Biography & Autobiography - Historical

Her iconic blonde looks, stunning voice and songs of loneliness and melancholy have endeared her to millions, yet Agnetha F ltskog remains an enigmatic and distant figure. From her success as a teenage singer and songwriter in Sweden in the late 1960's to her...

Sawney Bean: Dissecting the Legend of Scotland's Infamous Cannibal Killer Family is the first major non-fiction historical investigation to explore one of the most heinous crimes in 16th-century Scotland, the legend of Sawney Bean and his cannibal family. For centuries, the story of Bean...

"Nothing is more unpredictable than the mob, nothing more obscure than public opinion, nothing more deceptive than the whole political system," Suetonius."Upon the whole, he added nothing to his own happiness by all the dangers, the fatigues, and the perpetual anxiety which he had...

The Ohio River Trilogy is based upon historical events in the lives of Zane Grey's ancestors. Betty Zane was Zane Grey's first book and he published it using money from his wife's family. The novels are all set in the late 1700s during the...

When the attacks against Catholics known as the Belfast pogrom erupted in July 1920, Tom Glennon was a 20-year old officer in the IRA. The next three years took him from brutal street fighting in Belfast to organising a flying column in the Glens...

An absolutely fascinating story of how two men met, one man of prominence, the other was the manager of a car rental company in the Bahamas. It all began with "Would you like to borrow my car?" Spear fishing and diving in the beautiful...

With just a box of tapes, Annette Libeskind Berkovits tells more than her father's story: she builds an uncommon family saga and reimagines a turbulent past.Author: Annette Libeskind BerkovitsISBN-10: 177112248XISBN-13: 9781771122481Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/05/2016Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x...

The true story of Alfred Kienitz set in East Germany - before, during and after WW2 - tells of many hardships suffered during those times. Raised with six brothers and sisters, Alfred was part of a family that worked hard to survive. His parents...

Winner of the 2014 National Biography Award in Australia. In a period when most ladies sat at home with their embroidery, Jane Franklin achieved fame throughout the western world, and was probably the best traveled woman of her day. Alison Alexander traces the life...

The true story of an Iron Age queen...47 CE, Britannia. Boudica, the daughter of a tribal chief, wants nothing more than to be a warrior, though duty mandates she wed and have sons for her tribe.When the mighty Roman Empire betrays her people, she...

Charles Henry(C.H.) McColloch is born in an Arkansas cabin during the Civil War. At age 13, he leaves the poverty of the family farm to work in a luxury hotel in Hot Springs, one of the few thriving places in America's chaotic Reconstruction period....

Based on Gilbert's 1st-hand interviews, these remarkable true stories of the young Polish Jewish women who actively and successfully defied the Nazis provide a new perspective on women and the Holocaust.Author: Joanne D. GilbertISBN-10: 1732445117ISBN-13: 9781732445116Publisher: Adira PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2018Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 9.02h...

Echoes from the Hilltop is the story of Margaret Eliza Henry, the first scholarship secretary at Maryville College in Tennessee. For thirteen years, she traveled throughout the Northeast raising money for scholarships for children from the Southern Appalachians. Her audiences includedDaughters of the American...

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes contemporary accounts By the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming a...

The autobiography of Harold Voelkel, his writing and a collection of family stories and recollections of his life.Author: Jon Voelkel, Janvier Voelkel, Theodore VoelkelISBN-10: 1729121136ISBN-13: 9781729121139Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/26/2018Pages: 118Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d

My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla is a book compiled and edited by Ben Johnston detailing the work of Nikola Tesla. The content was largely drawn from a series of articles that Nikola Tesla had written for Electrical Experimenter magazine in 1919, when...

Up from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington (1856-1915). The book describes his personal experience of having to work to rise up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he...

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Statistics are no substitute for judgment." - Henry Clay Frick The term robber baron has largely fallen into disuse in the 21st century but there was a time when it was a popular...

This is the most recent publication of Bitter Freedom, a tale so genuine, so sincere, and so rich in psychological and factual detail that it will be read by millions with tears and heartache. If Ann Frank had had a chance to describe what...

*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading In 323 BCE, Alexander the Great was on top of the world. Never a man to sit on his hands or rest upon his laurels, Alexander began planning his future...

This is the fascinating story of an intriguing man, born in interesting times. Duncan Paterson was born in Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland around 1798 to an Irish mother and a Scottish father of some pedigree. Born a Paterson, he would, in 1853, successfully apply...

First published ten years after Olaus J. Murie's death, here is an engaging firsthand description of the North American Arctic-from Hudson Bay and Labrador to the Yukon Territory in Canada and the Brooks Range of Alaska-as it was as seen by a perceptive naturalist...

First published ten years after Olaus J. Murie's death, here is an engaging firsthand description of the North American Arctic-from Hudson Bay and Labrador to the Yukon Territory in Canada and the Brooks Range of Alaska-as it was as seen by a perceptive naturalist...

Katharine Lee Bates' "America the Beautiful" resonates for many people as the most patriotic and beloved American anthem. Her words remind us of why we love our country--the beauty of our land, the historic sacrifices of our people, and our ideals of hope and...

Take a journey into the world of China's most feared Empress. This true story was the first eyewitness account of the Imperial Court written by a Chinese aristocrat for Western readers. Enhanced with rich imagery and additional historical notes, "Two Years in the Forbidden...

With Walt Whitman, Himself immerses you in the life and times of the poet called "America's bard," with over 300 period images and text that includes extensive quotes by Walt Whitman and his family and friends (and enemies). Explore the fascinating roots of his...

Augusta Victoria, Mary, Alexandra, and Zita were four women who were born to rule. In Imperial Requiem, Justin C. Vovk narrates the epic story of four women who were married to the reigning monarchs of Europe's last empires during the late nineteenth and early...

Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Wild Bill Hickok: most people could recount at least a few details of such celebrated Old West figures whose fame rests mainly upon their exploits as lawmen. Though they are icons today, these men represent only a small fraction of...

Most people are familiar with the Nazi atrocities of World War II committed against the Jews. Far less commonly known, however, are the experiences of the Poles of Eastern Poland at the hands of the occupying Soviet army. Far From My Home, Never to...

Every four years, the world watches as the United States passes the title and power of the presidency from one person to another in a peaceful and orderly manner. With a formal ceremony, a large parade, and gala inaugural balls, it's a big, colorful...

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 called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after...

Allen Herr's aviation stories document fearless risk takers with historical accounts of Northern California pioneer aviators, barnstormers, commercial flying, local aircraft builders, massive airshow turnouts, races, and airfield development from 1910 to 1939. His narrative features 94 illustrations, some published for the first time,...

A study of William Claiborne's eventful career is infinitely more than the mere chronicle of a regional leader. It is a study of emerging federalism and evolving governmental relationships. While taking broader cognizance of the dynamic development of the nation, it follows more specifically...

Kelly Kathleen Ferguson needed to know-was connecting with her lifelong heroine the key to knowing herself? She decided to find out. Kelly donned a prairie dress and retraced the pioneer journey of Laura Ingalls Wilder. From Wisconsin to Minnesota, South Dakota to Missouri, she...

This book sheds light on the unknown aspects of Mehmed the Conqueror as an important personage in history. The author presents different perspectives on Mehmed II's life with important details and examples. This book is an extraordinary biography of the famous sultan for those...

Every four years, the world watches as the United States passes the title and power of the presidency from one person to another in a peaceful and orderly manner. With a formal ceremony, a large parade, and gala inaugural balls, it's a big, colorful...

General George Custer's life on the plains, from the end of the Civil War to the Battle of the Little Big Horn. As written by his wife Elizabeth. WithAuthor: Elizabeth B. CusterISBN-10: 193494176XISBN-13: 9781934941768Publisher: Red and Black PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/12/2010Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.51lbsSize: 9.00h...

The third son of Joseph and Emma Smith to live to adulthood was born at Far West, Missouri, in 1838. Alexander moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, as a child and lived there half of his life. Alexander served as an apostle, a member of the...

Boxes full of money in the trunk of the car, suitcases filled with fresh twenty-dollar bills, assassination plots against President John F. Kennedy and against his brother Bobby, then Attorney General of the United States, deals with the New Orleans mob, arms deals with...

Having known Tom McDonald all my life, I can tell you that reading his book is like spending time with him. He captures the rural South with wit and feeling in his recollections of country life. It is with personal pleasure and family pride...

" Dr. Reicher] lived through the Second World War in Poland, dodging bullets, uprisings and deportations--not to mention betrayal, starvation and airless hideouts--in a manner more reminiscent of a talented outlaw than a mild-mannered dermatologist . . . It is the impressive simplicity of...

The life of Elizabeth represents, in English history, the longest and most spectacular period of a change in society. That change began before her. It was the change from a society directed, at any rate in theory, by a metaphysical idea, to a society...

Of all the women who came to Colorado to start a new life in the 1860s and 1870s, Ellen E. Jack (also known as "Captain Jack") could well have been the most unusual. As a young woman, she was touched by tragedy with the...

"The Duchess of York wished to have the portraits of the most beautiful women at Court," Anthony Hamilton wrote in the Memoirs of Count Grammont. "Lely painted them, and employed all his art in the execution. He could not have had more alluring sitters....

Amidst the extensive literature on Napoleon and his age, this brilliant study stands out: In concentrates on Napoleon the man, shedding light on the why and wherefore of his actions.Author: Jacques BainvilleISBN-10: 1931541795ISBN-13: 9781931541794Publisher: Simon PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2001Pages: 496Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.74lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.04w...

A well-researched, captivating history of the Arab nation, wrapped into the biography of Ibn Saud, founding father and first king of Saudi Arabia.Author: Harold Courtenay ArmstrongISBN-10: 1931541280ISBN-13: 9781931541282Publisher: Simon PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/06/2001Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.98lbsSize: 9.05h x 5.99w x 0.74d

Visionary empire-builder, ultimate Kipling hero, the carrier -- for England -- of "the white man's burden," Rhodes in his time was revered in England. Who else had a huge country named after him? His life-long dream was the world federation of states, cessation of...

Gandhi's long-time friend and collaborator edited and annotated Gandhi's autobiography and many of his writings.Author: C. F. AndrewsISBN-10: 1931541159ISBN-13: 9781931541152Publisher: Simon PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1930Pages: 376Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 8.92h x 6.10w x 0.93d

Nowhere else in history have three contrasting types of human culture been so perfectly embodied in three men then in South Africa in the nineteenth century. Kruger, the Biblical patriarch, Lobengula, the black priest-king, and Rhodes, the prototype of British imperialists, all wanting the...

An impartial analysis of the much criticized presidency of war-hero U. S. Grant, a remarkable biography by historian Hesseltine of the University of Wisconsin.Author: William B. HesseltineISBN-10: 1931313857ISBN-13: 9781931313858Publisher: Simon PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/01/2001Pages: 480Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 8.96h x 6.14w x 1.33d