Biography & Autobiography - Historical

This collection of letters from Kaiser Wilhelm II to Emperor Nicholas II of Russia illuminates a crucial period in European history. From the pre-war tensions that ultimately led to World War I to the personal relationship between the two powerful monarchs, this volume provides...

This book provides a fascinating account of William Tecumseh Sherman's brief tenure as president of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and Military Academy (now Louisiana State University). It sheds light on Sherman's life and career, as well as the challenges and opportunities he...

Follow the intrepid explorer Captain James Cook on his many voyages of discovery around the world, from the icy seas of the Arctic to the tropical islands of the South Pacific. Drawing on firsthand accounts and diaries, this vivid biography offers a fascinating glimpse...

Through compelling personal accounts and family correspondence, One Step Ahead documents Alfred Feldman's harrowing flight into exile as he and his family fled the pogroms that flooded across Nazi-occupied Europe. It is a memoir of horror and hope recounted by a man who survived...

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,...

These simple sketches and photographs of Territory life centre around the young Aboriginal girl Bett-Bett (Dolly Bonson) and her dog Sue; as she appears from the Never-Never, stays awhile, learns a little, laughs a lot, wonders much, and finally returns to the bush again.This...

What if you were born in Russia during 1970s - how would it feel growing up there? For many in America perhaps a dystopian tale, this was how Anya and her family lived. Anya continuously trained along with her classmates for the coming war...

While many claim the title, there is only one Secret Society who is rightfully the original, and historical Illuminati. If you have ever wanted to read a book about this mysterious group that contains current, and verifiable information from one of it's Citizen Members,...

This sequence of authentic and audacious war-time escapes keeps the reader spell-bound from start to finish. Garry Willmott has unearthed a series of escapes which would be the envy of Houdini. From the chilling history of escapes from Colditz, escapes from comparatively humane British...

Author: Otis CarneyISBN-10: 1585007706ISBN-13: 9781585007707Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/19/1999Pages: 216Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.58lbsSize: 8.05h x 5.05w x 0.65d

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1869 Edition.Author: Harriet Beecher StoweISBN-10: 1497978165ISBN-13: 9781497978164Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 194Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.41d

When author Danny Clune was seven years old, he experienced a traumatic accident that changed the course of his life-It left a hole in his life that he would spend a lifetime repairing. In Leaving Wayne, Clune tells his coming-of-age story that takes place...

Author: S. S. ChapmanISBN-10: 1450029485ISBN-13: 9781450029483Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/30/2010Pages: 50Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d

Out of Chaos: A Personal Story of the Revolution in Russia (1907) is a memoir written by Michael Trubetzkoi, a Russian aristocrat who witnessed the tumultuous events of the Russian Revolution of 1905. Trubetzkoi's book provides a firsthand account of the political and social...

Hendrick Pannebecker: Surveyor Of Lands For The Penns, 1674-1754, Flomborn, Germantown And Skippack (1894) is a historical book written by Samuel Whitaker Pennypacker. The book tells the story of Hendrick Pannebecker, a surveyor who worked for the Penn family during the 17th and 18th...

The Knowledge Of Mary is a book written by Januarius De Concilio in 1878. The book is a comprehensive exploration of the life and teachings of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. The author delves into Mary's role in the Christian faith, her relationship...

The book ""Joseph Francis Sartori 1858-1946"" is a biography written by George M. Wallace. The book tells the life story of Joseph Francis Sartori, who was born in 1858 and died in 1946. Sartori was an important figure in the history of California, particularly...

The Life of Jean Paul Marat is a biography written by Louis R. Gottschalk. The book chronicles the life of Jean Paul Marat, a French political theorist, physician, and journalist who played a significant role in the French Revolution. The book provides a detailed...

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 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions...

Title: Life and times of Joseph Warren.Author: Richard FrothinghamPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to...

Author: Herbert MooreISBN-10: 1258171120ISBN-13: 9781258171124Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 178Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.38d

""An Elizabethan Puritan"" by Louis Thorn Golding is a historical biography that explores the life and beliefs of a Puritan named William Perkins during the Elizabethan era in England. The book delves into the religious and political landscape of the time and how it...

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...

Mediumistic Experiences of John Brown: The Medium of the Rockies is a book written by John Brown and published in 1897. The book is a collection of Brown's personal experiences as a medium, and his encounters with spirits and entities from the afterlife. Brown...

Oral Roberts' Life Story is an autobiography written by Oral Roberts himself, detailing his life from his childhood to his rise as a prominent evangelist and founder of the Oral Roberts University. The book is divided into chapters that chronicle his journey from humble...

Goodnight Stories is a collection of charming and imaginative bedtime tales for children, written by Clara Ingram Judson and first published in 1916. The book contains over 50 stories, each with its own unique characters and settings, that are perfect for reading aloud to...

The Boy Pioneer: Or Strange Stories Of The Great Valley is a book written by Johnston Grosvenor and published in 1917. The novel is set in the Great Valley, and it tells the story of a young boy named Jack, who is an adventurous...

The Journal of Elizabeth Byrom, in 1745 is a historical book written by Elizabeth Byron herself and published in 1857. It is a personal account of her life during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745. Elizabeth Byrom was the daughter of a wealthy Manchester merchant...

""Descendants Of William Shurtleff V1: Of Plymouth And Marshfield, Massachusetts (1912)"" is a genealogical book written by Benjamin Shurtleff. The book is focused on tracing the lineage of William Shurtleff, a prominent figure in Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts. The author provides a detailed account...

The book ""Josiah Bushnell Grinnell"" by Charles E. Payne is a biography of the life of Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, an American Congregationalist minister, abolitionist, and politician who lived from 1821 to 1891. Grinnell is best known for founding the town of Grinnell, Iowa, and...

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...

""George Washington at Mount Vernon on the Potomac"" is a book published by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. The book aims to provide readers with a clearer understanding of the character of George Washington, the first president of the United States, and to set...

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is a biography written by R. W. Seton Watson, detailing the life and reign of Maximilian I, who ruled from 1493 to 1519. The book covers Maximilian's early years, including his childhood, education, and family background, and goes on...

""A Memoir Of A Portion Of The Bolling Family In England And Virginia"" is a historical account written by Robert Bolling and published in 1868. The book traces the genealogy of the Bolling family, beginning in England and continuing through their settlement in Virginia....

""Nineteen Days From The Apennines To The Alps: The Story Of The Po Valley Campaign"" is a historical account of the military campaign conducted by the United States Fifth Army during World War II. The book details the Allied forces' efforts to push German...

The ""Herrick Genealogy: A Genealogical Register Of The Name And Family Of Herrick"" is a book written by Jedediah Herrick and published in 1885. The book is a comprehensive genealogical register of the Herrick family, which includes information on the family's history, lineage, and...

Logan V2: A Family History (1822) is a book written by John Neal that tells the story of the Logan family. The book is the second volume in a series and explores the family's history, including their struggles and triumphs. The Logan family is...

""History Of The Family Of Benjamin Snow, Who Is A Descendant Of Richard Snow"" is a book written by Owen Nelson Wilcox in 1907. The book is a genealogical record of the Snow family, tracing their lineage back to Richard Snow, who is believed...

The Fenton Family of America and Great Britain is a historical book written by Thomas Astley Atkins in 1912. The book provides a comprehensive account of the Fenton family, tracing their roots back to their origins in Great Britain and their subsequent migration to...

One halloween the US Navy would like to forget, played a terrible trick on LIEUTENANT DAVID PORTER, in 1803. He, along with 306 other shipmates aboard the 38-gun frigate USS Philedelphia, including Captain William Bainbridge, were caught by pirates at Tripoli It took guile...

Twenty-eight selections from the writings of some of the best-known American-Jewish novelists, dramatists, critics, and historians span the social and cultural history of American Jews in the twentieth century. Often joyous, occasionally tragic, they provide a fascinating record--from immigration to assimilation, from life in...

Jonathan Bryan (1708-88) rose from the obscurity of the southern frontier to become one of colonial Georgia's richest, most powerful men. Along the way he made such influential friends as George Whitefield and James Oglethorpe. Bryan's contemporaries, in terms of their large holdings of...

Originally published in a dozen or more parts between 1897 and 1919, this is not only the genealogical record of a New England town but the complete record of an entire region, that of the lower Merrimack Valley. Not content with publishing the genealogies...

First published in 1988, Marc Egnal's now classic revisionist history of the origins of the American Revolution, focuses on five colonies--Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina--from 1700 to the post-Revolutionary era. Egnal asserts that throughout colonial America the struggle against Great Britain...

This text offers in-depth biographies of Chinese women from the fifth century BCE to the early 20th century. It reflects their achievements in poetry, literature, painting, music, dancing, calligraphy, medicine, science, politics, military leadership, diplomacy, religion, family and community life.Author: Barbara Bennett PetersonISBN-10: 076560504XISBN-13:...

This historical narrative follows the lives of a young couple separated by the upheavals of World War II. In May 1940, Jan van Houten, a Dutch journalist working in London, joins the press office of the Dutch government now exiled in England. When bombing...

Many North Americans are unaware of the history and politics of Latin America, and Latin American Heroes goes a long way to redress this lack of knowledge. These profiles of twenty-three history makers offer a unique view of Latin America through the eyes of...

Author: Robert ServiceISBN-10: 0330518380ISBN-13: 9780330518383Publisher: Pan PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/16/2010Pages: 626Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.97lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.60d