Biography & Autobiography - Political

On July 18, 1924, a mob in Tehran killed U.S. foreign service officer Robert Whitney Imbrie. His violent death, the first political murder in the history of the service, outraged the American people. Though Imbrie's loss briefly made him a cause c l bre,...

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Touted in his time as one of the "great men of the West," Stephen Wallace Dorsey was a Reconstruction carpetbagger who went to Arkansas and finagled and bribed his way into getting elected to the US Senate after living only two years in the...

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From the moment he set foot on it, Karl Rove has rocked America's political stage. He ran the national College Republicans at twenty-two, and turned a Texas dominated by Democrats into a bastion for Republicans. He launched George W. Bush to national renown by...

New York Magazine national correspondent Gabriel Debenedetti reveals an inside look at the historically close, complicated, occasionally co-dependent, and at-times uncertain relationship between Joe Biden and Barack Obama.Delving far deeper than the simplistic "bromance" narrative that's long held the public eye, The Long Alliance...

Sledgehammer Beck shines the light into the murky corners of one of the darkest periods in Australian law enforcement history. Merv Beckwas born to be an extraordinary policeman and from the outset he proved his mettle. But he was never more severely tested than...

Specific reservation of author's First Amendment rights under the authority of the United States Supreme court case known as Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission 558 US 310, 130 S Ct 876, 175 L. Ed.2d.,753 2010 US LEXIS 766, January 21, 2010.This book is...

On the 50th anniversary of the coup that overthrew Allende, a new edition of this classic text on Chile's socialist president The election in Chile of the Marxist leader of the Socialist Party, Salvador Allende, to the presidency in October 1970 inaugurated a political...

Author: Robert GarciaISBN-10: 1558859632ISBN-13: 9781558859630Publisher: Arte Publico PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/2023Pages: 169Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d

A collection of poignant stories and poems of seven East Timorese families living in Melbourne. Since 1975 to 1999, men, women and children, and even grandparents, have been forced to flee their beloved homeland, their culture, their language, their families--and the graves of those...

Martin Bladen was brought into politics on the patronage of Sir Robert Walpole. From a powerful position at the Board of Trade, he held an idyllic vision of harmonious colonists obedient to the Crown's authority, contributing to the mother country's economy but willing to...

Ms. Mayor is a true story about the first woman elected mayor of Cape Coral, Florida, who served from 2013-17, and how the Republican party and her ex-husband schemed to ruin her life. Along with a very public domestic violence case against her ex-husband,...

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,...

John A. Johnson was first published in 1949. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.The first native-born governor of Minnesota, and the only Democrat to have...

'Thoughtful, very readable ... We have been lucky, lucky, lucky to have him' - The Times 'Pithy and amusing' - Sunday Times David Dimbleby has interviewed prime ministers and presidents, made award-winning documentaries, chaired Question Time for 25 years, and anchored the BBC's live...

In this "gripping ... spectacular piece of reporting" (Ken Burns), a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines Senator Frank Church, the man at the center of numerous investigations into the abuses of power within the American government. For decades now, America's national security state has grown...

"One of the best and most readable overviews of the Democrats' evolution on economic issues over the past half-century." -- The Wall Street Journal "Fast-paced, sober, yet hopeful . . . Green is a first-rate journalist." -- The Atlantic One of Politico's 10 books...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"At a time when the meaning of America is up for grabs, Cody Keenan's new book chronicles ten days that tested us and ultimately showed us at our best. It's a captivating story about what's worth fighting for, an antidote...

Revolutionary novelist, historian, anarchist, Bolshevik and dissident--Victor Serge is one of the most compelling figures of Soviet history. Set against some of the momentous events of the twentieth century, Victor Serge reveals dauntless vigor of a man whose views often reflect the struggles of...

The Life of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Volume I, has been acknowledged as a major work throughout human history, and we have taken precautions to assure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern manner for both present and future generations. This book has...

Semafor's Best Political Book of 2023 A riveting insider account of the progressive movement in Congress centering A.O.C., Rashida Tlaib, Jamaal Bowman, Cori Bush, Ayanna Pressley, and Ilhan Omar--their rise, their efforts to set an ambitious agenda for the country, and their struggle to...

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTSome say that a good president is determined by how they deal with the challenges that are thrown onto them by what is going on in other parts of the world. While others consider the greatness to come from how much initiative...

This book originally began as a series of articles, at the behest of the author's son, for the website Bharat Rakshak. As the articles flowed, the author was the persuaded by his children to expand these articles into something that more resembles a book....

*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "We have a rich man, untrained in diplomacy, unlearned in history and politics, who is a great publicity seeker and who apparently is ambitious to be the first Catholic president of the U.S."...

This book provides an in-depth exploration of the life and work of Mao Zedong, one of the most influential figures in modern Chinese history. Written from a unique perspective, it explores Mao's formative years, his rise to power as the leader of the Communist...

Filippo Tommaso Marinetti: The Artist and His Politics explores the politics of the leader of the Futurist art movement. Emerging in Italy in 1909, Futurism sought to propel Italy into the modern world, and is famously known for outlandish claims to want to destroy...

The definitive biography of a distinguished public servant, who as US Secretary of Labor, Secretary of the Treasury, and Secretary of State, was pivotal in steering the great powers toward the end of the Cold War. Deftly solving critical but intractable national and global...

In this candid portrait, former two-term senator from Alaska and 2008 presidential candidate Gravel expounds on his views of the military-industrial complex, the imperial presidency, postwar US foreign policy, and corporate America; critically assesses figures he worked with, such as Jimmy Carter and Ted...

Recently I have been able to prove with Autosomal DNA the Lee descendants of General Robert E Lee and his slave Nancy Ruffin, adding their lineage proudly to our Lee's of Virginia descendancy from Col Richard Lee and Anne Constable. I am forever grateful...

Don't Say I Can't by author Bill Tolley is an unforgettable nonfiction memoir that shares Bill's amazing life story of business and political work, portraying American life in the twentieth century. In Don't Say I Can't, Bill embodies the passionate and indomitable American Spirit,...

Author: Joyce Elaine Wiggin-RobbinsISBN-10: 1514476983ISBN-13: 9781514476987Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/29/2016Pages: 324Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.39lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d

On 6 September 1966, inside the House of Assembly in Cape Town, Dimitri Tsafendas fatally stabbed Hendrik Verwoerd, South Africa's Prime Minister and so-called "architect of apartheid." Tsafendas was immediately arrested, and before the authorities had even questioned him, they declared him a madman...

The Political Problem is a book written by Albert Stickney in 1889. It is a political treatise that analyzes the problems faced by the United States government during the late 19th century. Stickney discusses the issues of corruption, bureaucracy, and the growing power of...

This book is the first autobiography from leading Egyptian feminist Dr. Nawal El Saadawi, written at the age of ten in the form of fiction as she explores her early awakening to the world around her. Now known for her bold spirit and probing...

Author: Zalmay KhalilzadISBN-10: 1250345405ISBN-13: 9781250345400Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PLLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/22/2016Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.12lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d

Lord Acton for Our Time illuminates the thought of the English historian, politician, and writer who gave us the famous maxim: "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Extracting lessons for our current age, Christopher Lazarski focuses on liberty--how Acton understood it,...

This is the story of America and the journey of an American of African descent impacted by racial segregation laws gradually changed during his adolescent and adult years that provided opportunities to excel in his chosen profession. The author also provides a commentary on...

In the decades since Latinas began to hold public office in the United States in the late 1950s, they have blazed new trails in public life, bringing fresh perspectives, leadership styles, and policy agendas to the business of governing cities, counties, states, and the...

THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON, THE FATHER OF AMERICAN BANKING.Also includes: The Federalist Papers Conjectures About the New Constitution The Biography of Alexander Hamilton: with Conjectures About the New Constitution, The Federalist Papers and Other Writings from The Father of American Banking is...

From the acclaimed economist-historian and author of The Marshall Plan comes a dramatic and powerful new perspective on the political career of Henry Wallace--a perspective that will forever change how we view the making of US and Soviet foreign policy at the dawn of...

The first biography to be based on interviews with Ardern and those around her 'It takes courage to be an empathetic leader. And I think if anything the world needs empathetic leadership now, perhaps more than ever.' Jacinda Ardern Jacinda Ardern was swept to...

Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, was a powerful ruler and leader of medieval Europe from 768 to 814. He is remembered as the first recognized emperor who reigned over most of western and central Europe. During his reign, Charlemagne helped unite disparate lands under...

Tranquility, transformation, and transcendence is what Mary K. Doyle insists you will find when strolling through the 72 poems and photos inspired by the natural treasures found in three Chicago suburban public gardens--Cantigny Park in Wheaton, The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, and Chicago Botanic...

ONE MAN'S FIGHT AGAINST A CORRUPT LEGAL SYSTEM. "IF IT CAN HAPPEN TO ME, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU."Author: Frank a. LordiISBN-10: 1670489051ISBN-13: 9781670489050Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/02/2019Pages: 226Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.48d

In the new afterword Ralph Rossum covers Antonin Scalia's entire career and discusses the thirty-eight major opinions since the original 2006 publication, including District of Columbia v. Heller, his dissent in the Obamacare cases of NFIB v. Sebelius and King v. Burwell, his important...

This massive six volume set gathers together the most important spoken and written words of Debs for the first time, allowing a deeper understanding of radical political opposition in America during the first quarter of the twentieth century.Author: Tim DavenportISBN-10: 1642591807ISBN-13: 9781642591804Publisher: Haymarket BooksLanguage:...

My Political Journey: Jamaica's Sixth Prime Minister is P.J. Patterson's account of his time as an active and successful participant in the political and social development of Jamaica and the Caribbean from the mid-1950s well into the early 2000s. He was widely regarded as...

Tiberius has always been one of the most enigmatic of the Roman emperors. At the same time, his career is uniquely important for the understanding of the Empire's development on the foundations laid by Augustus.Barbara Levick offers a comprehensive and engaging portrait of the...

*Includes famous art depicting King Louis XVI and important people, places, and events in his life. *Explains his reign and role in the American Revolution and French Revolution. *Analyzes his execution and legacy. "I die perfectly innocent of the so-called crimes of which I...