Biography & Autobiography - Political

High Adventure: A Narrative Of Air Fighting In France (1918) is a memoir written by James Norman Hall, an American pilot who fought in World War I. The book recounts Hall's experiences as a member of the Escadrille Lafayette, a group of American pilots...

This book is a biography of Charles Stewart Parnell, an Irish politician who played a critical role in Irish politics in the late 19th century. It examines his life and career, including his work for Irish Home Rule and his role in the formation...

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,...

TidalWave Productions spotlights one of the icons of American politics, Edward "Ted" Kennedy, in the latest edition in the wildly popular line of POLITICAL POWER biography comics. Often overlooked as a child, and in constant competition with his highly successful brothers, Ted Kennedy has...

Allama Mashraqi (Inayatullah Khan), sage of the East, was among few courageous leaders who bravely fought for the independence of India that resulted in the creation of Pakistan and India. Mashraqi's role prior to and after the partition of India is vital to the...

The autobiography of a legendary Ohio politician and legislator "The politics that Vern describes--when candidates depended on shaking hands, speaking at every conceivable dinner, passing out literature at the county fair (or fairs, if you were running statewide), and when office-holders worked across the...

This biography of the first woman to be elected to Congress from the state of Georgia is more than the story of one woman's challenge of the political establishment. It also covers professional women in the modern South, southern liberalism in the New Deal...

Political Power in Alabama is the sequel to Anne Permaloff and Carl Grafton's Big Mules and Branchheads, a biography of the populist governor "Big Jim" Folsom. Encompassing the years from 1958 to 1970 and the gubernatorial terms of John Patterson, George Wallace, Lurleen Wallace,...

Abba Ahimeir (1897 -1962) writer, journalist and historian began his public life as a socialist, but subsequently moved toward the rightward extreme of Zionist ideology. One of the earliest opponents of the British Mandate, in 1930 he founded a radical organization called Brit Habiryonim...

Gwen Terasaki's Bridge to the Sun, an idealized memoir of her marriage in the 1930s and 1940s to a Japanese diplomat, Terasaki Hidenari, is still widely read as an inspiring tale of a "bridge" between two cultures that waged savage war against each other...

Dr. Jackman examines the fascinating life of Viscount Bolingbroke, his political, literary and personal achievements, and presents a determined and powerful man who was equally fallible and vain. This masterly reconstruction recreates the man and his times, and portrays a character with whom we...

The names of most of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's cabinet members are well known. Anyone familiar with FDR's administration will remember Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Cordell Hull, Harold Ickes, Frances Perkins, Henry Wallace, and James Farley. One member of that circle, however, has remained a...

Author: Michelle McManusISBN-13: 9798233580031Publisher: Michelle McManusLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2025Pages: 176Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d

Author: Donald P. HodelISBN-10: 1966346271ISBN-13: 9781966346272Publisher: Peak PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/22/2026Pages: 414Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.21lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.92d

Author: Sidney S. McMathISBN-10: 1682262979ISBN-13: 9781682262979Publisher: University of Arkansas PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2026Pages: 504Format: Paperback

Author: Brian KilmeadeISBN-10: 006349003XISBN-13: 9780063490031Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/06/2026Pages: 320Format: Hardcover

Charles Evans Hughes embodied the qualities we claim to value most in our leaders: vision, integrity, and extraordinary intellect. Yet despite shaping American life more profoundlythan almost any political figure since George Washington, Hughes remains little known today.Gifted with an encyclopedic mind and an...

Author: Lanny J. DavisISBN-13: 9798891383357Publisher: Realclear PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/14/2026Pages: 432Format: HardcoverReview Citation(s): Booklist 02/01/2026Foreword 10/10/2025BlueInk Review 10/07/2025Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

On September 14, 1962, twenty-year-old Carol Jamieson's world shattered. In an instant-a car crash on a darkened road-and her young husband was gone, leaving her alone with their one-year-old son, Sean, and a future no one that age is prepared to face. She refused...

A spiritual biography of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, based on traditional Tibetan sources, presenting his united roles as political and spiritual leader in a complex global landscape. This comprehensive biography of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, presents the unique spiritual journey...

No other twentieth-century political figure endured so many precipitous falls followed by unlikely resurrection. Across fifty turbulent years he enjoyed - if that is the correct term - at least four separate, high-level, political careers interspersed with periods in the doldrums. As one of...

Dispersed throughout the centuries and across the globe - a sleepy Devonshire village, a 1950s Hollywood film set, a horse hurtling on a Victorian racecourse, the Beatles meditating in India, a border dispute in South America, and a storm raging in the Outer Banks...

As a witness, and at many times participant, in the sphere of legislative government, the author presents his testimony on the accomplishments of regular order of a previous time and the shift to the current lack of collaboration, highlighting the need to return to...

Are you ready to discover the untold story of resilience, power, and determination?Have you ever wondered what it takes to overcome personal and professional challenges to shape history? What sacrifices must be made when you stand at the crossroads of ambition and responsibility? What...

What will Donald J. Trump's second presidency look like? From his bold promises to "finish the job" to his controversial policies that have shaken the world, this book explores the potential impact of his return to the Oval Office.Will Trump revive the America First...

Herbert W. Paul authored the biography titled "The Life of Froude." This scholarly piece explores the biography and intellectual trajectory of James Anthony Froude, a notable historian, writer, and contentious personality in 19th-century England. The biography authored by Herbert W. Paul provides a thorough...

This book is an endeavor in shedding light on the challenging life events of B.R. Ambedkar. Born in an oppressed Dalit Mahar caste, he devoted his life for the upliftment of the community. In this volume, we try to have a look at his...

Author: Sarah Gertrude MillinISBN-10: 1931541302ISBN-13: 9781931541305Publisher: Simon PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/1936Pages: 460Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.73lbsSize: 9.04h x 6.00w x 1.27d

The author, Chicamba, wrote this book to share the untold history of his beloved country, Angola.Angola went through difficult times during the 12th to 19th centuries. However, its rich heritage helped independence to be finally achieved. The 'hard times', however, he concedes are sadly...

Jim Anderton, the Labour rebel who founded a new political movement and became deputy prime minister, is the subject of this compelling, warts-and-all biography by award-winning historian David Grant. Anderton: His Life and Times tells the story of Anderton's greatest triumphs, including founding state-owned...

FDR's Utopian: Arthur Morgan of the TVA by Roy Talbert, Jr. Arthur E. Morgan (1878-1975) was a visionary who responded to a very high calling-the building of the perfect community, one he saw as based upon the bedrock of morality. He belonged to that...

John Jones Pettus, Mississippi Fire-Eater: His Life and Times, 1813-1867 By Robert W. Dubay The life of John Jones Pettus, governor of Mississippi from 1859 to 1863 and champion of the secessionist movement, provides a parallel to the slowly changing pattern of southern politics...

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire...

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1899 Edition.Author: Robert Etc BainISBN-10: 1498048099ISBN-13: 9781498048095Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/30/2014Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.75d

This is a new release of the original 1927 edition.Author: H. A. L. FisherISBN-10: 1494097362ISBN-13: 9781494097363Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 374Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.77d

Bernard Baruch: Park Bench Statesman is a biography written by Carter Field that tells the story of Bernard Baruch, a renowned American financier, philanthropist, and advisor to several US presidents. The book chronicles Baruch's life from his humble beginnings in South Carolina to his...

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Will IrwinISBN-10: 1406767174ISBN-13: 9781406767179Publisher: Irwin...

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

The late-18th century was remarkable for radical and revolutionary fervour, fierce controversy, strident polemic, violent uprising, revolution and revolutionary war, and John Horne Tooke's life mirrored this ferment and turbulence. He was the only man in England to be imprisoned for supporting the American...

The War Trail Of Big Bear is a historical account written by William Bleasdell Cameron about the life and times of the Cree leader, Big Bear, during the late 19th century. The book chronicles Big Bear's struggle against the Canadian government's policies of assimilation...

Northwestern Fights And Fighters is a book written by Cyrus Townsend Brady, originally published in 1902. The book is a collection of stories and historical accounts of the Northwestern United States and the people who fought to establish and defend it. The book covers...

Loose Leaves From A Busy Life is a memoir written by Morris Hillquit, a prominent American socialist leader and labor lawyer. The book is a collection of essays, speeches, and personal reflections that span Hillquit's life from his childhood in Latvia to his political...

The Man From Limehouse: Clement Richard Attlee is a biography written by Cyril Clemens. The book delves into the life of Clement Richard Attlee, a British statesman who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. Attlee was born...

""The Trial of the U2"" is a detailed and authorized account of the court proceedings of the case of Francis Gary Powers, an American pilot who was shot down while flying a U2 spy plane over the Soviet Union during the Cold War. The...

""Grey of Fallodon: The Life and Letters of Edward Grey"" is a biography written by George Macaulay Trevelyan about the life of Edward Grey, a British statesman who served as the Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916. The book is a comprehensive account of...

"Portrait Of A Statesman" offers a compelling biographical study of a significant political figure. Delving into the life and career of its subject, the book explores the individual's impact on European history and political thought. Dennis Bardens paints a vivid picture of the statesman's...

Delve into the fascinating life and times of Thurlow Weed, a pivotal figure in 19th-century American politics. This comprehensive volume, "Life of Thurlow Weed Including his Autobiography and a Memoir, Volume 01," combines Weed's own autobiographical writings with a detailed memoir, offering unparalleled insights...

This comprehensive biography, "Memoirs Of The Life Of William Pitt," delves into the life and career of one of Britain's most influential Prime Ministers, William Pitt the Younger. Written by George Tomline, it offers a detailed account of Pitt's political achievements, challenges, and personal...

Scalacronica: A Chronicle Of England And Scotland From 1066 To 1362 (1836) is a historical book written by Thomas Gray Of Heton. The book provides a comprehensive account of the political and social events that took place in England and Scotland from the Norman...

The book ""The Fourteenth Ohio National Guard, The Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry"" written by Charles E. Creager is a comprehensive account of the military history of the Fourteenth Ohio National Guard and the Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The book...