Biography & Autobiography - Political

John W. Burke's 'Life of Robert Emmett' is a vivid and moving portrait of one of Ireland's most beloved heroes. Drawing on a wide range of sources, including family letters, contemporary accounts, and personal interviews, Burke provides a richly detailed and intimate account of...

The Life of Charles Stewart Parnell is a two-volume biography of the Irish political leader by Richard Barry O'Brien. Parnell was a key figure in the Irish Home Rule movement and a member of Parliament from 1875 until his death in 1891. The biography...

Hamlet and the Baker's Son is the autobiography of Augusto Boal, inventor of the internationally renowned Forum Theatre system, and 'Theatre of the Oppressed' and author of Games for Actors and Non-Actors. From his early days in Brazil's political theatre movement to his recent...

Immersed in Red chronicles Mr. Shotwell's exposure to Marxist ideology during his formative years, which touched every facet of daily life. As a young man he came face to face with looming communism in Venezuela during his Peace Corps service in the late 1960s....

Born in Malacca in 1918, Dr Goh Keng Swee reached maturity at a time when European colonialism was breathing its last. By the time this keen-eyed Malayan Became self-governing Singapore's first Minister of Finance in 1959, he had made a name for himself s...

One of the truly enigmatic personalities on the contemporary Indian political canvas, Narendra Damodardas Modi is difficult to ignore. From his humble beginnings as a RSS pracharak to his rise in the Hindutva ranks, and from being Bharatiya Janata Party's master planner to one...

The Last Warlord tells the story of the brotherhood forged in the mountains of Afghanistan between elite American Green Berets and Dostum that is told in the movie 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horsesoldiers The Last Warlord tells the spellbinding story...

*Includes the seminal Brown v. Board decision, which Marshall successfully argued. *Includes a timeline of Marshall's life, including important cases and events. *Includes pictures of Marshall and important people in his life. *Includes footnotes "A child born to a black mother in a state...

In 1981, the Commonwealth of Virginia, which had been dominated for decades by "the Organization," a political machine led by former Governor and U.S. Senator Harry Byrd Sr., took its first baby steps to becoming the vibrant state it is today. That year, Charles...

As circuit rider, editor, and politican, Brownlow's career was bound up with all the surging battles of religion, war, politics, and journalism in America from the time of John Quincy Adams through the inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes. A staunch Unionist, he was banished...

In 1905, scandalous reports of torture in France's overseas colonies rocked Paris. Brazz was sent to investigate. Born an Italian nobleman, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazz had spent twenty years exploring equatorial Africa as a French naval officer. His attempts to reconcile African development and...

The Adventures of Big-Foot Wallace: The Texas Ranger and Hunter is a book written by John Crittenden Duval in 1871. The book is a collection of stories about the life and adventures of William Alexander Anderson Wallace, also known as ""Big-Foot"" Wallace. Wallace was...

""John L. Lewis: An Unauthorized Biography"" is a book written by Saul Alinsky that delves into the life and career of John L. Lewis, a prominent labor leader in the United States during the early to mid-20th century. The book provides a detailed account...

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...

The Strange Career of Mr. Hoover Under Two Flags is a book written by John Hamill that explores the life and career of J. Edgar Hoover, the former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), under two different political regimes. The book delves...

Adam Huntsman (1786-1849) is best remembered for being the "timber toe" lawyer who beat David Crockett for Congress in 1835, leading to his journey to Texas and heroic death at the Alamo. But there was much more to him than the outcome of one...

These memoirs, dictated by Abbas II, provide a window on the mechanics of the strained relations between sovereign and the power occupying his country. A caring man, with progressive ideas, he was disillusioned by sycophantic Egyptian politicians who rarely supported their monarch.Author: Abbas Hilmi...

In Considering Emma Goldman Clare Hemmings examines the significance of the anarchist activist and thinker for contemporary feminist politics. Rather than attempting to resolve the tensions and problems that Goldman's thinking about race, gender, and sexuality pose for feminist thought, Hemmings embraces them, finding...

"The Terania forest protest set a significant precedent. It gave voice with awesome power to the ideals and aspirations of a generation alienated from mainstream society. The green fire ignited in the rainforests of Terania continues to burn to this day."Ian Cohen came to...

An uncompromising portrait of identity, family, religion, race, and class that "cuts to the bone" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) told through Omer Aziz's incisive and luminous prose. In a tough neighborhood on the outskirts of Toronto, miles away from wealthy white downtown, Omer Aziz...

Sergeant Glenn W. Powell's MY LAST BAGGAGE CALL is the story of a most unlikely young man who leaves his working-class environment of Toledo, Ohio, to become a soldier. Seeking excitement and a way to "make something of himself," Glenn Powell's journey exceeds his...

In a vigorous defense of public life, Senator Joseph Lieberman defines the duty, the honor, and the privilege of the public lives of politicians in the face of perennial American cynicism. Americans have always been suspicious of government and have misunderstood and mistrusted those...

Awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1935, Raymond Chambers's acclaimed biography of Saint Thomas More stands as one of the finest accounts of this great figure of English history. Beginning with his early life in late 15th century England, Chambers tracks More's...

In this engaging memoir, Hoar reflects on his long and distinguished career in public service. From his early years as a lawyer to his tenure as a United States Senator, Hoar was a passionate advocate for reform and justice. His autobiography is a testament...

Rose Kennedy was born in 1890 and died in 1995. The mother of nine children, she outlived four of them, two slain by assassins. Her eldest, Joseph, perished during World War II, while her second son, John F. Kennedy, ascended to the highest office...

A groundbreaking memoir featuring the personal recollections of former Senator Joe Lieberman and his wife, Hadassah, of their 2000 vice presidential campaign. From the second they find out that Joe had been chosen by Al Gore as his running mate, the Liebermans' lives drastically...

""Conquest Without War: An Analytical Anthology Of The Speeches, Interviews, And Remarks Of Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev"" is a book that compiles the most important speeches, interviews, and remarks of Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, the former leader of the Soviet Union. The book covers a wide...

«La gente me pregunta si soy periodista o activista. La verdad es que soy simplemente un periodista que hace preguntas, pero uno que, en efecto, toma una postura . --Jorge Ramos Despu s de treinta fascinantes a os de estar desenmascarando la verdad, Jorge...

Jane McManus Storm Cazneau (1807-1878) was a complex person who died at sea the way she lived--at the center of a storm of controversy. Whether as Aaron Burr's mistress, land speculating in Texas, behind enemy lines during the Mexican War, filibustering for Cuba or...

Tearing Down Walls: A Woman's Triumph is a brave and honest look back at the breakthroughs that have marked Mary Gardiner Jones' whole life. From breaking free of a forceful and domineering mother who saw only marriage in her daughter's future, dealing with the...

Among the Second Series of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, this volume has the most detailed coverage of his day-to-day life. These disciplined records of personal expenditures, and of various other daily observations, furnish valuable information about prices and availability of commodities of the...

Author: Robert A. CaroISBN-10: 038535147XISBN-13: 9780385351478Publisher: Knopf Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2013Format: HardcoverWeight: 12.83lbsSize: 14.60h x 11.20w x 5.70d

Lee Kuan Yew played the pivotal role in Singapore's transition from British Crown Colony to independent developing nation, and on to the economically powerful and diplomatically influential city-state it is today. Throughout this surprising and at times painful journey, he has proved a charismatic...

Spanning the years 1940 to 1965, The Last Lion: Defender of the Realm begins shortly after Winston Churchill became prime minister--when Great Britain stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. In brilliant prose and informed by decades of research, William Manchester and...

Co-authors of the pamphlet "Deportation: Its Meaning and Menace" are Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, well-known activists in the early 20th-century radical and anarchist movements in the United States. The 1919 pamphlet tackles the contentious topic of deportation, discussing its ramifications and opposing its...

This book is about common things, yet unexpected results. A Young man who would never have dreamed the heights he would climb to, or the betrayal and the fall. Friendship above all and a volunteer spirit that didn't see the world as it was....

Israel Kirzner, a former student of Ludwig von Mises, looks at the influences of the economic debates in Europe on von Mises' thought, traces his theories as they developed in his writings, and discusses both critical and supportive commentators on von Mises.Author: Israel KirznerISBN-10:...

The Macdonalds of Clanranald is a historical book written in 1881 by Alexander Mackenzie. The book focuses on the Macdonald family, specifically the Clanranald branch. The Macdonalds were one of the most powerful and influential clans in Scotland during the 16th and 17th centuries....

This book is a biography of Benjamin Franklin Shaw, depicting his life and contributions to American civil society. It documents Shaw's political achievements, including his participation in the US Civil War, his ascent to the US Senate, and his advocacy of labor and workers'...

Louis A. Coolidge's biography of Senator Orville H. Platt offers a detailed portrait of a man who dedicated his life to public service and making a positive difference in the world. This inspiring book tells the story of a leader who overcame adversity and...

Late one night in July, 1963, a South African police unit surrounded the African National Congress headquarters in Rivonia and arrested a group of Movement leaders gathered inside. Eventually eight of them, including Nelson Mandela, who was already serving a sentence, Walter Sisulu, Dennis...

It is now commonplace to say that the future happens first in California, and this book, the first biography of legendary governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown, tells the story of the pivotal era when that idea became a reality. Set against the riveting historical...

In exploring the career of Seki Hajime (1873-1935), who served as mayor of Japan's second-largest city, Osaka, Jeffrey E. Hanes traces the roots of social progressivism in prewar Japan. Seki, trained as a political economist in the late 1890s, when Japan was focused single-mindedly...

Georges Valois is the enigma who stands at the center of French fascism. Writer, publisher, economic and political organizer, Valois went from adolescent anarchism to fascism and finally to libertarian socialism. His career has mystified scholars, as it did his contemporaries.From Fascism to Libertarian...

Condoleezza Rice's story, her experiences, and her contributions to our society, offer a unique opportunity to consider the social and historical discourses of our times, both past and present. Rice, a descendent of slaves who rose to become one of the most influential women...

One of the great figures of the twentieth century, Chairman Mao looms irrepressibly over the economic rise of China. Mao Zedong was the leader of a revolution, a communist who lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, an aggressive and distrustful leader, and a...

The Hitler Family Then and NowJoin author David Gardner as he traces the genealogy of history's most notorious dictator in this revelatory World War 2 biography#1 New Release in GenealogyA family history haunted by a sinister past. The name Hitler is remembered around the...

This illuminating biography of our thirty-ninth president by an acclaimed historian of American religion presents Jimmy Carter as the last great standard-bearer of progressive evangelical politics. Evangelical Christianity and conservative politics are commonly viewed today as inseparable. But when Carter, a Democrat and unabashed...

This biography, though it covers his early life and adulthood, focusses most prominently on Malcolm X's final years, which were largely dominated by his departure from the Nation of Islam and his conflict with Elijah Muhammad. Throughout, the author addresses a number of lingering...

"I had prepared a life plan that included ten years of wandering, later years studying medicine. . . . All that's in the past, the only thing that's clear is that the ten years of wandering might grow longer . . . but it...