Biography & Autobiography - Historical

The overthrow and execution of Tsar Nicolas II and the Russian Imperial family is a grim watershed in twentieth-century history. Andrew Cook's fresh investigation of the story solves one of the great modern-day mysteries.The author draws on forensic evidence and newly discovered British and...

Genealogies of the Lewis and Kindred Families is a historical book written by John Meriwether McAllister and published in 1906. The book is a comprehensive genealogical record of the Lewis family and other related families, including the Meriwether, Terrell, Clayton, and Strother families. It...

Coronado: Knight of the Pueblos and Plains is a historical non-fiction book written by Herbert E. Bolton. The book tells the story of Francisco V�����squez de Coronado, a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition to the American Southwest in the 16th century. The book...

An Account of the Conduct of the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough: From Her First Coming to Court to the Year 1710 is a book written by Sarah Jennings Churchill, the Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, and published in 1742. The book is a memoir that...

""Stories From An Indian Cave: The Cherokee Cave Builders"" by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey is a collection of tales that explores the history and culture of the Cherokee people. The book focuses on the Cherokee's unique ability to build complex cave structures, which they used...

The Stolen Race Horse: A Nick Carter Story is a thrilling mystery novel written by Nicholas Carter. The story revolves around the theft of a valuable racehorse named Black Diamond, who belongs to a wealthy horse breeder. Nick Carter, a private detective, is hired...

Delve into the rich tapestry of Oregon's past with "The Story Of Oregon, Volume 1: A History, With Portraits And Biographies" by Julian Hawthorne. This comprehensive volume explores the formative years of Oregon, detailing its exploration, settlement, and development into a thriving state. Through...

Author: George StewartISBN-10: 1258434520ISBN-13: 9781258434526Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/14/2012Pages: 40Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.25d

Author: H. Clyde FilleyISBN-10: 1258180731ISBN-13: 9781258180737Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.57lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.40d

""Kit Carson"" is a biography written by Frank Lee Beals that tells the story of the famous frontiersman, Christopher Houston ""Kit"" Carson. The book covers Carson's life from his early years as a trapper and trader in the American West, to his time as...

Author: Thomas Cottam RomneyISBN-10: 1258120690ISBN-13: 9781258120696Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 404Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.19lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.83d

Dive into the tumultuous era of the French Reformation with William Maxwell Blackburn's "Admiral Coligny, And The Rise Of The Huguenots, Volume 1." This meticulously researched biography chronicles the life and times of Gaspard de Coligny, a pivotal figure in the Huguenot movement and...

The Historical Castles And Mansions Of Scotland: Perthshire And Forfarshire is a book written by Alexander Hastie Millar in 1890. The book provides a detailed account of the castles and mansions located in Perthshire and Forfarshire, two historic counties in Scotland. The author provides...

The Baddington Peerage V2: Who Won, And Who Wore It, A Story Of The Best And The Worst Society (1860) is a novel written by George Augustus Sala. The book is the second volume of a two-part series and tells the story of the...

Paine Ancestry: The Family of Robert Treat Paine, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, Including Maternal Lines is a historical book written by Sarah Cushing Paine and published in 1912. The book is a comprehensive genealogical study of the Paine family, tracing their lineage...

""Checkers: A Hard-Luck Story"" is a novel written by Henry M. Blossom Jr. and first published in 1901. The story follows the life of Checkers, a young boy who is orphaned at a young age and forced to fend for himself on the streets...

My Diary 1915 to 1917 is a historical document written by Benito Mussolini, the infamous Italian dictator who ruled the country from 1922 to 1943. The book is a collection of Mussolini's personal diary entries from the years 1915 to 1917, during which he...

Journal and Memoirs of the Marquis D'Argenson V1 is a book written by the French aristocrat and statesman, Ren�����-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, Marquis d'Argenson. The book is a collection of his personal journal entries and memoirs, covering the period from 1714 to 1747....

The book ""Edward G. Acheson"" by Elbert Hubbard is a biography of the American inventor and entrepreneur, Edward Goodrich Acheson. Acheson is best known for his invention of carborundum, a synthetic abrasive material that revolutionized the grinding and cutting industries. The book covers Acheson's...

The Later Incarnations of Francis Bacon is a book written by E. Francis Udny. The book focuses on the later years of the life of the famous philosopher and statesman, Francis Bacon. It explores Bacon's life and work after his fall from grace and...

The Unknown World 1894-1895 is a book written by Arthur Edward Waite, first published in 1895. The book is a collection of essays and articles written by Waite on a variety of esoteric and occult topics. The book covers a wide range of subjects,...

"History of England From the Fall of Wolsey to the Death of Elizabeth, Volume 1" offers a detailed exploration of a pivotal era in English history. James Anthony Froude meticulously chronicles the tumultuous years from Cardinal Wolsey's decline through the reign of Elizabeth I....

"Chronicles of Chicora Wood" offers a vivid glimpse into 19th-century plantation life in South Carolina. Written by Elizabeth W. Allston (Pringle), this historical account delves into the author's personal experiences and family history against the backdrop of Chicora Wood plantation. A significant contribution to...

"Drake's Great Armada" by Walter Biggs chronicles the life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, the famed English explorer and naval commander of the Elizabethan era. This biography delves into Drake's pivotal role in shaping naval history, particularly his leadership against the Spanish Armada....

Henry St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke, was one of the most controversial and fascinating figures in 18th-century British politics. He was a statesman, philosopher, and writer, whose ideas and influence can still be felt today. This biography by Oliver Goldsmith provides an inside look at...

James R. Gilmore's 'John Sevier as a Commonwealth-Builder' is a fascinating exploration of the life and legacy of one of the most important figures of the early American republic. As the first governor of Tennessee, John Sevier played a key role in shaping the...

This seminal work offers a unique insight into the life and times of one of America's founding fathers. From his early days as an apprentice to his later years as a statesman, inventor, and philosopher, Franklin's story is one of determination, hard work, and...

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...

Rose Perica Mofford was the the first woman governor of Arizona. Born in Globe, Arizona, and raised in Six Shooter Canyon, Governor Mofford acted as an interim governor when impeachment proceedings began against Governor Evan Mecham on February 7, 1988. In April 1988, she...

In 1838 Mary Ann Penn's mother sang and rejoiced at the birth of her daughter, not knowing the prejudices, hardships, and injury Mary Ann was destined to endure. At a young age Mary Ann lost her mother, her home, and her Native-American people, traditions,...

"O' Byrne is a natural storyteller. His ability to take you along for the ride gives you a unique perspective of cowboy life almost as if you were on the back of the horse...Tim has a talent that is the gift to bring the...

The poems include touchinglyromantic and sad expressions of Steffi's youthful idealism and more recenthumorous epistles. "My first Year in Eretz Israel" picks up the storywhere her previous book Jewish Girl in the Weimar Republic ends, with Steffi'sarrival in 1934 at what was then Palestine....

Robert A. Taft, prominent political leader and vocal critic of the expanding powers of the federal government and of the enlargement of America's international commitments, played a significant role in the development of Republican party politics. This second volume of The Papers of Robert...

Reflecting on the experiences of then 20-year-old violin student Clare Galambos, this biography unfolds in 1944 Budapest amidst the harrowing first days after the Nazi occupation. The account details how the subject managed a difficult journey home only to be transported to Auschwitz Birkenau...

Alexandre and his family live in Poland, which is partitioned in 1939, followed by a brief period of Soviet rule full of tension and fear. This is followed by the German invasion and occupation which brings depression and debasement to the Jews. Locked up...

The facts of Alexander's life are extraordinary, and it's no surprise that two major Hollywood films on his life are in production. Born Alexander III, king of Macedonia, and the first king to be called "the Great," he was born in 356 BC and...

Married for political reasons at the age of fourteen, Marie Antoinette was naïve, impetuous, and ill equipped for the role in which history cast her. From her birth in Vienna in 1755 through her turbulent, unhappy marriage, the bloody turmoil of the French Revolution,...

John Bellew was the quintessential old Englishmen of stock settled in Ireland since the late twelfth century. Staunchly Roman Catholic, he was educated to the law at Gray's Inn in London and on his return to Ireland in 1630 entered on his enheritance of...

That Mangan is Ireland's foremost Romantic poet is by now a commonplace. The poetry of this self-proscribed 'Out-and-Outer' may have contributed to the picture of an eccentric genius writhing in romantic agony, far removed from the daily throng. But there was a public side...

Based upon the previously unpublished war diaries of Great War army nurse Sister Kit McNaughton, Kitty's War follows her journey throughout war--from Egypt, where she cared for the Gallipoli sick and wounded, to the harsh conditions of Lemnos Island, off the coast of the...

In his 72 years, Constitutional attorney Louis Marshall led an extraordinary life. His impact on his community, his nation, and his era established him as one of the great pride-filled Jews of the twentieth century. Now, in this epic biography, Marshall's incredible story is...

Planted between Ted and a normal boyhood was Ben Solotaroff, as hard a father to placate, defy, and finally accept as can be found in the annals of the American memoir. Tough, bullying, seductive, Ben Solotaroff was a self-made man--"almost all ego and almost...

Reprinted from its 1918 edition, The Tale of a Plain Man by Alexis Stone details the memories of Pennsylvania's turn-of-the-century state governor. During the Civil War, the adolescent Stone ran off to enlist in the volunteer army beginning a military career, which he then...

The Battle of the Somme, as described by the Times, is republished in this highly illustrated volume. Photographs, maps, and accounts are shown along with a comprehensive history of the battle. When war was declared in August, 1914, the Times under its chief editor,...

"Saladin and the Fall of the Kingdom of Jerusalem" provides a definitive historical account of one of the most respected figures in medieval history. Written by the esteemed scholar Stanley Lane-Poole, this work chronicles the life and military campaigns of Salah ad-Din, the founder...

"The Romance of Forgotten Men" is a compelling collection of biographical sketches that brings to light the lives of individuals who, despite their significant contributions to American history, have largely been overlooked by the passage of time. John T. Faris delves into historical records...

"The Romance of Forgotten Men" is a compelling collection of biographical sketches that brings to light the lives of individuals who, despite their significant contributions to American history, have largely been overlooked by the passage of time. John T. Faris delves into historical records...

"Byzantine Portraits" is a compelling study of the individuals who directed the course of the Byzantine Empire. Written by the esteemed historian Charles Diehl, the work presents a series of insightful biographical sketches that capture the essence of the leaders, thinkers, and royalty of...

"Plutarchs Lives" remains one of the most influential works of classical literature, offering a profound exploration of the character and deeds of the most eminent figures from ancient Greece and Rome. This fourth volume continues the tradition of the "Parallel Lives," featuring paired biographies...

"Forgotten Ladies" is an engaging exploration of the lives and legacies of nine American women who, despite their significant presence in their own times, have been largely overlooked by the annals of history. Authored by the noted historian Richardson Wright, this collection of biographical...