Biography & Autobiography - Historical

An autobiographical reference book about the life and times of Vladimir Vladimirovitch Mouravieff-Apostol-Korobyine, a Russian Nobleman and Diplomat who lived from 1864 to 1937. His great uncle was the last Decembrists and his paternal side can be traced directly to Ghengis Kahn. His postings...

Joy of the Birds, a novel in hardcover and paperback, by Gale Cooper, a Harvard Medical School educated M.D. forensic psychiatrist, is a star-crossed romance against a backdrop of the Old West's land-grabs, genocides, and ecological holocausts; while offering hope with a mystical map...

BCR's Shelf2Life American Civil War Collection is a unique and exciting collection of pre-1923 titles focusing on the American Civil War and the people and events surrounding it. From memoirs and biographies of notable military figures to firsthand accounts of famous battles and in-depth...

Grand Old Lady: Story Of The DC-3 is a book written by Carroll V. Glines Jr. that details the history and impact of the Douglas DC-3 aircraft. The book covers the development of the DC-3, its use during World War II and in commercial...

Author: Tom FlahertyISBN-10: 1258514516ISBN-13: 9781258514518Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2012Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.38d

Author: Nissan MindelISBN-10: 1258504162ISBN-13: 9781258504168Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2012Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.18lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.10d

Author: John Chapin MosherISBN-10: 1258177757ISBN-13: 9781258177751Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.67d

""Marilyn Monroe As The Girl: The Candid Picture Story Of The Making Of The Seven Year Itch"" by Sam Shaw is a photographic book that chronicles the behind-the-scenes making of the iconic film ""The Seven Year Itch"" (1955), starring Marilyn Monroe. The book features...

""Fifty Years of Neurosurgery: A Personal Story"" by Ernest Sachs is a memoir that chronicles the author's experiences as a neurosurgeon over the course of five decades. The book provides a detailed account of Sachs' career, from his early years as a medical student...

Written in 1927 but barred from timely publication by the Lincoln family, The Dark Days of Abraham Lincoln's Widow, as Revealed by Her Own Letters is based on nearly two dozen intimate letters written between Mary Lincoln and her close friend Myra Bradwell mainly...

*As featured in the landmark BBC2 documentary Our Falklands War: A Frontline Story*Published to mark the fortieth anniversary of the Falklands war'There was a time when we did extraordinary things.' On 28 May 1982, 450 men of the 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment -...

Boenninghausen's Characteristics and Repertory V1 is a book written by C. Von Boenninghausen. It is a comprehensive guide to homeopathy and is considered one of the most important works in the field. The book is divided into two parts. The first part, Characteristics, provides...

An Armenian Princess: A Tale Of Anatolian Peasant Life is a novel written by Edgar James Banks and published in 1914. The story is set in Anatolia, a region in modern-day Turkey, and follows the life of an Armenian princess named Mariam who is...

""A Historical Sketch of Union Lodge, Dorchester: From 1796 to 1876"" is a book written by James H. Upham in 1877. The book provides a detailed account of the history of Union Lodge, a Masonic lodge located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The author traces the...

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...

William Slade of Windsor, Connecticut: And His Descendants is a genealogical book written by Thomas Bellows Peck in 1910. The book explores the history of William Slade, an early settler in Windsor, Connecticut, and his descendants. Peck provides detailed information about Slade's life, including...

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 Forest of Wild Thyme: A Tale for Children Under Ninety is a classic children's book written by Alfred Noyes and first published in 1905. The story is set in a magical forest where fairies, goblins, and other mystical creatures dwell. The main character...

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...

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...

This book was started by my father, Patrick Keith, nearly 20 years ago as an endeavour of the heart. His first book, "Ousted", was published in early 2005, the same year that he died. It was an insider's account of Singapore's expulsion from the...

To coincide with the release of Napoleon, starring Joaquin Phoenix, in November 2023.Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire offers an unprecedented insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small island of Corsica, became Emperor of France...

This book tells the story of Lawrence Leach, one of the early settlers of Salem, Massachusetts, and the many generations of his family that followed. With detailed genealogical information and historical context, this book will be fascinating to anyone interested in early American history.This...

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a timeless literary treasure that offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of America's most iconic founding fathers. In this engaging memoir, Franklin recounts his remarkable journey from humble beginnings to becoming a...

SILAS BARNUM CHATFIELD, the son of Levi and Sarah Runnels Chatfield, moved with his parents from New Milford, Connecticut to Otselic, Chenango County, New York when he was a young boy. Silas, an orphan at the age of ten was bound to a nearby...

Step into the world of one of the most fascinating women of the 19th century: Juliette Recamier. This meticulously researched biography brings to life the glamour and intrigue of Parisian high society and illuminates the complexities of this remarkable woman's personal and political life.This...

This fictional book embellishes the story of a real Israelite named Othniel. The majority of events detailed actually happened and scriptural references are provided. Othniel was born in the wilderness where the children of Israel wandered for forty years. What was it like to...

Benjamin Franklin was a Founding Father of America and had an enormous impact on America as it is today. In addition to that, there are many little-known facts about the man that is Benjamin Franklin. Unlike many of the other Founding Fathers, he started...

Voyage of the Merry Ark tells the remarkable story of five crewmen caught in an ocean storm that nearly took theirlives. The story of the at-sea rescue of the dog Sam, the ship's mascot, was published nationwide, sparking a revolution inAmerican animal rights, one...

It is commonly assumed that C S Lewis was a theistic evolutionist. In fact, he was one of the most effective anti-evolutionist of the last century. He did not make his case against evolution from biology, but rather from logic, reason, and history. This...

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...

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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...

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...