. Titanic, had the saying, "Give what you have," instilled into him from a very young age. His training, commitment, and love for others culminated...

From 1861 to 1865, the American Civil War saw numerous technological innovations in warfare--chief among them was the ironclad warship. Based on the Official Records, biographical works, ship and operations histories, newspapers and other sources, this book chronicles the lives of 158 ironclad captains,...

Martin Hammack, a farmer, a wagon train master, and Indian scout, from Lincoln County Missouri was seeking new adventure after hearing of the virgin lands and opportunity that California offered, from his son who had gone there during the gold rush of 1849. After...

"They were ordinary people caught in an extraordinary time." The ship's engines made a deep rumbling sound like thunder and there was a steady tremor under their feet. Then the ship's whistle blew loud and long. The engines began a steady drumbeat, which was...

Uncle Martin was a man with a vivid memory and the God given gift of storytelling and rhyme. He spent the first 40 years of his life with his parents caring for them while they were earth bound. During those years he absorbed facts...

Growing up in the idyllic town of Bardejov, Czechoslovakia, before World War II, Marcus Rosenberg's rights and freedoms as a Jew were protected by a democratic government. When the fascist Hlinka party gained control of the country in 1939, however, the situation took a...

In 1970, a working-class, Jewish man from New York City married an African American woman from rural, segregated North Carolina. From their union, Michael Wenger has three children, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Years later, Mr. Wenger served as Deputy Director for Outreach...

In 1970, a working-class, Jewish man from New York City married an African American woman from rural, segregated North Carolina. From their union, Michael Wenger has three children, four grandchildren, and one great grandchild. Years later, Mr. Wenger served as Deputy Director for Outreach...

Beauty For Ashes Born in 1923, in a small coal mining town in east Tennessee, Georgia Tate Dishroon quickly learned through life's exacting lessons that depending on God is the only way to find true peace and happiness. The Great Depression and WWII dramatically...

The American West was a far away place to a young girl, only ten years old, living in a small town in Massachusetts in 1947. She had no idea of the changes to her life that would happen after her parents sold all they...

The American West was a far away place to a young girl, only ten years old, living in a small town in Massachusetts in 1947. She had no idea of the changes to her life that would happen after her parents sold all they...

A wonderful collection of stories dealing with escapes and adventurous journeys, including the escape of Charles II to France, Winston Churchill's escape from South Africa and many more.Author: John BuchanISBN-10: 1473317134ISBN-13: 9781473317130Publisher: White PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/04/2014Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.55d

'Radio Philosopher' is the compelling story of Cyril Joad, a pioneer public intellectual and celebrity of the 'golden age' of BBC radio broadcasting. In the forefront of many of the social and political movements in Britain during the inter-war years, Joad was a pioneer...

In this collection of articles, the author paints vignettes and describes happenings from the vantage point of an American observer in what he has dubbed the Golden Triangle in France. The focus is on a fascinating group of persons and personal experiences in a...

Published in 1891, Autobiography of John G. Fee, Berea, Kentucky describes various incidents that epitomize Fee's experience as an abolitionist in the South, beginning with his religious conversion in early childhood. The text details his beliefs, his role in founding Berea, and the obstacles...

Henry Bibb (1815-1854) was born to an enslaved woman named Mildred Jackson in Shelby County, Kentucky. His father was a state senator who never acknowledged him. His narrative documents his persistent attempts to escape to freedom, beginning at age ten, offering an insider's view...

The most comprehensive state project of its kind, the Dictionary provides information on some 4,000 notable North Carolinians whose accomplishments and occasional misdeeds span four centuries. Much of the bibliographic information found in the six volumes has been compiled for the first time. All...

These volumes, published in conjunction with the Rhode Island Historical Society, represent the result of an exhaustive search for documents relating to the life and career of Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. The papers--letters and documents received by Greene as well as those sent...

Joseph Holt, the stern, brilliant, and deeply committed Unionist from Kentucky, spent the first several months of the American Civil War successfully laboring to maintain Kentucky's loyalty to the Union and then went on to serve as President Lincoln's judge advocate general. In Lincoln's...

After his four-year hitch in the marines was up in 1957, Richard Sanderlin met another Norfolk, Virginia native, Frank Sturgis, Marine Corps veteran, Army Intelligence Officer, and future Watergate burglar. Richard, and Frank relocated to Miami, Florida where they ran an arms and munition...

During the Nazi occupation of Holland, 1940-1945, the Jewish community there suffered devastation on a scale as great as in any other nation in Europe. Only a small percentage of Dutch Jews survived the systematic annihilation. The land was flat and easy to patrol,...

The Historic Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia is the final home to more than 70,000 residents in elaborate mausoleums and humble headstones alike. Explore the celebrated public figures who are interred here and the burial grounds in this uniqueAuthor: Janice McDonaldISBN-10: 1467103985ISBN-13: 9781467103985Publisher: Arcadia...

This memoir is an account of the effects on an ordinary German boy of the horrors of Adolf Hitler's dictatorship-the persecution of Jews, concentration camps, and the organized disappearance of mentally and physically disabled human beings. Efforts of a devoted mother to protect him...

This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new...

You will cry and you will laugh. Each chapter is a story unto itself. Thus, eruption of Mt.Vesuvius was the best kept military secret of World War II. Admissions of a copa will tear at your heart. Meet Princes Borghese-the Pearl Mesta of the...

Author: Mike XiongISBN-10: 1465336435ISBN-13: 9781465336439Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/26/2011Pages: 242Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Born in China, Made in America In the late 1970's, Soy Tir and his family followed thousands fleeing to Thailand as they escaped the terror of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime. The treacherous journey to Thailand led to deportation from that country and a traumatic...

The author has wonderfully traced the orgins of the Roanoke Missionary Baptist Associations and its Founders from 1866 to 1966. He has included brief but substative narratives of the lives of the Founding Fathers namely: L. W. Boone, Z. H. Berry, H. H. Hays,...

Victor Lustig took his new-born daughter in his arms, pressed a wisp of a kiss on her forehead and laid her gently in the pink-ribboned crib. All had happened as he had planned. With Tony and Grace, he had arrived in time for Christmas...

Author: Ana M. WardISBN-10: 146288833XISBN-13: 9781462888337Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/08/2011Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.36dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 10/14/2011

Love, War and Ice Cream paints a vivid portrait of two very different families, revealing the triumphs, tragedies and twists that ultimately bring them together. Harry's family was overwhelmed by the enormous social changes that occurred after the Great War, dismayed as they were...

Little Tommy is looking for a special hero. While visiting his grandparents, Tommy is entertained by their nightly bedtime stories. After a curious Tommy peppers his grandparents with questions during their stories, he soon realizes that God has the power to call two extraordinary...

The sole English language biography of 19th century Hungarian nobleman Count Istvan Sz chenyi, a reprint of the original volume by Dr. G. Barany, originally published by Princeton University Press (1968), and is now re-published by Sarkett & Associates, Inc., Winnetka, Illinois.Author: George BaranyISBN-10:...

READ THE BOOK THEN SEE THE HBO MOVIE WITH CLIVE OWEN AND NICOLE KIDMAN HEMINGWAY AND GELLHORN tells the story of Hemingway's tumultuous marriage to his third wife set against the backdrop of the Great Depression in Key West, the first revolution in Cuba,...

While researching Zambia, the author heard that this landlocked country is drawn up like a butterfly, albeit misshapen, on the map of Southern Africa. As well as a title, this little observation provided a recurring metaphor for his reflection on the nation which calls...

Shocked by Canada's 1837 rebellions, John A. Macdonald sought to build alliances to avoid future conflicts. Thanks to financial worries and an alcohol problem, he almost quit politics in 1864. The challenge of building Confederation harnessed his skills, and in 1867 he became the...

Author: Trevor FreestoneISBN-10: 1456869582ISBN-13: 9781456869588Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2011Pages: 88Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.31lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d

From participating in the Battle of Trafalgar as an 11 year old trainee Midshipman to his untimely death as Commander of the very first steamship used in naval warfare, Frank Abney Hastings' life is portrayed vividly throughout this book. Born into a privileged aristocratic...

The rich traditions of the Long Lake settlers continue throughout this book as they battle fire, wind, treachery, disease, and local politics. This book chronicles history through the heyday of the large hotels, stagecoaches, steamships, automobiles, and snowmobiles. The account reveals how major international,...

Author: Janice Van CleveISBN-10: 1453523057ISBN-13: 9781453523056Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/06/2010Pages: 142Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d

The Florida pioneer "cow hunters" gave birth to the cattle industry. Florida, discovered by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon in the 1500s, left behind cattle that roamed the peninsula hundreds of years. In the 1800s, new settlers gathered-up the "scrub cattle" and bred them...

RODERICK STACKELBERG has an unusual story to tell, particularly of his early years. Stackelberg was born in Munich in 1935 to an American mother and a German father. He grew up in Germany during the Nazi years, including the Second World War, before returning...

KRYSTYNA LOUW, born in Poland, lived through the events as depicted in the book, under the name of Stefa. For 7 years, at Thompson Publications, Krystyna was Editor of South Africa's leading Trade, Technical & Professional Journal "New Equipment News" for which she received...

CAROLINE SEVERANCE present s the biography of one of the forgot ten heroines of the American woman's suffrage movement of the nineteenth century. Based upon twenty years of exhaustive research, this is the biography of a woman who was in the forefront of every...

Author: Sel HubertISBN-10: 1450029256ISBN-13: 9781450029254Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/07/2010Pages: 182Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d