Biography & Autobiography - Historical

""Galileo and the Inquisition"" is a historical account written by Sir Oliver Lodge that explores the life and work of Galileo Galilei, one of the most famous scientists of the Renaissance era. The book delves into Galileo's struggle with the Inquisition, the powerful institution...

""Beacon Lights of History"" is a thirteen-volume series of biographical sketches of famous people throughout history, written by John Lord. Volume 13 includes biographies of notable figures such as John Milton, Samuel Johnson, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and many others. Each chapter provides a detailed...

Hiram Stevens Maxim: A Yankee Who Dictates Peace To The Nations is a biographical book written by Orison Swett Marden. The book tells the story of Hiram Stevens Maxim, an American inventor and businessman who is best known for inventing the Maxim machine gun....

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Plutarch's Lives, Volume 5, offers a captivating journey through the biographies of eminent Greeks and Romans, penned by the celebrated philosopher and historian Plutarch. This volume, translated by Arthur Hugh Clough, continues Plutarch's exploration of character and virtue, presenting vivid portraits of historical figures...

Delve into the tumultuous era of the French Revolution with "History of the Girondists, Volume 2" by Alphonse de Lamartine. This volume continues the gripping narrative of the Girondists, offering personal memoirs and insights into these patriots derived from unpublished sources. Lamartine's work paints...

The Woodhull Genealogy is a comprehensive book that explores the history and genealogy of the Woodhull family in both England and America. Written by Mary Gould Woodhull and originally published in 1904, this book provides a detailed account of the family's origins, tracing their...

The Tragic Story Of The Empress Of Ireland: And Other Great Sea Disasters (1914) is a non-fiction book written by Marshall Logan. The book primarily focuses on the tragic sinking of the Empress of Ireland, one of the most devastating maritime disasters in Canadian...

The Young Exile: Or The Story Of A Spanish Jew (1874) is a historical fiction novel written by Mrs. Campbell Overend. The book follows the story of a young Spanish Jew named Isaac, who is forced to leave his home and flee to England...

"Memories of Old Montana" offers a firsthand account of pioneer and frontier life in the American West. Through the memoirs of Con Price, readers are transported to 19th-century Montana, experiencing the challenges and triumphs of settling this rugged land. This historical narrative provides invaluable...

Delve into the tumultuous era of Napoleon Bonaparte with "Memoirs of Napoleon, Vol. 13," a captivating firsthand account by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Napoleon's private secretary. This volume offers a unique and intimate perspective on the life and times of one of history's...

Samuel Morland was a seventeenth-century inventor and diplomat who served as Master of Mechanics to King Charles II. In this short biography, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillips provides an overview of Morland's life and achievements, including his invention of a calculating machine and his work on...

In this fascinating family history, Francis Skillman traces the origins and development of the Skillman family in New York, from its earliest colonial roots to its strong presence in the city in the 19th and 20th centuries. He offers a vivid and engaging account...

In this gripping memoir, Capt. W. F. Drannan recount his experiences as Chief of Scouts for emigrant and government trains crossing the Plains of the Wild West in the mid-19th century. Drannan's vivid accounts of life on the frontier and his interactions with Native...

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,...

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,...

The life of a prominent Dutch-American patriot.Born in 1753 to a prominent Dutch-American family in Hackensack, New Jersey, Richard Varick became a lawyer, then a Patriot officer in the American Revolutionary War. Colonel Varick served with distinction as aide to generals Philip Schuyler and...

Banker, hotel owner, and political powerhouse George Wingfield (1876-1959) was one of the most significant figures in Nevada's history. He was the prime force behind the start-up of its tourism and gambling industries. Raymond's biography details every step of his remarkable climb to power,...

The first book-length biography of an influential country/soul legend whose songs have been recorded by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan. Get a Shot of Rhythm and Blues chronicles the rise, fall, and rebirth of Arthur Alexander, an African American singer-songwriter whose...

Gentlemen Engineers tells the engaging story of the working lives of Frank and Walter Shanly, two well-connected nineteenth-century Canadian civil engineers and businessmen who worked on many of the significant projects of the age. Drawing on rich documentary sources, Richard White reveals details of...

Ugly, gangling, and tormented by agonising illness, Major General James Wolfe was an unlikely hero. Yet in 1759, on the Plains of Abraham before Quebec, he won a battle with momentous consequences. Wolfe's victory, bought at the cost of his life, ensured that English,...

The eighteenth-century was long deemed 'the classical age of the constitution' in Britain, with cabinet government based on a two-party system of Whigs and Tories in Parliament, and a monarchy whose powers had been emasculated by the Glorious Revolution o. This study furthers the...

The name Erasmus of Rotterdam conjures up a golden age of scholarly integrity and the disinterested pursuit of knowledge, when learning could command public admiration without the need for authorial self-promotion. Lisa Jardine, however, shows that Erasmus self-consciously created his own reputation as 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...

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...

Autobiography And Reminiscences Of Theophilus Noel is a memoir written by Theophilus Noel and published in 1904. The book gives a detailed account of the author's life, from his childhood to his adulthood. Noel was a prominent figure in the Unitarian Church in England,...

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...

All author proceeds from this book are donated to help the children displaced by the Syrian civil war by funding humanitarian aid through the registered charity Australia for UNHCR. Most political memoirs are boring. Bob Carr tears up the rules. He plunges in, beginning...

Berlioz was arguably the greatest French composer of the nineteenth century. Although the author of the Symphonie fantastique was possessed of a fertile imagination and sometimes obsessed by love, the image of Berlioz as a misunderstood and mistreated genius obscures both the solidity of...

Based on Mark Twain's own years of "variegated vagabonding" in the West, this comic narrative offers a virtual grab-bag of tall tales, folklore, beast fables, travelogue, local color, autobiography, history, geography--even statistics. This new critical edition of Roughing Itsupersedes the 1972 edition published in...

The story of a fascinating man who connected the great politicians, artists and thinkers at the height of British global power and influence. A famed aesthete, politician and patron of the arts, Philip Sassoon lived in a world of English elegance and oriental flair....

From the author of Mind and Matter, an intimate portrait of Louisa Catherine Adams, the wife of John Quincy Adams, who witnessed firsthand the greatest transformations of her time Born in London to an American father and a British mother on the eve of...

From Karl Marx to the Marx Brothers Who's Who in Jewish History presents a complete reference guide to over a thousand prominent men and women who have shaped Jewish culture.Author: Joan ComayISBN-10: 0415260302ISBN-13: 9780415260305Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2001Pages: 448Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.02lbsSize: 7.82h x 5.10w x...

This book is a unique look at almost a half century of Scouting. Formerly called Boy Scouts of America, the new name is all inclusive Scouts of America. I started this Troop in 1977 and continue to serve as the Scouting Coordinator for our...

Author: William E. WoodwardISBN-10: 1025835204ISBN-13: 9781025835204Publisher: Tradd Street PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2026Pages: 542Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.09d

Author: John BradshawISBN-13: 9798993967523Publisher: Devil's Claw PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/18/2026Pages: 184Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.56lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d

Author: Rod E. CumberlandISBN-13: 9798385070893Publisher: WestBow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/2026Pages: 446Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d

Author: Rod E. CumberlandISBN-13: 9798385070916Publisher: WestBow PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/19/2026Pages: 446Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.31lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.99d

Author: John T. (John Torrey) Jr. MorseISBN-10: 1026118891ISBN-13: 9781026118894Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 448Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.91d

Author: Ronald Sutherland Lord GowerISBN-10: 1026116376ISBN-13: 9781026116371Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 328Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d

Author: John RaeISBN-10: 1026116538ISBN-13: 9781026116531Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 616Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.87lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.24d

Author: A. T. (Alfred Thayer) MahanISBN-10: 1026116341ISBN-13: 9781026116340Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 590Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.19d

Author: United States Work P. AdministrationISBN-10: 1026114217ISBN-13: 9781026114216Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.76d

Author: Lawrence Knorr,Joe Farrell,Joe FarleyISBN-13: 9798888194720Publisher: Sunbury Press, Inc.Language: EnglishPublished: 06/16/2021Pages: 336Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.36lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Author: James M. CarmichaelISBN-13: 9798274423250Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2026Pages: 428Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.87d

Author: Tdk Publishing House LLCISBN-10: 1972199919ISBN-13: 9781972199916Publisher: Tdk Publishing HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/17/2026Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d

Author: Henry A. MulderISBN-10: 1957296763ISBN-13: 9781957296760Publisher: Maple BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/22/2026Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d

Author: Archibald Henderson,Alvin Langdon CoburnISBN-10: 1026109493ISBN-13: 9781026109496Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 168Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.36d

Author: Frank HarrisISBN-10: 1026106605ISBN-13: 9781026106600Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 278Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.58d