Biography & Autobiography - Political

Author: Verne W. NewtonISBN-10: 1568330065ISBN-13: 9781568330068Publisher: Madison BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/04/1993Pages: 486Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.32lbsSize: 8.77h x 5.58w x 1.07d

A critical examination of U.S. Senator Cornelius Cole of California, as presented in a review of Volume 3, No. 7. This work delves into the political career and character of Cole, offering insights into the challenges and controversies surrounding his tenure. Explore the historical...

James Madison, James Monroe, and John Quincy Adams offers a detailed look into the lives and presidencies of three key figures in early American history. William Osborn Stoddard explores their individual contributions and the interconnectedness of their political careers. From Madison's role in drafting...

“The Works of John C. Calhoun, Volume 06” presents a comprehensive collection of writings and speeches from one of the most influential figures in American political history. This volume offers invaluable insights into Calhoun's perspectives on states' rights, nullification, and the critical issues facing...

As seen on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper and in the Emmy-award-winning New York Times documentary, the gripping true story of a Jewish teenager who became "The Forger of Paris" for the French Resistance. The Forger of Paris presents Adolfo Kaminsky's biography in its...

Still Approaching My Prime: An Autobiography tells the remarkable life story of Dr. Reynold Macpherson, who began life on a marginal New Zealand dairy farm.The renowned researcher, teacher, and author attended teachers' training college, volunteered for part-time military service alongside his early teaching roles,...

Ben thought about the strange course of events that had led him to this point in his life. He had considered being a lawyer but had ended up becoming a doctor, and now he was also a politician and member of the Continental Congress....

Once known for his historically significant landmark decisions on civil rights, free speech, the right-to-die, and for banning discrimination, New York Chief Judge Sol Wachtler rose to the top of his profession and was a high roller in state politics a potential candidate for...

Understanding and applying the wisdom of Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez! In an incredibly short time, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has galvanized the country on issues of national importance. This young member of Congress has motivated Democrats to confront climate change and income inequality and is upending conventional...

The book ""Sir Henry Bessemer"" by W. T. Jeans is a biography of the famous English inventor and engineer, Sir Henry Bessemer. Bessemer is best known for his development of the Bessemer process, a method for mass-producing steel that revolutionized the steel industry. The...

Queene Elizabeth�������s Academy, A Book Of Precedence, Etc. is a historical book written by Humphrey Gilbert and published in 1869. The book is a comprehensive guide to the rules of precedence and etiquette in the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England. It covers...

Badlands and Broncho Trails is a novel written by Lewis Ferandus Crawford and originally published in 1922. The story takes place in the American West during the late 19th century and follows the adventures of a young cowboy named Billy West. Billy is a...

This comprehensive collection offers a complete overview of the life and thought of John C. Calhoun, one of the most important figures in American political history. From his early days as a statesman in the South Carolina legislature to his later role as Secretary...

William Lloyd Garrison (1805-79) was one of the most militant and uncompromising abolitionists in the United States. As the editor of the abolitionist paper The Liberator and cofounder of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Garrison spent most of his life arguing against slavery on strictly...

A funny, candid, insightful, and unflinchingly honest memoir from one of New York City's most spirited and outspoken mayorsEd Koch--the bold, colorful, forthright, and impassioned three-term mayor of the city of New York--lived his eighty-eight years to the fullest. In I'm Not Done Yet...

"From the polluted streets of California's Inland Empire to the halls of Congress, Melissa May's journey is a testament to the power of community, resilience, and the pursuit of justice. In her gripping memoir, May chronicles her evolution from classroom teacher to political leader,...

"Our greatest evangelist for American Liberty...He's a martyr now for American Freedom."--President Donald J. TrumpCHARLIE KIRKBORN OCTOBER 14, 1993 -- DIED SEPTEMBER 10, 2025In THE REAL CHARLIE KIRK, #1 New York Times bestselling author and NEWSMAX contributor Dick Morris reveals the inspirational life-story of...

Edmund Gosse, author of the classic autobiography Father and Son, was appointed librarian of the House of Lords in 1904. Until 1906 he kept a diary of his experiences at Westminster. The manuscript, which has never been published before, is an unvarnished and highly...

Author: Jasmine RayISBN-13: 9798993369617Publisher: Jasmine RayLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/12/2025Pages: 218Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.44lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d

Author: V. September McCradyISBN-10: 1949818489ISBN-13: 9781949818482Publisher: Amorphous Publishing GuildLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/01/2025Pages: 498Format: HardcoverWeight: 3.15lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 1.06d

Author: Kamala HarrisISBN-10: 1668148056ISBN-13: 9781668148051Publisher: Simon & Schuster AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/23/2025Format: CD

In this eye-opening memoir, Eric Trump relays surprising and gripping moments throughout his life and career as part of America's most powerful family. From his earliest memories of growing up as part of the Trump family to pivotal roles in the 2016 and 2024...

A sacred mission. A daring journey. A story that honors the fallen while inspiring the living.When Congressman and Vietnam combat pilot Steve Pearce set out to fly solo around the world, it wasn't simply an adventure. It was a pilgrimage-a mission to honor the...

New Mexico 2026 gubernatorial frontrunner, organizer, congresswoman, and former cabinet secretary Deb Haaland shares her story, offering a powerful and personal look at what it means to be "the first." Nothing about Deb Haaland's upbringing or family history set her up for a life...

Author: Gail GodwinISBN-10: 1639738746ISBN-13: 9781639738748Publisher: Bloomsbury PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2026Pages: 176Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.51w x 1.00d

The Berlin Wall has come down, and East meets West. Yeltsin becomes president of a bankrupt state. Desperate for cash, Russia opens its doors to foreign companies, and Australian-born Ludmila is lured to the home of her ancestors to mine Russia's secret jewel in...

Author: Andy McSmithISBN-10: 1786637545ISBN-13: 9781786637543Publisher: VersoLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/03/2018Pages: 276Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

In a nation controlled by a radical leftist agenda, it is clear that we live in a society mostly made up of underdogs-hardworking yet little known individuals hoping to strike a miraculous, unlikely victory from some overhyped media favorite. If you consider yourself a...

David Beito's path-breaking new book brings to bear the latest historical scholarship to shed light on the life and achievements of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Professor Beito traces the irresistible political rise of Roosevelt, a scion of inherited wealth who never posed as a man...

The book investigates the life and times of Hasan al-Turabi as the last of the Islamists. It provides an entry to first Islamist state in the Sunni World and the failure of its leader and his disciples.Author: Abdullahi A. GallabISBN-10: 1498548385ISBN-13: 9781498548380Publisher: Lexington BooksLanguage:...

In this volume, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada for 25 years, tells in his own words of his activities in public life and the events of the momentous years from 1939 to 1944, as recorded in his personal diary.Author: J. W....

Author: Uche Odika JuniorISBN-10: 1483678237ISBN-13: 9781483678238Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/22/2013Pages: 238Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d

""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. The book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of Lewis' rise to...

The most original, the most sought-after politician in America today, Senator John McCain is at the front of a large movement -- people who are dissatisfied with the way politics is conducted in this country. They are eager for change, and McCain's independence and...

By their actions, Henri Dunant, Donald Morrison and Peter Madden, changed the way people think about themselves and about others. Their stories are ones of tenacity, resilience and creativity within the seething cauldrons of war, revolution, and prison. Each of them, in those ways,...

Jean Moulin is a universally recognized French hero, celebrated as the delegate of General de Gaulle to Nazi-occupied France in 1942-3 and founder of the National Resistance Council in May 1943. He is known for defiance of the German invaders in June 1940 and...

A Mountain Trail: To The Schoolroom, The Editor�������s Chair, The Lawyer�������s Office And The Governorship Of West Virginia is a biographical book written by Cornwell John J. The book tells the story of John J. Cornwell, who was born and raised in the mountains...

Discover the life and legacy of Robert Toombs in this compelling biography, "Robert Toombs: Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage" by Pleasant A. Stovall. Explore the multifaceted career of this influential figure in 19th-century American history, deeply entwined with the events leading to and during the...

The Colombian activist Juan Gregorio Palechor (1923-1992) dedicated his life to championing indigenous rights in Cauca, a department in the southwest of Colombia, where he helped found the Regional Indigenous Council of Cauca. Recounting his life story in collaboration with the Colombian anthropologist Myriam...

Zanzibar has had the most turbulent postcolonial history of any part of the United Republic of Tanzania, yet few sources explain the reasons why. The current political impasse in the islands is a contest over the question of whether to revere and sustain the...

George W. P. Hunt was a highly colorful Arizona politician. A territorial representative and seven-time Arizona state governor, Hunt joined Woodrow Wilson in making the Democratic Party the party of Progressive reform. This political biography follows Hunt through his years in the territorial legislature,...

The Master of Seventh Avenue is the definitive biography of David Dubinsky (1892--1982), one of the most controversial and influential labor leaders in 20th-century America. A "character" in the truest sense of the word, Dubinsky was both revered and reviled, but never dull, conformist,...

Drawing on the flood of new material to emerge from Russian and Western sources in recent years, Beryl Williams focuses on Lenin's years in power and provides first-rate introduction to the life, ideology and impact of one of the formative figures of the 20th-century....

Viscount Mauá and the Empire of Brazil: A Biography of Irineu Evangelista de Sousa (1813-1889) by Anyda Marchant recovers the remarkable life of Brazil's most famous 19th-century entrepreneur and, through him, reopens the history of the Brazilian Empire under Dom Pedro II. Mauá--banker, industrialist,...

Author: Fred R. HarrisISBN-10: 0393332535ISBN-13: 9780393332537Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1977Pages: 228Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d

Author: Michael Garbaldi HallISBN-10: 0393004805ISBN-13: 9780393004809Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/1969Pages: 260Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.59d

Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949) was a high-ranking Bulgarian and Soviet official, one of the most prominent leaders of the international Communist movement and a trusted member of Stalin's inner circle. Accused by the Nazis of setting the Reichstag fire in 1933, he successfully defended himself...

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort survived the tumultuous and uncertain decades that followed the English civil war by creating a remarkable political partnership. Together, they worked to restore their family's estates and political power base as well as their home, Badminton House in...

Diplomat and "wise man" George Ball wielded enormous influence in American foreign policy for more than forty years. Best known for his dissent from U.S. Vietnam policy when he was under secretary of state during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, he also helped those...

Fred Rwigema, the visionary founder of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), is justly revered as Rwanda's steadfast Moses, fearlessly guiding the Tutsi back to their homeland on October 1, 1990, after enduring three decades of exile. Rwigema possessed a profound vision for a united,...