Biography & Autobiography - Political

Read by Liz Cheney with 50+ audio source material clips included, Oath and Honor is a gripping first-hand account from inside the halls of Congress as Donald Trump and his enablers betrayed the American people and the Constitution--leading to the violent attack on our...

As a foreign minister and chancellor of Weimar Germany, Gustav Stresemann is a familiar figure for students of German history - one who, for many, embodied the best qualities of German interwar liberalism. However, a more nuanced and ambivalent picture emerges in this award-winning...

Author: Albert J. BeveridgeISBN-10: 1587980495ISBN-13: 9781587980497Publisher: Beard BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/20/2000Pages: 696Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.15lbsSize: 8.55h x 5.61w x 1.75d

LIKE TEST PREP presents its workbook series for "Meet Amazing Americans," a website created by US Library of Congress on many great American heroes and heroines. Great for Teachers and Students This book contains -Comprehension Questions -Vocabulary Practice -Critical Thinking Questions *www.americaslibrary.gov which owns...

Cecil Rhodes is a classic English political biography by Princess Catherine Radziwill. Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 - 26 March 1902) was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from...

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...

From the chaos of The Jerry Springer Show to the corridors of political power, Jerry Springer's life has been a rollercoaster of ride of success, controversy, and personal challenges.In this captivating biography, dive into the behind the scenes world of one of America's most...

THE FIRST AUTHORITATIVE BIOGRAPHY OF INDIA'S CURRENT PRIME MINISTEROn 26 December 2012, Narendra Modi was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Gujarat for the fourth time, to extend his record tenure in office. Even then, his name prompted extremes of hate-filled anger or...

Presently, he's looking to expand that empire into the realm of united states politics and-despite insurmountable odds-he's already toppled a cabaret of career politicians to become the republican presidential nominee for the 2016 election.So how does he do it, the absolute mad man? This...

Written by the author of the legendary 1992 expose of Bush the elder, this book works from a New Deal point of view. Obama is exposed as a foundation operative and agent of Wall Street finance capital, controlled by Zbigniew Brzezinski, George Soros, and...

Ernest Vandiver was elected governor of the state of Georgia in 1958 on a platform of fiscal conservatism and steadfast resistance to desegregation. Having vowed to defend Georgia's segregated social system at all costs, Vandiver nevertheless concluded that the state could not close its...

Aileen and Roy is the story of the author's parents: Roy Cochran, who rose from a sod house on a hardscrabble farm in western Nebraska to the state house in Lincoln as governor, and Aileen Gantt Cochran, a pioneer teacher and superintendent of schools...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER John A. Macdonald, Canada's first and most important prime minister, is the man who made Confederation happen, who built this country over the next quarter century, and who shaped what it is today. From Confederation Day in 1867, where this volume...

Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America's thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. In this riveting biography, Shlaes traces Coolidge's improbable rise from a tiny...

In Hiding is the spellbinding story of a man who spent thirty years holed up in his own home to escape execution. Manuel Cort s was a Socialist Party member, an activist in the Republic's land reform movement, and an organizer in the farm...

*Includes pictures *Includes Long's own quotes about his career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "For the present you can just call me the Kingfish." - Huey Long, 1933 The late 19th and early 20th centuries...

Author: Themba NzimandeISBN-10: 1456880691ISBN-13: 9781456880699Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2011Pages: 244Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.13lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d

Donald Barr Chidsey's classic work discusses the ideological conflict between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton and its effect on the development of the newly created United States of America. Author: Donald Barr ChidseyISBN-10: 1479432121ISBN-13: 9781479432127Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/31/2022Pages: 206Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.68lbsSize: 9.00h x...

Daniel Gookin was a pioneering settler who resided in Virginia and Massachusetts, taking an interest in and writing about the Native Americans, toward whom he felt sympathy.Born in County Cork, Ireland, Gookin moved to his father's plantation in Virginia when he was aged only...

From the backbreaking work of picking cotton in the hot Arkansas sun, the daughter of a poor sharecropper, to the dressmaker for the First Lady of the United States, Martha Dixon's story is uniquely American. Starting with nothing but an entrepreneurial drive, Ms. Dixon...

"Frank Carlucci is living proof to all of us and to the world that 'only in America' is more than just an easy cliché it's a great ringing truth." --President Ronald Reagan Once called "Washington's ultimate survivor" by The Washington Post, Frank C. Carlucci...

Hunting Nukes uniquely describes how intelligence should work to inform and direct diplomacy to the advantage of both the United States and the world. Lawless's focus is on intelligence and diplomatic personnel and the need for these indispensable professionals to have the will and...

A personal account of the life of a prominent British diplomat and politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Hugh Elliot played a key role in British diplomacy during the revolutionary and Napoleonic eras, and this memoir provides valuable insights into his...

A tribute to the life and achievements of Christopher Gore, a prominent 18th and 19th century lawyer, politician, and statesman from Massachusetts, featuring personal correspondence and anecdotes from friends and colleagues.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part...

Discover the Untold Stories of America's Founding Fathers - A Comprehensive Book Bundle���� Are you fascinated by the birth of the United States and the visionary individuals who shaped its destiny?���� Do you crave a deeper understanding of the challenges, triumphs, and complexities that...

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...

Paul Preston, the author of the definitive biography Franco, explores the political and personal mysteries of the Spanish monarch's life in Juan Carlos, a story of unprecedented sweep and exquisite detail. Handed over to the Franco regime as a young boy, Juan Carlos was...

This volume combines 24 essays by a remarkable group of leading Canadian political scientists. Covering such topics as regionalism, the role of the state in Canadian life, bilingualism, the constitution and the charter of rights, communications policy and the role of the media in...

Andrei Sakharov holds an honored place in the pantheon of the world's greatest scientists, reformers, and champions of human rights. But his embrace of human rights did not come through a sudden conversion; he came to it in stages. Drawing from a 2014 Hoover...

John T. Flynn, a prolific writer, columnist for the New Republic, Harper's Magazine, and Collier's Weekly, radio commentator, and political activist, was described by the New York Times in 1964 as "a man of wide-ranging contradictions." In this new biography of Flynn, John E....

The 2012 race for the White House is racing along at full tilt. Mitt Romney is widely assumed to be the front-runner for the Republican nominee. Question is, can he hold the lead? Ron Scott provides the first independent (unauthorized) biographical profile of the...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER One of Canada's foremost authors and journalists, offers a gripping account of the contest between John Diefenbaker and Lester Pearson, two prime ministers who fought each other relentlessly, but who between them created today's Canada. John Diefenbaker has been unfairly treated...

Rick Biesada picks up where the mundane Clinton biographers left off? or were too timid to delve into. He pulls no punches in this scholarly review of his encounter with Hillary, where he worked as a bar bouncer.Author: Rick BiesadaISBN-10: 0759652848ISBN-13: 9780759652842Publisher: 1st Book...

Probing the Ulyanov family archives, historian Philip Pomper uncovers Alexander's transformation from ascetic student to terrorist, and the impact his fate had on Lenin. Vividly portraying the psychological dynamics of a family that would change history, Lenin's Brother is a perspective-changing glimpse into Lenin's...

"I have learned what suffering means. In away that was impossible, I think I can understand something of the pain black people have come to endure. I know I contributed to that pain, and I can only ask your forgiveness." George Wallace made an...

Many people have wondered about the life-long relationship between Joan Wicken and Julius Nyerere, Tanzania's stalwart and founding president. This book provides the first in-depth window into the life of this British woman, who was in many ways Nyerere's staunchest and most loyal supporter....

"I have learned what suffering means. In a way that was impossible, I think I can understand something of the pain black people have come to endure. I know I contributed to that pain, and I can only ask your forgiveness." George Wallace made...

Return to one of the most divisive periods in the last century of American history, revisiting the multigenerational impact of the Vietnam War through firsthand accounts.Barry J. Veden spent three years serving in the United States Army, later spending the majority of his career...

David Xu ran for US Senate from PA in the GOP primary during 2021 and 2022. He ran on ashoestring budget and a prayer. There were many angry and hilarious voters along the way inthe story who helpfully inform Dave that he is dumb,...

A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written with his full cooperation by an award-winning writer at The Atlantic.Authoritative, personal, and vividly written, Romney: A Reckoning is a revealing account of Mitt Romney's life. Based on dozens of exclusive...

There's Dirt on My Shirt: The American Dreamsicle tells the story of an immigrant family boy navigating two cultures and growing American roots. His family adopted American values, idealism, and discovered the essence of America and the land of opportunity. The grateful family came...

This classic biography of Karl Marx, complete with Gareth Stedman Jones' poignant introduction, is unlike any other account of its subject. Focusing as much on Marx's private life as on his public persona and work, this classic biography looks in detail at his relationship...

Carla Del Ponte won international recognition as Switzerland's attorney general when she pursued cases against the Sicilian mafia. In 1999, she answered the United Nations' call to become the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda. In...

Nina Roosevelt Gibson lives in Vail, Arizona.Author: Nina Roosevelt GibsonISBN-10: 1438495137ISBN-13: 9781438495132Publisher: Excelsior Editions/State University of New YoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/01/2023Pages: 204Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

Unique among presidents' wives, Lady Bird Johnson was not only one of the leading environmentalists of the twentieth century, she also redefined the institution of First Lady. In this first book in an innovative new series, Lewis Gould shows why Mrs. Johnson ranks with...

Dr. the Right Excellent Sir Kennedy Alphonse Simmonds, the only living National Hero of St. Kitts and Nevis, was the first Prime Minister of this great country. He contested nine general elections--1966, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1993, 1995 and 2000--the most in our...

This book examines the life and works of Jane Addams who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1931). Addams led an international women's peace movement and is noted for spearheading a first-of-its-kind international conference of women at The Hague during World War I. She...

Michele Kay, a life that was both too much and too short, left behind this story, one of an unforgettable person and an extraordinary time. --Bill Bishop, author of The Big Sort From Cairo to Austin: exiled at 12, Michele Kay takes her readers...

Winner of the 2014 Prix du Style "Masterful . . . An eloquent addition to a violent episode in the history of science in the twentieth century." --Nature In 1934, the highly respected head of the Soviet Union's meteorology department, Alexei Feodosievich Wangenheim, was...

"This book on Hillary - really tough." - President Donald Trump Hillary Clinton is running for president as an "advocate of women and girls," but there is another shocking side to her story that has been carefully covered up--until now. This stunning exposé reveals...