Biography & Autobiography - Historical

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...

"My Larger Education: Being Chapters From My Experience" offers an intimate look into the life and philosophy of Booker T. Washington, the renowned African American educator and leader. This autobiography provides invaluable insights into Washington's personal journey and his profound contributions to education. Explore...

Walt Whitman's "Memories of Lincoln" offers a poignant and enduring reflection on the life and death of Abraham Lincoln. This collection of poetry and prose serves as both a memorial to the assassinated president and a powerful meditation on the American Civil War era....

"Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2" offers a powerful and direct connection to a crucial period in American history. Collected by the Work Projects Administration, this volume presents firsthand...

Delve into the tumultuous lives of two of the American West's most notorious figures with "Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James: The Noted Western Outlaws" by J. A. Dacus. This biography chronicles the lives of Jesse James and his brother Frank, exploring...

This book is a comprehensive biography of the influential medieval philosopher and scientist Roger Bacon. Westacott explores Bacon's life and accomplishments, providing insight into his groundbreaking ideas and lasting legacy.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of...

This book chronicles the life of Emma Hamilton, Lord Horatio Nelson's mistress. It provides a glimpse into the life of Emma and her famous lover, from their encounters in London through to their postings and victories in Naples. The book is a mix of...

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,...

FOR READERS OF IN COLD BLOOD AND MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL This work of true crime as memoir is as much of an investigation of a shocking murder as it is a portrait of small-town Americaand the folks that make...

As minister of education and president of the Academy of Sciences, Count Sergei Uvarov was one of the most important statesmen in nineteenth-century Russia. But, because he has often been labeled as a reactionary and sycophant, his ideas and policies have tended to be...

Moving, vivid and utterly compelling, The Sinking of the Kenbane Head is Sam McAughtry's tribute to his brother Mart, a merchant seaman who died when his ship, the Kenbane Head, was sunk by the German battleship, Admiral Scheer, in 1940.Author: Sam McAughtryISBN-10: 0856407631ISBN-13: 9780856407635Publisher:...

Contents E W KENT: The Young Lorenzo, 1449- 1469 ..... 1- 22 KATE LOWE: Lorenzo's 'Presence' at Churches, Convents and Shrines in and outside Florence ..... 23- 36 LINDA PELLECCHIA: Designing the Via Laura Palace: Giuliano da Sangallo, the Medici, and Time ..... 37-...

Biography of the founder of the National Federation of the Blind, written by friend and collaborator Matson. Tells how tenBroek (1911-1968), blinded at age seven, obtained a law degree and became an advocate not only for blind people but for people with disabilities, poor...

Hours after attacking Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese bombers stormed across the Philippine city of Baguio, where seven-year-old Curt Tong, the son of American missionaries, hid with his classmates in the woods near his school. Three weeks later, Curt, his mother, and...

Author: Robert V. BruceISBN-10: 0801424194ISBN-13: 9780801424199Publisher: Cornell University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/02/1990Pages: 576Format: HardcoverWeight: 2.34lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.44d

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...

Lena Kolberg was just one of the two million German civilians who fled from East Prussia at the end of the Second World War. She and her family left Memelland, the farthest province of East Prussia, in the bitterly cold winter of 1945. Letters...

Cardinal Wolsey is a controversial figure: a butcher's son, a man of letters and the Church, a divisive political expert, a man of principle - yet, to some, an arrogant upstart. As Lord Chancellor to the incorrigible Henry VIII he achieved much both at...

Desmond O'Malley's career coincided with one of the most intense periods in Irish political life. In this landmark political memoir he offers fresh insights into the events that have shaped Ireland's past and present - the Arms Crisis, the Troubles and the Beef Tribunal...

This volume in the Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives series includes profiles of approximately 330 prominent individuals who died between 2003-2005, including Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, Julia Child, Katherine Hepburn, Edward Teller and Rosa Parks.Author: Arnold MarkoeISBN-10: 0684314991ISBN-13: 9780684314990Publisher: Gale CengageLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2006Pages: 694Format:...

Hardship and tragedy plagued the people of nineteenth-century Ireland. Famine, religious persecution, and bigotry forced millions to emigrate while others were exiled on prison ships to Australia for petty crimes. Families were torn apart and lives forever altered. Fourth-generation Irish American John F. Welsh...

CONSTRUCTING HORNBECK is a challenging book of many angles. Depending on how it is held to the light, the facets reveal aspects that are mystical, baffling, and at times downright bizarre. Misadventure and visions combine with solid storytelling to throw light on one of...

"Bye Nonna," I whispered again, and touched her arm just above the bed sheet. I gazed at her one final time, and like those summer days I spent memorizing her features and the sound of her voice, I studied her this time too. I...

An Oklahoma Soldier An Oklahoma Soldier is a family memoir brought to life by a bit of fiction and the use of a father's voice to recount his tales. From the Oklahoma land runs through the Battle of the Bulge to an everyday life...

A Memoir in Letters: My Life on Both Sides of the Iron Curtain is the touching autobiography that first chronicles the young life of German-born Hadwig Gofferje, born during World War II, then living under communist rule. She describes her journey to freedom, complete...

When you think of someone in their 80s, the first thing that comes to mind is a retirement home, a rocking chair and spending each day the same; perhaps watching television, not really paying attention to what's on...or playing checkers with another resident whose...

The history of an ordinary English family--a factual account of six generations of the four branches of a close-knit working class family who all lived in North London by the beginning of the twentieth century. One hundred and fifty years of their lives, loves...

Too much has been written about relations and negotiations between the governments of the United States and the former Soviet Union. But, what about the ordinary people-to-people contacts between the two countries? How were young, Russian-speaking Americans treated in the Soviet Union? Why did...

Author: Mel FiskeISBN-10: 0595240011ISBN-13: 9780595240012Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/28/2002Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d

Author: R. J. III DavenportISBN-10: 0595088759ISBN-13: 9780595088751Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1999Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.06h x 6.09w x 0.31d

Author: John T. NightingaleISBN-13: 9798259197718Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 200Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d

Author: Wayne WhippleISBN-10: 1026119723ISBN-13: 9781026119723Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 284Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.88lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.60d

Author: Alvar Active 16 Núñez Cabeza de Vaca,Pedro de Active Castañeda de Nájera,Knight Of ElvasISBN-10: 1026130875ISBN-13: 9781026130872Publisher: XpresspressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/14/2026Pages: 790Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.39lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.57d

Author: Eddy Manfred InserraISBN-13: 9798995080411Publisher: Ei3 PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/04/2026Pages: 194Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Author: Hugh T. HarringtonISBN-10: 1971106054ISBN-13: 9781971106052Publisher: South Carolina American Revolution TrustLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2026Pages: 192Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41d

Author: Sylvia Barbara SobertonISBN-10: 1837051011ISBN-13: 9781837051014Publisher: History PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/20/2026Pages: 254Format: Hardcover

Author: Charles Wheeler CoitISBN-10: 102579768XISBN-13: 9781025797687Publisher: Tradd Street PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/14/2026Pages: 476Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.85lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.06d

He saved the mathematics that built the modern world. Almost no one knows his name.In 836 CE, in a desert city that worshipped the planets, a boy was born into the last community of pagan star-worshippers in the medieval world. His people - the...

She uncovered the hidden fire within matter and changed the course of human history.The Eternal Light of Marie Curie is a powerful and deeply reflective portrait of one of the greatest scientific minds the world has ever known. From poverty and political oppression in...

Buried Screams: When Silence Becomes Evidence and Darkness Learns to SpeakTwo names, bound together by obsession and control, carved into one of the most disturbing true crime narratives ever recorded, Charles Ng and Leonard Lake. This gripping biography descends into the hidden architecture of...

Although he was openly homosexual, the Beat writer William S. Burroughs married three women. Famously, he married the first of them, Ilse Herzfeld, to help her escape Nazi persecution, but almost nothing was known about her except an assortment of assumptions and exaggerations. Perhaps...

"Johnson of the Mohawks" offers a comprehensive biographical account of Sir William Johnson, one of the most influential and colorful figures in eighteenth-century North America. As an Irish immigrant who rose to become a major general in the British army and the Superintendent of...

"James the Second" is a compelling historical biography that re-examines the life and reign of the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Written by the renowned historian and essayist Hilaire Belloc, this work challenges the traditional Whig interpretation of history, offering a...

"Haym Salomon" by H. S. Baron provides a compelling biographical account of one of the American Revolution's most vital yet often overlooked figures. This work explores the life and contributions of the Polish-born Jewish immigrant who became a primary financier for the Continental Army...

"John Law: A Fantastic Financier 1671-1729" is a compelling biography of the Scotsman who transformed the financial landscape of 18th-century Europe. John Law, a man of extraordinary vision and controversial methods, rose from the life of a gambler and fugitive to become the Controller...

A Ukrainian woman asked where I was going. I told her that I was looking for work. She handed me a precious piece of English cloth from which she wanted to sew a coat for her husband and asked if I could do it....

"Ancestors of Hamilton Fish and Julia Ursin Niemcewicz Kean, His Wife" is an exhaustive genealogical study detailing the lineage of two of America's most prominent political and social families. This volume traces the complex ancestral roots of Hamilton Fish, the distinguished statesman who served...

"Reflections on the Napoleonic Legend" is a profound scholarly investigation into the cultural and historical construction of one of history's most enduring myths. Albert Léon Guérard provides an incisive critique of the Napoleonic Legend, tracing how the image of Napoleon Bonaparte was carefully crafted...

"Black Majesty" is a vivid and compelling biographical narrative that chronicles the extraordinary life of Henry Christophe, the former slave who rose to become the King of Haiti. Set against the backdrop of the Haitian Revolution and the subsequent struggle for independence, John W....

Book Ten of Volume III of Theodor Herzl's Diaries offers a rare and unfiltered glimpse into one of the most intense and decisive periods of modern political history. Written in the first person, these pages reveal Herzl not as a distant historical figure, but...