Biography & Autobiography - Historical

A firefighter's look back at the days of 9/11 and time spent at Ground Zero. Read pages of his journal, kept during search and recovery. Interviews of other rescuers, family members of victims, survivors and eye witnesses. A story of one man's journey and...

'Michael Collins, Himself' focuses on the man behind the mask. Not the soldier, statesman or guerrilla, but the real, human Michael Collins. This unique approach offers insights into Collins' personal life and the crucial role women had to play in it; his likes, dislikes,...

William Augustus Begole stepped from a side-wheel steamer onto Horton's Wharf in "New Town" San Diego on September 24, 1869. For the next thirty-two years he helped shape the city's governance, politics, commerce, civic institutions and fraternal life. Forgotten in most San Diego histories,...

WINNER OF THE 2017 IPPY BRONZE MEDAL FOR BEST REGIONAL NONFICTIONFINALIST FOR THE 2017 NEXT GENERATION INDIE REGIONAL NONFICTION AWARDA story of leadership and compassion witnessed following Hurricane Katrina.In this eyewitness perspective, Bill Herrington weaves gripping details of the lives of people, businesses, and...

She gives the general reader fresh access to Elizabeth's mind and ideas, her wit, verve, eloquence, circumlocution, and formidable learning. OBSERVER A new approach to historical biography - she has studied both the original sources and recent works of scholarship and has a thorough...

These letters chronicle the wartime courtship of a Confederate soldier and the woman he loved--a sister-in-law of Abraham Lincoln. It is a relative rarity for the correspondence of both writers in Civil War letter collections to survive, as they have here. Rarer still is...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This book forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have re-typed, re-formatted, and re-published the book in...

Twenty-five years in the making, the "Compendium of Early Mohawk Valley Families" is nothing less than a complete and concise record of every family known to have lived in New York's Mohawk Valley in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Under each of the...

THOMAS EDISON Thomas Edison was an incredible pioneer, inventor and entrepreneur. Best know for his invention of the commercial light bulb, Edison has literally changed the world with his work. Edison however, changed the world in many more ways than just through his light...

Aileen and Roy is the story of the author's parents: Roy Cochran, who rose from a sod house on a hardscrabble farm in western Nebraska to the state house in Lincoln as governor, and Aileen Gantt Cochran, a pioneer teacher and superintendent of schools...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks...

Celebrated American author Raymond Federman is 80 this year. The present volume, which is a collaboration between scholars at Aalborg and Roskilde University, marks this event in addition to introducing Federman to the general public. As Federman has given the editor, Camelia Elias, his...

Barefoot Pirate is the captivating tale of one man's pursuit of an unshakable dream--a true story of swashbuckling adventures, classic tall ships, and a sailor's steadfast determination to prove himself right. It is the personal account of Captain Mike Burke and the world-famous Windjammer...

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...

Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of palaeontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is...

Father Carl Hausmann, SJ, spent his life serving others, leading a life of asceticism and holiness as a Jesuit priest in the Philippines. He also wrote hundreds of letters to his devout German-American family detailing his calling. In this intimate biography, Father Carl's niece,...

Author: Dietrich A. AlsbergISBN-10: 0595204422ISBN-13: 9780595204427Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2001Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.02w x 1.00d

My earlier book, The Wrights of Vermont (Wheatmark, 2013), reported the search I began about ten years ago for my father's Vermont forebears. I had learned a lot, especially about my grandmother's heroic efforts to save her shaky marriage. Eventually she left Vermont to...

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 Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man was written by James Weldon Johnson who was an important 20th century author, journalist and poet. As one of the early American civil rights leaders he became a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. This classic publication is...

MORE THAN HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD The classic adventure story that inspired the new major motion picture The Way Back, directed by Peter Weir *** In 1941, the author and six fellow prisoners of war escaped a Soviet labor camp in Yakutsk--a camp...

This account of Beethoven reveals the life and times of a creative musician in Bonn and Vienna in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. While paying due regard to the image of Beethoven as one of the most single-minded composers in the history...

"[Leanda] De Lisle brilliantly captures the atmosphere of dangerous uncertainty and furtive intrigue that characterized the last years of Elizabeth's reign."--The Sunday Telegraph (London) "Exciting and exacting . . . No fictional characters, of film or novel, can match the reality of the participants...

Author Washington Irving believed this, his monumental biography of America's first great military hero and president, to be his finest literary achievement. Indeed, it is a masterful work, a superlative life of George Washington, and stood as a definitive text long after its 1860...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER John A. Macdonald, Canada's first and most important prime minister, is the man who made Confederation happen, who built this country over the next quarter century, and who shaped what it is today. From Confederation Day in 1867, where this volume...

Jacob Abbott was a well-known 19th century historian who wrote biographies on various ancient leaders, including this one about Genghis Khan. In a world fascinated by men like Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan is one of history's greatest and most famous...

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire...

One of Britain's most renowned military historians revisits a controversial murder: that of Zionist leader Avraham Stern, head of Israel's notorious Stern Gang, in Tel Aviv during WWII.Militant Zionist Avraham Stern believed he was destined to be the Jewish liberator of British Palestine. As...

Author: Betsy ChandlerISBN-10: 1503538176ISBN-13: 9781503538177Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/24/2015Pages: 264Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.86lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d

Charles I by Jacob Abbott is a historical biography of King Charles the First who was born in Scotland. It may perhaps surprise the reader that an English king should be born in Scotland. Charles I (19 November 1600 - 30 January 1649) a]...

Whilst relaxing in one of his harem rooms in Thebes, Ramesses III was murdered. The conspiracy surrounding his assassination, and the trial and conviction of those said to be involved are recorded in court transcripts and legal records.Author: Susan RedfordISBN-10: 0875802958ISBN-13: 9780875802954Publisher: Northern Illinois...

One hundred years ago this year, the largest Irish WWI ex-servicemen housing estate on the island of Ireland was completed, the Killester Garden Village. Comprising 247 bungalows, it was the flagship estate for returning Irishmen from what some dubbed 'the war to end all...

*Includes pictures *Includes Redford's own quotes about his life and career *Includes a bibliography for further reading "The way you really find out about the performer's seriousness about the cause is how long they stay with it when the spotlight gets turned off. "...

In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America's first families. J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue--and coordinated its daily...

This book is a true story that looks back on an era that was a pivotal point in America; regarding not only the events leading up to my enlistment in the Women's Army Corps, but depicts some of the main events in the Civil...

This is a new release of the original 1941 edition.Author: Harry P. DavisISBN-10: 1494052261ISBN-13: 9781494052263Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 234Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d

Life growing up in Park Ridge, Illinois is seen here through the eyes of a long-time resident. Beginning in 1954, this is not a traditional history book, but rather the author's memoir from birth through age 36 and beyond. The 50s, 60s, and 70s...

As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century. Accounts of his eventful and stormy life have oscillated...

*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...

Grigori Rasputin is probably one of the best known, but least understood of the key figures in the events which ultimately led to the downfall of the Russian Tsars some nine decades ago. Cook's re-investigation of his death will reveal for the first time...

Born into one of 19th century Europe's more powerful families, Archduchess Marie Valerie was the favorite daughter of Austria's Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth. Determined to marry for love, in 1890 she wed her cousin, Franz Salvator of Tuscany and bore him 10...

"...a remarkable saga, with characters so plentiful and intriguing that they seem fictional. The research is impressive and integrated well into the narrative." Edward L. Ayers, American historian, President Emeritus, University of Richmond "...a wonderful and vivid collection of primary source material. ...the sections...

Who is that elegant lady sitting in the iconic bar at La Valencia hotel, in a plush velvet booth, scotch in hand? She wears an immaculate yellow silk shirt with a long string of pearls. Her silver hair shines, beautifully coiffed. She has an...

Since 1983, Sudan has been the epicenter of a horrific conflict. Battles between northern Sudan's government forces and the southern Sudanese People's Liberation Army have left scars and ethnic divisions too numerous for world media to cover. Each day, thousands of refugees escape to...

Richard III (2 October 1452 - 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death in 1485 in the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His...

Author: John Henrik ClarkeISBN-10: 0933121954ISBN-13: 9780933121959Publisher: Black Classic PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1997Pages: 122Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.35h x 5.43w x 0.39d

Author: Robert T. BushISBN-10: 1441551433ISBN-13: 9781441551436Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/28/2009Pages: 188Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d

""When It Was Dark: The Story Of A Great Conspiracy"" is a novel written by Guy Thorne and published in 1904. The story is set in England and revolves around the mysterious disappearance of a famous Christian evangelist, John Buxton. The disappearance occurs on...

Author: Allan W. EckertISBN-10: 8200097218ISBN-13: 9798200097210Publisher: Tantor AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/16/2011Format: CDWeight: 0.70lbs

Hitler In Our Selves is a non-fiction book written by Max Picard. The book explores the psychological and cultural roots of Nazism, and how Hitler's ideology and personality were able to take hold in Germany. Picard argues that Hitler's rise to power was not...