Biography & Autobiography - Political

In this detailed biography, William Henry Gregory traces the life and career of John Wilkes, the firebrand journalist and politician who became a symbol of resistance to authoritarianism in 18th-century Britain. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Gregory paints a vivid portrait of...

As chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in the seventies, Arthur Burns had a unique view of the Nixon administration. Burns first joined the Nixon administration as an advisor in 1969 and was privy to the dynamics of the president's coterie over the course...

Using a vast body of documentary materials, noted scholar and editor Clayborne Carson creates a book that remarkably approximates a self-portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. Delving into all aspects of this man's life, the work covers his boyhood, his education as a minister,...

From Franklin Roosevelt's final days through Harry Truman's extraordinary transformation, this is the enthralling story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history. When Roosevelt, in failing health, decided to run for a fourth term, he gave in to the big city Democratic...

An in-depth look at the diverse group of men who comprised Britain's first Labour Party in 1924. In January of 1924, the cabinet of the first Labour government consisted of twenty white, middle-aged men, as it had for generations. But the election also represented...

Some did not expect him to last long as Prime Minister. Few predicted he would succeed in the footsteps of Lee Kuan Yew. When Goh Chok Tong took over as the second Prime Minister of Singapore in 1990, many -- from within and without...

Starting in a charming village in upstate New York, Sally Anne Sheridan's life path has taken her through ground-breaking medical research, soirees with intellectuals destined to make an impact and ultimately to her passion project: bringing to life the Community Services vision for the...

On 21st November 2017 Robert Mugabe resigned as President of Zimbabwe after 37 years in power. A week earlier the military had seized control of the country and forced him to step down as leader of the ruling Zanu-PF party. In this revised and...

Author: Matthew StrandmarkISBN-10: 0813199204ISBN-13: 9780813199207Publisher: University Press of KentuckyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2023Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d

St Helena is a small volcanic outcrop in the South Atlantic Ocean, settled in 1659. Together with two associated and remote colonies, at Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha, it is a British dependency under a Governor appointed by The Queen. The book is...

Robert F. Kennedy Assassination: The FBI Files contains the actual original and declassified criminal investigation summary related to the assassination of United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy who was assassinated on June 5, 1968, in Los Angeles, California, after winning the California primary for...

In this first post-9/11 account of the career of the man who established himself as America's Mayor in the dark days after America was attacked, Fred Siegel shows how Rudy Giuliani's successes in New York--restoring law and order, cutting taxes and radically reducing the...

Shelley: The Pursuit is the book with which Richard Holmes--the finest literary biographer of our day--made his name. Dispensing with the long-established Victorian picture of Shelley as a blandly ethereal character, Holmes projects a startling image of "a darker and more earthly, crueler and...

Maple Leaf Up, Maple Leaf Down: The Story Of The Canadians In The Second World War is a comprehensive account of Canada's involvement in World War II, written by the renowned Canadian military historian Peter Simonds. The book covers all aspects of Canada's war...

Scouting on Two Continents is a book written by Major Frederick Russell Burnham, an American scout and adventurer who played a significant role in the development of scouting in the early 20th century. The book chronicles Burnham's experiences as a scout in Africa and...

The War Trail Of Big Bear is a historical non-fiction book written by William Bleasdell Cameron. The book is based on the true events that took place in the late 19th century in Canada. The story revolves around the life of a Cree chief...

Author: Matthew StrandmarkISBN-10: 0813198410ISBN-13: 9780813198415Publisher: University Press of KentuckyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2023Pages: 240Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.05lbsSize: 9.10h x 6.00w x 0.80d

From one of America's longest-serving foreign correspondents, a biography of France's controversial politician and statesman. The first major biography of Charles de Gaulle written from an American perspective, this book offers a compelling assessment of the French army officer, politician, and statesman. Author Don...

This book is not for the faint of heart or those easily swayed by mainstream narratives. It's a wake-up call, a reality check, and a guide for those willing to question the status quo. RFK Jr. doesn't just challenge your beliefs; he shakes them...

"A remarkable, never disclosed story..." Peter Hennessy"A must-read book for those interested in a personal drama at the frontline of international relations"Dr Calder Walton, author & historian"A rare look behind the scenes of British intelligence... this story is not only well-told but also true"...

The BIAFRAN WAR (1967-1970) remembered over half a century laterSTERN Magazine - The Black Scorpion: "we will aim at everything - even if it is not moving"TV Presenter Juliette Foster: "an intense, emotional memoir. Black Gold Black Scorpion couldn't be timelier. George S Boughton...

I am not here, then, as the accused; I am here as the accuser of capitalism dripping with blood from head to foot' John Maclean, Speech from the Dock, 1918. Feared by the government, adored by workers, celebrated by Lenin and Trotsky. The head...

Revolutionary War officer, co-author of the Federalist Papers, our first Treasury Secretary, Thomas Jefferson's nemesis, and victim of a fatal duel with Aaron Burr: Alexander Hamilton has been the focus of debate from his day to ours. On the one hand, Hamilton was the...

As he took charge of his city's response to the 9/11 attacks, New York City's mayor Rudy Giuliani became the most admired man in America, and perhaps the world. Featuring interviews with longtime political associates, teachers, prot g es, and friends, as well as...

Robert Kennedy's role in American politics during the 1960s was pivotal yet has defied attempts to define it. He was a junior senator from New York, but he was also much more. The public perceived him as possessing the intangible qualities of his brother,...

A news-driven biography of Vladimir Putin's nemesis Alexey Navalny-- lawyer, blogger, anti-corruption crusader, protest organizer, political opposition leader, mayoral and presidential candidate, campaign strategist, provocateur, poisoning victim, dissident, and now, prisoner of conscience and anti-war crusader. THE DISSIDENT is the story of how one...

This book is a comparative exploration of the impact of a celebrated Chinese historical novel, the Sanguozhi yanyi (Three Kingdoms) on the popular culture of Korea since its dissemination in the sixteenth century. It elucidates not only the reception of Chinese fiction in Chosŏn...

Musings Series 1 Musings Series 2George Yeo: Musings (In 3 Volumes) available as a set hereOver sessions which lasted two to three hours each time, every week for half a year, George Yeo met and mused over a wide range of topics with writer...

InAn Irishman Abroad, Tarka King recalls his feral youth on the periphery of the Anglo-Irish world, his brief UK public school education and a period of extensive travel, followed by a period of soldiering in the Middle East at the height of the Cold...

The New York Times bestselling author of Hoax--"[a] rare look inside the profoundly influential" (The New Republic) Fox News--returns with an even more explosive account of the network's blatant attempts to manipulate the truth, mislead the public, and influence our elections.Following Joe Biden's unequivocal...

She Dared to Succeed (in French, Elle a osé réussir), delves into the life of a woman who, for more than 30 years, broke multiple glass ceilings in the Canadian media and political worlds. Well-known in the broadcasting industry, she was propelled to the...

In this meticulously researched book, you'll explore the critical moments that shaped Feinstein's career, from her early days as a local politician to her historic tenure as the first female Mayor of San Francisco and her impressive term as a United States Senator.Uncover the...

Dr. the Rt. Hon. Keith C. Mitchell holds the distinct honor of being the longest serving Prime Minister of Grenada. While most people know him through what is reported by the media, few know the full measure of the man.Former Amb. Denis G. Antoine...

Hailed as one of Boston's most beloved mayors and its longest serving, Thomas Menino (1942-2014) deftly managed the city's finances and transformed Boston into the hub of innovation that it is today. During his time in office, Boston embraced modern industrial growth and moved...

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...

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman's brief tenure as British Prime Minister between 1905 and 1908 represents an important transition in the history both of the country and of the Liberal Party, where he might be said to have bridged the gap between the party of Gladstone...

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...