Biography & Autobiography - Political

Author: Arlene PeckISBN-10: 1436349516ISBN-13: 9781436349512Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2009Pages: 322Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.04lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d

""John Hopkins������� Notions On Political Economy"" is a book written by Jane Haldimand Marcet that explores the principles of political economy as taught by the renowned economist, John Hopkins. The book delves into the fundamental concepts of political economy, such as production, consumption, distribution,...

Wilderness Reserves: The Yellowstone Park by Theodore Roosevelt is a book that details the history and significance of Yellowstone National Park. Roosevelt, who was a passionate conservationist and served as the 26th President of the United States, wrote this book in 1903 after visiting...

William Z. Foster was one the most recognized and respected labor leaders and Communists inU.S. history. He ran for president on the Communist Party USA ticket in 1924, 1928, and 1932.Though an early member of the Industrial Workers of the World, Foster came into...

This book chronicles the rearing of an African-American child in the "Upsouth" during the 1950s and 1960s, and his experiences as an adult in another world-the F.B.I. The author walks the reader through many harrowing experiences; several nearly fatal, growing up in St. Louis...

Author: Ronald Lee CobbISBN-10: 1418413682ISBN-13: 9781418413682Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/24/2004Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d

An illuminating examination of the complex racial issues that President Barack Obama faced in his race for the White House, a quest that forced a national dialogue on the current state of race relations in America, by the author of the New York Times...

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: Charles A. GoodrichISBN-10: 1408684675ISBN-13: 9781408684672Publisher:...

Author: William Wingate SewallISBN-10: 1406721514ISBN-13: 9781406721515Publisher: Duff PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/09/2007Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.36d

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...

This book "" Freedom's Battle Being a Comprehensive Collection of Writings and Speeches on the Present Situation "", has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this...

Five years after the Civil War, North Carolina Republican state senator John W. Stephens was found murdered inside the Caswell County Courthouse. Stephens fought for the rights of freedpeople, and his killing by the Ku Klux Klan ultimately led to insurrection, Governor William W....

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...

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...

This work illuminates, identifies, and characterizes the influences and expressions of Bob Dylan's Political World throughout his life and career. An approach nearly as unique as the singer himself, the authors attempt to remove Dylan from the typical Left/Right paradigm and place him into...

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 Bay of Pigs turns out to be a fiasco-the fraudulent decoy map was completely unnecessary. Kennedy changes the landing point for the invasion only 24 hours before the attack, and a key component to its success is internal support from the counterrevolutionaries in...

From Pain to Purpose is a suspenseful memoir depicting the costly commitment of a young woman to keep her faith to the end. Emboldened by an abiding love for Christ learned in the trenches of the underground church, Lumi's Christian discipleship was a costly...

My book introduces readers to American legal and political history through biographies of eighteen attorneys who made significant contributions to American democracy as Senators, Secretaries of State, Supreme Court Justices, or Presidents. These attorneys span the political spectrum from conservative Alexander Hamilton to liberal...

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,...

Patrician looking but not patrician born, Musmanno was a self-made man memorable in his appearance and congenial to the times until his intentions and aspirations ran afoul of the circumstances. From his journals we see a man of extreme contradictions who sometimes exercised troubling...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE GEORGE RYGA AWARD A personal account of one man's confrontation with colonization that illuminates the philosophy and values of a First Nation on the front lines of the fight against an extractive industry, colonial government, and threats to the...

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,...

Title: Biography of the signers to the Declaration of independence.Author: John SandersonPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of...

A life of principles, service, and faith This first biography of Glenn Poshard traces the life of a young man who rose from rural poverty in Southern Illinois to become a United States congressman and president of the Southern Illinois University system. This profound...

Author: Paul E. PattonISBN-10: 081319833XISBN-13: 9780813198330Publisher: University Press of KentuckyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2023Pages: 296Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 9.40h x 6.30w x 1.00d

""Laguardia In Congress"" is a non-fiction book written by Howard Zinn. It tells the story of Fiorello LaGuardia, a former congressman and mayor of New York City. The book explores LaGuardia's political career and his impact on American politics during the early 20th century....

Author: Walter DavenportISBN-10: 1258213575ISBN-13: 9781258213572Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2011Pages: 262Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.78lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.55d

The Cambridge Spies continue to fascinate - but one of them, John Cairncross, has always been more of an enigma than the others. He worked alone and was driven by his hostility to Fascism rather than to the promotion of Communism. During his war-time...

I was reading Nishankji's stories. Short stories, touching stories, touching life, seem to touch rural, hilly areas. If you delve into them now, you will get pain and it will leave so many questions behind.When I read the list of Nishankji's compositions, I am...

A Civil War Monitor best book of 2020A group biography of the activists who defended human rights and defined the Republican Party's greatest hourIn 1862, the ardent abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison summarized the events that were tearing apart the United States: "There is a...

In the 1960s, a young American president helped initiate the civil rights movement, captured the imagination of a nation with the establishment of the Peace Corps, launched the space age, nurtured the birth of the computer/digital age, and began the escalation of a war...

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELTSome say that a good president is determined by how they deal with the challenges that are thrown onto them by what is going on in other parts of the world. While others consider the greatness to come from how much initiative...

Richard Branson once said, "Every success story is a tale of constant adaptation, revision, and change." If that is true, Macklyn Austin is the quintessential success story. From a traumatic past, he has been able to build an extraordinary life, rising to serve a...

Step into a gripping true story of exile, imprisonment, and one pilot's desire to make a difference.The year is 1926. Born in a small village on the shores of the Caspian Sea, Hassan Albouyeh grew up with no cars, no running water, and no...

This revealing memoir by the former president of the National Association of Japanese Canadians describes the long journey towards resolution for the historic injustice that deprived Japanese Canadians of their basic human rights during and after World War II. Gaman - Perseverance details the...

The 'Iron Man of India', Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is considered as one of the founding fathers of the Republic of India who played a leading role in country's Struggle for Independence. After Independence, he influenced kings of various parts of the nation and consolidated...

A new era of change had erupted on the American landscape, as World War I and the nasty flu pandemic of 1918 subsided. In Buffalo, N.Y., an east-side beer brewer entered the political arena. Popular among the working class, but derided by the elite...

Five years after the Civil War, North Carolina Republican state senator John W. Stephens was found murdered inside the Caswell County Courthouse. Stephens fought for the rights of freedpeople, and his killing by the Ku Klux Klan ultimately led to insurrection, Governor William W....

" The original 'International Man of Mystery, ' the Count St. Germain, was an 18th century European aristocrat of unknown origin. He had no visible means of support, but no lack of resources, and moved in high social circles. He was a renowned conversationalist...

"R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. is a national treasure. You really need to read this book." - The Washington Times How Do We Get Out of Here? is R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.'s intimate memoir, detailing his leadership in the conservative movement and his relationships with...

In Struggling for Democracy in Hong Kong: My Story, Cheng leads the reader on a journey across Hong Kong history from 1949 to 2020. Through his eyes, the fight for democracy in a country torn apart by colonization, was grueling, rewarding, and spanned decades...

An important biography of an extraordinary, multi-faceted Scot. The name of John Buchan will forever be associated with the classic thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps. He would be remembered as the author of this thriller if he had written nothing else. But he in fact...

GEORGE WASHINGTONThere is quite a bit of pedigree that comes with being the first in any role or position. Most specifically, you get to set the tone and expectations for those who come after you. As there is no expectation or previous failures for...

GEORGE WASHINGTONThere is quite a bit of pedigree that comes with being the first in any role or position. Most specifically, you get to set the tone and expectations for those who come after you. As there is no expectation or previous failures for...

THEODORE ROOSEVELTAs the number of presidents increased from the United States' early days, after independence into the 20th century, it became difficult for any one president to stand out among the rest. From the perspective of the presidency, many great men have come and...

THOMAS JEFFERSONThomas Jefferson was there in the thick of it all, right when the Revolution was brewing and after. While not all of his ideas and beliefs were perfect, he had a beautiful dream of democracy that proposed a break from tyranny, freedom, and...

THEODORE ROOSEVELTAs the number of presidents increased from the United States' early days, after independence into the 20th century, it became difficult for any one president to stand out among the rest. From the perspective of the presidency, many great men have come and...

THOMAS JEFFERSONThomas Jefferson was there in the thick of it all, right when the Revolution was brewing and after. While not all of his ideas and beliefs were perfect, he had a beautiful dream of democracy that proposed a break from tyranny, freedom, and...

Clash of Justice and Tyranny is a detailed account of an unparalleled miscarriage of justice that involved an arbitrary arrest and the lengthy incarceration of eighteen people in the Northern Bahr el Ghazal State in South Sudan. The circumstances and details of what transpired...