Biography & Autobiography - Historical

A daughter finds her mother's story, dating back to hidden truths during World War II. A classic Mother/Daughter tale one can picture on the big screen, from the war in Europe to America in the 60's and 70's, and life as an immigrant wife...

Our classrooms are more diverse than ever. Yet many teachers struggle to prepare lessons that resonate with all their students.Stephanie Bazzell, esteemed educator, brings together a wide variety of historical and contemporary figures who truly reflect the students we teach.Heroes in History offers a...

Founder of the Mongol Empire and one of the most feared conquerors of all time, Genghis Khan (1162-1227) created the largest empire in the world by destroying individual tribes in Northeast Asia.Author: Timothy MayISBN-10: 1943657629ISBN-13: 9781943657629Publisher: Simply CharlyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2018Pages: 162Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.47lbsSize: 8.50h...

A decade of crime, treachery, and adventures of the Medellin Cartel. Andrew Richard Barnes survived crashes, gunfire, treachery, and betrayal and still lived to tell the tale. Snowbird explores the heinous crimes and dangerous expeditions of the man who flew the first cocaine shipment...

Due to the circumstances of her conception, Rosa Mitter harbored a great fear of rejection. More than anything else she wanted to be a member of her society in terms of equality and acceptance. But Rosa felt that she was dealt an unfair hand...

Stories spanning over a century from the life of TJ 'Jim' McKenzie, his family, friends and people along the way, from the 1890s to 2020s. Recollections of growing up near Longreach CQ from the mid-1930s, early boarding school to National Service, life on sheep...

Erwin, Walter, John and Bruno Sax are four Jewish brothers who fled Czechoslovakia ahead of the Nazi German takeover, before World War II. Escaping down the Danube River during dangerous times, they reached Palestine where they enlisted in the British Army. Captured on Crete,...

Memoirs of a Brit on Death Row is a gripping memoir filled with extraordinary events that seem almost unreal. The author, Andargachew "Andy" Tsege, fled Ethiopia as a young man in his early twenties in 1979 to escape political persecution following the violent revolution...

Eslyn Glasgow was born in Trinidad to parents Wilfred and Helena Grant; the third child of five daughters. In 1970, at the age of twenty-three, she married Joseph Glasgow, who is also from Trinidad, and accompanied him to Portage la Prairie, Canada, where he...

History of Religion, Pre-Christian Wales Although initially banned, Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. The empire's collapse in Britain created a 'Welsh' people whose identity has traditionally been based on Christianity and a common language. Christianity arrived in Wales at the...

This unique collection of pictorial materials and illustrations relates to Benjamin Wills Newton (1807-1899). He was an evangelical Christian leader and expositor who at times ministered to large congregations in England in the nineteenth century. He was a prolific writer. This book includes portraits...

The memoir of a young woman who, in 1951 at the age of 17, was arrested for her involvement with an underground organization demanding alternatives to Stalinist rule and, as a result, spent five years in the Soviet prison system.Tumanov belonged to group of...

First Edition: Trim 6.14" x 9.21" Paperback, Black & White, Cream paper, Matt cover. 600 pages.Within these covers there are two great Public Domain works: Book 1) Sergei Witte served Alexander III with unquestionable loyalty but he did not hold Nicholas II in the...

First Edition: Trim 6.14" x 9.21" Paperback, Black & White, Cream paper, Matt cover. 528 pages.Within these covers there are three great Public Domain works presented unabridged: 1) Alexander Mossolov was the head of the Court Chancellery of Tsar Nicholas II and trusted friend...

The incredible true story of the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo.Charles Deville Wells has two loves in his life: a beautiful French mistress named Jeannette and his sumptuous yacht, the Palais Royal. At the risk of losing them both, Wells stakes...

'[An] important book to grace your bookshelves.' - JoeAnn Ricca, Founder of the Richard III Foundation, Inc. Bosworth Field saw the two great dynasties of the day clash on the battlefield: the reigning House of York, led by Richard III, against the rising House...

Following his second marriage in 1907 Arthur Conan Doyle was looking to the future. The years ahead would see the birth of three children, fresh literary success and the discovery of his new faith. Those same years would also see the First World War,...

The 1972 Texas Rangers were a culmination of decades of trying to get a major-league team in Dallas-Fort Worth. The area has a long history with baseball, going back to the 1800s, and minor-league teams played in both cities right up until the Rangers...

Everybody has a breaking point.A moment when life becomes unbearable-when loss, grief, and pain feel endless. For Pastor Peter Schembri, that moment came as he stood in the smoldering ruins of his church, the final blow in a series of devastating events: financial ruin,...

Ocean waves carried Anne Frankland (nee Mason, 1793-1842) around the world. From England to India to South Africa and Australia, and back again several times. The product of an upper-class family with a proud history of well-regarded professional and charitable men, Anne could never...

New ReleaseIn this book, Graeme has sought to dispel false perceptions about the role of a diplomat and portray diplomacy as an honourable, satisfying and rewarding career, but one that can be challenging at times and often entails a lot of hard work. In...

On 21 July 1969, 3 Platoon, A Company, 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment forced their way through the damp Vietnamese jungle on a patrol as part of Operation Mundingburra. With the insects biting and the humidity sapping their strength, the platoon established a safe...

Australia's official First World War correspondent Charles Bean saw more of the Australian army's activities and battles on the Western Front than anyone. Bean's private wartime diaries, held by the Australian War Memorial, form a unique and personal record of his experiences and observations...

In 1956, the editor's father, John Holmes Johnson, cleared out his mother Janet's house after she died. Among her stuff, he found three old diaries, written by his maternal grandmother Marion Orr and her mother Mary Holmes (John's great-grandmother). He took the ancient notebooks...

From the time she was a young girl until she was an old grandma, Fern loved Jesus. She served her family and her church gladly. She even had a ministry - hugging people! And her beautiful crocheting, what talent! If you knew Fern, you...

They had it all, but it was taken from them. During the early 1900s, Cecil L. Snyder, a businessman, a husband, and a father, who was dedicated to his country, endured endless political injustices from governmental bodies, whose intentions were to bring him down....

In Courageous Ida, we follow Ida's journey from being the oldest in a large family to becoming a determined young woman who embraces both adventure and challenge. Growing up, Ida helps her family and learns valuable skills like sewing and gardening. As an adult,...

The name 'Muhammad' means the 'the praised one'. The Prophet's name is as much a title that describes the Prophet's qualities, as it is a name that identifies the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. Any Noble qualities one can imagine, the Messenger...

William wondered how anyone was supposed to battle slavery. After all, King George III and the Church of England both had large amounts of money invested in trade with the West Indies. And a large number of bishops sat in the House of Lords....

Thrown overboard, enslaved by the Turks, captured by pirates, rescued by a princess--the story of Englishman John Smith (1580-1631) would seem unbelievable were it fiction. Young John first sought adventure in Europe, traveling as far as Russia and distinguishing himself in the wars that...

From the big woods of Wisconsin to the Indian country of the Great Plains, new adventures and landscapes filled the rich childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957). On a frontier steeped in both danger and great possibility, Laura would grow up to witness firsthand...

My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855, discussing in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty. Douglass, a former slave, following his liberation went on to become a prominent abolitionist, speaker, author,...

Herbert Hoover - President of the Great Depression is the biography of Herbert Hoover, the thirty-first President of the United States (1929-1933), a mining engineer and humanitarian administrator. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under President's Warren Harding and Calvin...

Relapse into Bondage is the political memoir of Alexandru Cretzianu, a key Romanian diplomat during the interwar period and World War II. Cretzianu faithfully presents himself as pro-Western, pro-French, pro-British, and pro-League of Nations. He demonstrates that Romania did not freely join the Axis,...

The Romanian historian Nicolae Iorga played a critical role in the history of his country for more than fifty years until his tragic death in 1940. The author of more than 1,200 books and 20,000 articles, Iorga was one of the most prolific scholars...

Dracula - the fifteenth-century Romanian prince, also known as Vlad the Impaler, is one of the most fascinating personalities of medieval history. This book includes a wide range of studies on the life and times of Vlad III Dracula by leading historians and scholars...

One of the greatest leaders in Romanian history, Mircea the Old comes to life in this new book. Although his grandson, Vlad the Impaler, has acquired much greater international fame, Mircea the Old was the most significant ruler to sit on the throne of...

An unusually mature Christian at a very young age, Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) did not follow the course dictated by his noble birth but followed God's call even to the point of being banned from his native Saxony. Once destined for the...

Max Esser was an adventurous young merchant banker, a Rhinelander, who became the first managing director of the largest German plantation company in Cameroon. This volume gives a vivid account of the antecedents and early stages as experienced and described by Esser. In 1896...

...a rewarding personal portrait. --Washington Post Book WorldAuthor: Willard T. HunterISBN-10: 1568332556ISBN-13: 9781568332550Publisher: Madison BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/20/2002Pages: 196Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d

Author: Jeremy C. GanzISBN-10: 1527576574ISBN-13: 9781527576575Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2021Pages: 215Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 8.19h x 5.91w x 0.71d

Author: Kenneth A. DeitreichISBN-10: 1527531430ISBN-13: 9781527531437Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2019Pages: 302Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.90w x 0.90d

Author: Geoffrey ChannonISBN-10: 1527531066ISBN-13: 9781527531062Publisher: Cambridge Scholars PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/10/2019Pages: 303Format: Hardcover

This book has been written for the student and general reader to study the Franco regime within an accessible framework. It explores the various views of Franco provided by biographers and historians, and acknowledges that political bias and various moral stances are forever evident....

This volume is pivotal reading for laypersons looking for an accurate understanding of the private life and public career of A.E. Housman. Furthermore, it is also essential for any reader seeking to recover a truer image of the Victorian man who, during his lifetime,...

This memoir gives a thoughtful and detailed account of the eventful life of Kitty Freund from her early days in the First World War until the celebrationof her one hundred and sixth birthday. Born in Liverpool, from the age of eighteen months, she lived...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1876 Edition.Author: H. R. Fox BourneISBN-10: 1498102956ISBN-13: 9781498102957Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 506Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.56lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 1.02d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1893 Edition.Author: Pasquale VillariISBN-10: 1498092101ISBN-13: 9781498092104Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 470Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.37lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.95d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1889 Edition.Author: Kate Douglas WigginISBN-10: 1498010806ISBN-13: 9781498010801Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 282Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.59d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1880 Edition.Author: J. B. T. MarshISBN-10: 1498001602ISBN-13: 9781498001601Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.54d