Biography & Autobiography - Political

Exploring four Dimension of an African descent mans life in America. I'm writing to inform you of one common theme: racism. It is a constant reminder in pursuit of the American dream. From every stage of his life, he will, at some point, experience...

Nero (15 December 37 - 9 June 68 AD) was the last Roman emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. He was adopted by his great-uncle Claudius and became Claudius' heir and successor. Like Claudius, Nero became emperor with the consent of the Praetorian Guard. Nero's...

The famous words "Here I stand; I can do no other", attributed to Martin Luther, the champion of the Protestant Reformation when he appeared before the Emperor, Charles V in April 1521 to justify what he had taught and wrote, could be a reflective...

"Ken...Ken Can you hear me? " I could hear Debbie's voice and feel her hand pushing on my arm, but I could not respond. Nine months after his last political campaign, Ken Summers began an unexpected campaign against life threatening West Nile Virus. Enduring...

Although it has been almost 25 years since Romania is a democratic country, both the West and its people still consider it, in many respects, a communist country. The main arguments revolves around how shallow the government is and how poorly the country is...

An intimate biography of American statesman and 1972 presidential candidate George McGovern by one of his closest friends."James Armstrong has created a remarkable portrait of George McGovern as not only a legendary Senator and Presidential candidate. but as a Liberator bomber pilot in World...

Eva Duarte was born in the town of Los Toldos in the Argentine pampas or flatlands. Miles of nothingness surrounded her early years of bliss. Her single mother struggled to make ends meet but parental struggle had never concerned a child. At fourteen she...

This is a new release of the original 1933 edition.Author: Marthe McKenna, Winston S. ChurchillISBN-10: 1494083302ISBN-13: 9781494083304Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/27/2013Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.67d

How I Killed Gaddafi: An Agent's Tale gives an extraordinary insight into the secret coup to dethrone Muammar Gaddafi and bring Libya to its knees. Edward Clareu, a CIA higher-up, gives an account of exactly how he executed the carefully planned revolution and murder,...

Bismarck's Table-Talk is a collection of conversations and anecdotes recorded by Otto von Bismarck, the first Chancellor of Germany. The book contains a series of informal discussions that Bismarck had with his friends and colleagues over meals, covering a wide range of topics such...

"Hillary Clinton Nude: Naked Ambition, Hillary Clinton and America's Demise" is a blockbuster literary exploration of the most controversial politician in America. Stripping away the veils of imagery which mask the imperfections of Hillary Rodham Clinton, "Hillary Clinton Nude" presents a non-partisan yet passionate...

With The Cougar Hounds is a book written by Theodore Roosevelt, which details his experiences hunting cougars in the western United States. The book is a memoir of his adventures and the challenges he faced while hunting these elusive animals. Roosevelt takes the reader...

In the history of peoples, the veneration of national heroes has been one of the most powerful forces behind great deeds. National consciousness, rather than a matter of frontiers, racial strain or community of customs, is a feeling of attachment to one of those...

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...

Who is Mary Cheney? In the most eagerly awaited political memoir of the season, Mary Cheney, who served as a top campaign aide to her father, the vice president, presents a behind-the-scenes look at the high-intensity world of presidential politics and talks for the...

Robert A. Taft has been neglected by some historians and political theorists and vilified by others. Vigorously and impartially written, this book analyzes the ideas and influence of a great U.S. senator of the twentieth century. Here readers will find a close and lively...

Clara Zetkin My Recollections of Lenin From My Memorandum Book Marcel Cachin Unforgettable Meetings Karl Steinhardt (Gruber) Meetings with the Great Lenin Vasil Kolarov At the Zimmerwald Conference V. I. Lenin at the Third Congress of the Communist International Willi Munzenberg Lenin and We...

"Reprinted from the 1908 edition"--T.p. verso.Author: Eugene V. DebsISBN-10: 1410201546ISBN-13: 9781410201546Publisher: University Press of the PacificLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2002Pages: 544Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.06lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.35d

Two-term governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam reveals how faith--too often divisive and contentious--can be a redemptive and unifying presence in the public square.As a former mayor and governor, Bill Haslam has long been at the center of politics and policy on local, state, and...

Colin Jordan and Britain's Neo-Nazi Movement casts fresh light on one of post-war Britain's most notorious fascists, using him to examine the contemporary history of the extreme right. The book explores the wide range of neo-Nazi groups that Colin Jordan led, contributed to and...

Report of the Country Life Commission: Special Message from the President of the United States (1909) is a book written by Theodore Roosevelt. The book is a report of the findings of the Country Life Commission, which was established by Roosevelt in 1908 to...

""Crowned To Serve: A Coronation Welcome To Our King And Queen"" is a historical book written by Charles Bullock and published in 1901. The book is about the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, which took place on...

Lord Bacon's Confession: A Statement of the Facts is a book written by William Hepworth Dixon and published in 1861. The book is a historical account of the life and work of Francis Bacon, a prominent philosopher, statesman, and essayist of the Elizabethan era....

Napoleon: His Army And His Generals is a historical book written by an American author in 1854. The book is a detailed account of the military career of Napoleon Bonaparte, the French military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and became...

At The Queen's Mercy is a historical fiction novel written by Mabel Fuller Blodgett and published in 1897. The story is set in the 16th century during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. The protagonist of the story is a young woman...

The Queen's Winter Knitting Book is a historical book written by Cornelia Mee in 1862. The book is a comprehensive guide to knitting patterns and techniques, specifically designed for the winter season. It includes instructions for making a variety of warm and cozy items...

Napoleon Bonaparte: A Sketch, Written For A Purpose (1896) is a biographical work by John Davis that delves into the life and legacy of one of the most famous military leaders and political figures in history, Napoleon Bonaparte. The book provides a comprehensive overview...

The book ""Thomas Burke 1849 to 1925"" written by Charles T. Conover is a biographical account of the life of Thomas Burke, a prominent figure in Seattle's history. Burke was born in Ireland in 1849 and immigrated to the United States in 1867. He...

David Lloyd George: The Man and The Statesman V1 is a comprehensive biography of one of the most prominent British politicians of the 20th century. Written by J. Hugh Edwards, this book delves into the life and career of David Lloyd George, a Welsh...

Out of the Night is a memoir written by Jan Valtin, a former member of the Communist Party and a Soviet spy. The book chronicles Valtin's experiences as a revolutionary in Germany during the 1920s and 1930s, his eventual disillusionment with communism, and his...

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...

The High Price I Had To Pay 3 is an enthralling true story about the life of Gwendolyn Hemphill, a 73 year old woman currently serving a 11 year sentence in federal prison. Rising from humble beginnings and overcoming barriers of racism and poverty,...

Suzanne's story is one of constant, unrelenting struggle against a tide of discrimination, greed and corruption. At a young age, she finds herself labelled as being religiously and racially "incorrect."This sparks her lifetime quest to champion the cause of human rights. It is a...

This engaging autobiographical account traces the remarkable life and career of John Meisel, Canadian political scientist, professor, and public intellectual. The memoir is witty and insightful, filled with stories and personalities that will both inspire and challenge readers the world over. Peter C. Newman,...

Ambassador to a Small World is a highly personal portrait of Chad from the vantage point of Christopher Goldthwait, the longest-serving U.S. ambassador to N'Djamena. The book comprises his perceptive reflections on the country and its people. It touches on U.S. foreign policy, foreign...

Jim Garrison: His Life and Times, The Early Years, is a biography of the former District Attorney of Orleans Parish, Louisiana from his 1922 birth in Iowa and service in World War II - he was among those assigned to Dachau Concentration Camp the...

Many will recognize the name of Tadeusz Bobrowski-Joseph Conrad's uncle-a Polish landowner living in the Ukraine. A member of one of Tsar Alexander II's regional committees charged with abolishing serfdom, Bobrowski angered many of his fellow landowners by his commitment to land reform, yet...

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister (from 1959 to1990), has been an international figure not only for establishing Singapore's political and economic stability but also for fostering economic development throughout Asia. He is particularly renowned as a principle architect of the 'Asian values'...

A significant political figure in twentieth-century Russia, Alexander Yakovlev was the intellectual force behind the processes of perestroika (reconstruction) and glasnost (openness) that liberated the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe from Communist rule between 1989 and 1991. Yet, until now, not a single full-scale...

Until his death in a Gestapo prison cell, Rudolf Hilferding was one of Europe's most prominent socialist theorists and politicians. A leading economic thinker in the European socialist movement and an important politician in the German Social Democratic Party, he served as Weimar finance...

Documents from The Papers of Daniel WebsterAuthor: Kenneth E. Shewmaker, Daniel WebsterISBN-10: 0874516285ISBN-13: 9780874516289Publisher: Dartmouth College PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/01/1993Pages: 351Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.24lbsSize: 9.02h x 6.07w x 1.05d

A new investigation of the meteoric rise, lifetime of achievements, and unique persona of "boy wonder" and perennial candidate Harold E. StassenAuthor: Steve WerleISBN-10: 0873519620ISBN-13: 9780873519625Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/15/2015Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 8.80h x 6.46w x 0.69d

The year is 1928. Forty-four Octobers have come and gone since Elfego Baca earned top ranking as a gunfighter. Few now remember that on a fall day in 1884, in the village of Frisco, New Mexico, Baca ducked some 4,000 bullets fired by eighty...

Alanson B. Houghton--American industrialist, politician, and diplomat--was the world's most influential diplomat during the "New Era" of the 1920s. Houghton, who served as ambassador to both Germany (1922-1925) and Great Britain (1925-1929), offers a unique window into the formation and implementation of American foreign...

When he was elected President in 1845, James K. Polk was only 49 years old-at that time the youngest president ever to be elected. He faced a conflicted nation on the verge of tremendous territorial expansion. James K. Polk's four years in office marked...

John Foster Dulles was one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of twentieth-century U.S. foreign relations. Active in the field for decades, Dulles reflected and was a reflection of the tension that pervaded U.S. international conduct from its evolution as...

Marvin Griffin was Georgia's seventy-second governor. Apart from that simple fact, virtually everything else about his career is the subject of controversy. Griffin governed at a point in the late 1950s when the state was undergoing a profound political transition from a rural-dominated, segregationist...

During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Brazil's dictatorship arrested, tortured, and interrogated many people it suspected of subversion; hundreds of those arrested were killed in prison. In May 1970, Marcos P. S. Arruda, a young political activist, was seized in S縊 Paulo, imprisoned,...

During the heyday of the U.S. and international labor movements in the 1930s and 1940s, Ferdinand Smith, the Jamaican-born co-founder and second-in-command of the National Maritime Union (NMU), stands out as one of the most--if not the most--powerful black labor leaders in the United...

Activist, international statesman, reluctant black leader, scholar, icon, father and husband, Ralph Bunche is one of the most complicated and fascinating figures in the history of twentieth- century America. Bunche played a central role in shaping international relations from the 1940s through the 1960s,...