Biography & Autobiography - Political

The diplomat and historian George F. Kennan (1904-2005) ranks as one of the most important figures in American foreign policy. Drawing on many previously untapped sources, Frank Costigliola's biography offers a new picture of a man of extraordinary ability and ambition whose idea of...

The diplomat and historian George F. Kennan (1904-2005) ranks as one of the most important figures in American foreign policy. Drawing on many previously untapped sources, Frank Costigliola's biography offers a new picture of a man of extraordinary ability and ambition whose idea of...

Author: Andrew BursteinISBN-10: 0375709185ISBN-13: 9780375709180Publisher: Knopf Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/08/2002Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.06h x 5.12w x 0.77d

A true classic of radical literature, in its first scholarly, annotated edition.Emma Goldman, the "notorious anarchist" deported from the United States in 1919 for "seditious activities," was a leading figure of American anarchism for almost thirty years. She continued to write and speak on...

A WALL STREET JOURNAL SUMMER PICKA WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLER Warrior and writer, genius and crank, rider in the British cavalry's last great charge and inventor of the tank, Winston Churchill led Britain to fight alone against Nazi Germany in the fateful year of 1940...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, has authored a personal biography of his father, George H. W. Bush, the 41st President. Forty-three men have served as President of the United States. Countless books have...

In a series of riveting interviews, America's senior statesman discusses the challenges of directing foreign policy during times of great global tension.As National Security Advisor to Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger transformed America's approach to diplomacy with China, the USSR, Vietnam, and the Middle East,...

Illuminating. Shocking. Compelling.Harvard Professor Ross Terrill, a friend of Rupert Murdoch, advised Richard Nixon and US Senators and was a prize-winning China expert, whom nobody knew was gay, and for over 40 years kept an intimate and sexually explicit diary. This is the first...

In 2004, Tommy Douglas easily topped a CBC television poll as "The Greatest Canadian" because of his preeminent role in the introduction of medicare in the 1960s. But Tommy Douglas did not accomplish all that he did on his own. Regrettably, the people who...

In 1944, Bertie Bowman-a poor, impressionable thirteen-year-old-heard South Carolina senator Burnet Maybank declare: "If you all ever get up to Washington, D.C., drop by and see me " Bertie took those words to heart, and when he arrived in Washington, Senator Maybank, surprisingly true...

More than a memoir, Lumpen: The Autobiography of Ed Mead takes the reader on a tour of America's underbelly. From Iowa to Compton to Venice Beach to Fairbanks, Alaska, Mead introduces you to poor America just trying to get by--and barely making it. When...

When the 2010 earthquake struck Haiti, Raymond Joseph, the former Haitian ambassador to the United States, found himself rushing back to his beloved country. The earthquake ignited a passion in Joseph, inspiring him to run for president against great competition, including two well-known Haitian...

Lady in Red is the long-awaited collection of behind-the-scenes stories and iconic images of one of the most influential First Lady in modern history -- Nancy Reagan. Lovingly compiled by long-time close confidante and aide, Sheila Tate, the book provides a rare and much-anticipated...

From waking up in jail to flying on Air Force One less than four years later, this is the story of Tim Murtaugh's journey from desperate alcoholism to the top of the political world on the 2020 Trump campaign. When he woke up in...

The New York Times bestselling autobiography of former Vice President Mike Pence. Loyalty is a Vice President's first duty; but there is a greater one--to God and the Constitution. Mike Pence spent more hours in the Oval Office than any of his predecessors. On...

Rising to the rank of Deputy Speaker in New York State's Assembly, Arthur O. Eve blazed a trail that opened new opportunities for underrepresented and marginalized communities.Through his efforts and tireless devotion to truth, equality, and justice, he uplifted countless individuals while likewise inspiring...

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Anarchism and Other Essays (1910) is a collection of essays by Emma Goldman. Hippolyte Havell contributed a short biography of Goldman to the compilation. These articles outline Goldman's anarchist views on a range of topics, including the oppression of women. "Traffic and Women" has...

General Sherman's Official Account of His Great March Through Georgia and the Carolinas is a historical book written by William T. Sherman, an American soldier who served as a Union general during the American Civil War. The book was published in 1865 and provides...

In the spring of 1989, millions of citizens across China took to the streets in a nationwide uprising against government corruption and authoritarian rule. What began with widespread hope for political reform ended with the People's Liberation Army firing on unarmed citizens in the...

In An Incautious Man, historian Melanie Miller provides a succinct but sophisticated recounting of the life of one of our lesser-known but most engaging Founding Fathers: Gouverneur Morris. One of George Washington's "surrogate sons," Morris played a profound role in ensuring the success of...

"Gregory Pratt had a rare front-row seat to the passions, problems, peculiarities, hopes, disappointments, shenanigans, and pettiness in the drama and farce that was Lori Lightfoot's uneasy tenure on the fifth floor at City Hall. What he delivers on these pages takes us backstage...

Peacemaker, politician, Nobel laureate: John Hume was a titan of Irish political history and a key architect of the Good Friday Agreement, bringing peace to Northern Ireland after decades of conflict.But who was the real John Hume? What motivated the former history teacher to...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in China as an expat?In the third installment of The Long Road series, author and journalist Quentin Super gives readers an insight into everyday life in China.From meeting local women off dating apps...

Sonny Kaniho: A Profile in Hawaiian Courage chronicles Sonny's labor of aloha (love) to bring about change and reform within the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL), an institution created by the US Congress in 1920 to return Hawaiians to the 'aina (land), 'aina...

A unique document in the history of the Kennedy years, these letters give us a firsthand look at the working relationship between a president and one of his close advisers, John Kenneth Galbraith. In an early letter, Galbraith mentions his "ambition to be the...

Praise for H. Paul Jeffers Diamond Jim Brady: Prince of the Gilded Age "One of the most entertaining historical business narratives in recent memory. The story of this symbol of America's Gilded Age is filled with such gusto and vigor that even hardcore business...

""The Eighty-Five Days: The Story Of The Battle Of The Scheldt"" is a historical book written by Reginald William Thompson. The book is about the Battle of the Scheldt, which took place during World War II in October 1944. The battle was fought between...

""Jefferson Davis, Constitutionalist V7: His Letters, Papers And Speeches"" is a comprehensive collection of writings by Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. This volume focuses on Davis's views on constitutional law and government, and includes...

Jefferson Davis, Constitutionalist Volume 5 is a comprehensive collection of letters, papers, and speeches by Jefferson Davis, the former President of the Confederate States of America. This volume covers the period from January 1865 to May 1889, during which time Davis was imprisoned, released,...

Jefferson Davis, Constitutionalist V10: His Letters, Papers And Speeches is a comprehensive collection of the writings and speeches of Jefferson Davis, the first and only President of the Confederate States of America. This volume contains a selection of Davis's letters, papers, and speeches from...

""Record of Engagements with Hostile Indians within the Military Division of the Missouri, from 1868 to 1882"" is a historical book written by Lieutenant General P. H. Sheridan. The book chronicles the military engagements between the United States Army and the Native American tribes...

Letters From Charles Blagden To Joseph Banks On American Natural History And Politics, 1776-1780 is a book that contains a collection of letters written by Charles Blagden to Joseph Banks during the years 1776 to 1780. The letters cover a wide range of topics...

Famous Unsolved Murder Mysteries is a book written by Marcet Haldeman-Julius that delves into some of the most intriguing and perplexing murder cases in history. The book covers a wide range of unsolved mysteries, from the assassination of Julius Caesar to the mysterious death...

The book ""Genealogical Sketch of the Nova Scotia Eatons"" is a historical record written by Arthur Wentworth Eaton in 1885. The book chronicles the genealogy of the Eaton family, one of the oldest and most prominent families in Nova Scotia, Canada. The author provides...

The Remarkable Kennedys is a book written by Joe McCarthy that provides a dramatic and inside story of one of the most influential families in American history, the Kennedys. The book primarily focuses on the life of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who served as the...

The Argonauts of California is a historical book written by Charles Warren Haskins in 1889. The book is a collection of reminiscences of the author about the early mining days in California. The author shares his personal experiences and observations of the scenes and...

Letters On Silesia: Written During A Tour Through That Country In The Years 1800-1801 (1804) is a book written by John Quincy Adams. The book is a collection of letters that Adams wrote while he was traveling through the region of Silesia in the...

""History Of The Sixtieth Regiment, New York State Volunteers"" is a book written by Richard Eddy that provides a detailed account of the Civil War experiences of the Sixtieth Regiment of the New York State Volunteers. The book chronicles the regiment's formation, training, and...

""An Old-Fashioned Senator, Orville H. Platt Of Connecticut: The Story Of A Life Unselfishly Devoted To The Public Service"" is a biography written by Louis Arthur Coolidge. The book details the life of Orville H. Platt, a senator from Connecticut who served in the...

The story of how a little-known junior senator fought wartime corruption and, in the process, set himself up to become vice president and ultimately President Harry Truman. Months before Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt knew that the United States was on the verge of...

The Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and its Grand Priory of England is a historical book written by Henry Walter Fincham, originally published in 1916. The book provides a detailed account of the history and development of the Order of...

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Part One V2 is a historical book written by Jefferson Davis. It provides a detailed account of the events that led to the formation of the Confederate States of America and its subsequent downfall. The book...

The book titled ""Philander Chase Knox: First Attorney-General Of Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1904"" is a biography of Philander Chase Knox, who served as the first Attorney General of Theodore Roosevelt's administration from 1901 to 1904. The author of the book is Anita Torres Eitler.The book...

""Michael Angelo"" by E.V. Lucas is a biography of the famous Italian Renaissance artist, Michelangelo Buonarroti. The book covers Michelangelo's life from his birth in 1475 to his death in 1564, exploring his early years as an apprentice in the workshop of the painter...

When Abraham Lincoln was sworn into office, seven slave states had preemptively seceded rather than recognize the legitimacy of his election. In his first inaugural address on March 4, 1861, Lincoln replied to the secessionists and set forth a principled defense of majority rule...

George 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 Woon Tai Ho and research...

From the speechwriter and top adviser to presidents Kennedy and Johnson: A behind-the-scenes history of the most momentous decade in American politics. Richard N. Goodwin entered public service in 1958 as a law clerk for Supreme Court Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter. He left politics...

A tour de force account of seduction, power, and betrayal in the biggest political sex scandal of its ageThe Profumo Affair rocked the British establishment like no scandal before or since. The Tory war minister, John Profumo, had taken up with a teenager named...

'A scrupulous biography' -- Publishers Weekly 'Fresh, incisive, and uplifting' -- Kirkus 'If you want to know the real Baldwin, this is the book to read' -- Robin D.G. Kelley, author of Thelonious Monk James Baldwin is an icon of liberation who created some...