Biography & Autobiography - Historical

The Texas Vendetta: Or The Sutton-Taylor Feud (1880) is a historical non-fiction book written by Victor M. Rose. The book narrates the infamous Sutton-Taylor Feud, which took place in Texas during the late 1800s. The feud was a violent and bloody conflict between two...

""I Was An NKVD Agent"" is a memoir written by Anatoli Granovsky, a former top Soviet spy who worked for the NKVD, the Soviet secret police agency, during the 1930s and 1940s. In this book, Granovsky provides a detailed account of his life as...

""Ancestry Of The Waters Family Of Marietta, Ohio"" is a book written by Wilson Waters and published in 1882. The book is a detailed genealogy of the Waters family, tracing their lineage back several generations. The author provides information on the family's origins, including...

A Memoir of Granville Sharp is a biographical work written by Charles Stuart and published in 1836. The book details the life and accomplishments of Granville Sharp, an English abolitionist and philanthropist who played a significant role in the movement to end the slave...

This book, titled ""Sir Henry Vane, Jr., Governor Of Massachusetts And Friend Of Roger Williams And Rhode Island"" by Henry Melville King, is a comprehensive account of the life and career of Sir Henry Vane Jr. Vane was a prominent figure in the early...

Cicero by Plutarch is a biographical work that delves into the life of the renowned Roman statesman, lawyer, and orator, Marcus Tullius Cicero. Plutarch, a Greek historian and biographer, wrote this book in the 1st century AD, almost a century after Cicero's death. The...

The book ""Themistocles"" by Plutarch is a biography of the famous Athenian statesman and general, Themistocles. Themistocles was a key figure in the Greek victory over the Persians at the Battle of Salamis and played a significant role in the development of Athens as...

William Russell And His Descendants is a genealogical book written by Anna Russell Cognets in 1884. The book traces the lineage of William Russell, an early settler in Massachusetts, and his descendants. It provides a comprehensive account of the family's history, including their migration...

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...

Hints On The Management Of Hawks: To Which Is Added Practical Falconry Chapters Historical And Descriptive is a book written by James Edmund Harting and published in 1898. The book is a comprehensive guide to the management of hawks and falcons, covering all aspects...

The Trezevant Family In The United States is a historical book written by John Timothee Trezevant and published in 1914. The book provides a comprehensive account of the Trezevant family and their journey in the United States. It traces the family's lineage from their...

This beautiful book, complete with 73 vintage photos, inspires the heart It is the story of a twenty-year-old Polish immigrant, Karolina Franek Grabiec, her courageous 1913 journey to America, and her family's survival from bootlegging in the coal mines of West Virginia to living...

At the age of fifty and faced with severe depression, Salomea Genin began to write about her family's history. From stories both told and untold, Genin recreates the lives of the Zwerling family in the Jewish quarter of Lvov: Shulim, her strict and deeply...

"A narrative of a man's life in the southwest - what brought him there and how he came to love the land, its peoples, and its challenges. John Duncklee's memoirs remind us that individualism, personal courage, and honesty can still thrive in America." Jim...

""The Relics of Columbus"" is a historical book written by William Eleroy Curtis in 1893. The book is an illustrated description of the historical collection in the Monastery of La Rabida, which is located in Huelva, Spain. The collection includes various relics and artifacts...

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...

Award-winning biography of Georgiana Huntly McCrae, illegitimate daughter of a Scottish duke, professional portrait painter in 1820s Edinburgh, and settler's wife in early Melbourne.After a childhood among artists, French émigrés and English radicals in Regency London, Georgiana lived as a young woman at her...

In September 1776, two men from Connecticut each embarked on a dangerous mission. One of the men, a soldier disguised as a schoolmaster, made his way to British-controlled Manhattan and began furtively making notes and sketches to bring back to the beleaguered Continental Army...

Author: John T. MorseISBN-10: 1434401464ISBN-13: 9781434401465Publisher: Wildside PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/20/2024Pages: 436Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.75lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d

In his third in a series of stimulating stories, which he likes referring to as his yarns, the author paints colorful portraits of real people who have either personally touched his life in some way or simply captured his imagination by the way they...

John Lennon and Paul McCartney knew each other for twenty-three years, from 1957 to 1980. This book is the myth-shattering biography of a relationship that changed the cultural history of the world. The Beatles shook the world to its core in the 1960's and,...

Some faced bullies, some bullets. Some were orphaned, abandoned, or even jailed. Others endured the pain of slavery or battled serious illnesses and accidents. Hooligans, Rebels, and Rabble-Rousers tells the true stories of twenty girls who defied the odds and left an indelible mark...

This book is based on the true story of five siblings who played pivotal roles in the most significant political and historical events that unfolded in the Levant region between the years 1890 and 1948 CE. These events were instrumental in the emergence of...

The InfantrymanHis emotions are impenetrable, yet his shoulders are soft for someone to lean on. His hands are firm, yet know exactly where to be. If he has his arms wrapped around you, you're either in the last moments of your life or the...

History is not only written by kings and generals, emperors and potentates. It is written by millions of individuals with fierce determination, unwavering character and the intestinal fortitude to persevere. Such a man was Richard Burrell Waller, the first of the Waller family to...

The Mayflower Fullers in Nunda, New York, is a historical account of the Fuller family in Nunda, who were direct descendants of Edward Fuller. Edward arrived in the "New World" aboard the Mayflower in the fall of 1620.The Township and Village of Nunda, New...

An expert historian on Mary, Queen of Scots draws on hundreds of her encrypted letters to paint a vivid portrait of one of history's most compelling figures. For almost two decades before her execution at Fotheringhay Castle in 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was...

A spiritualist, mystic, historian and lifelong collector of antiquities, J S M Ward (1885-1949) embodied the cultural turmoil of an age of collapsing empires, religious fragmentation and world war. The Abbey Folk Park he started in 1934 at New Barnet, north of London, was...

Pirates have scoured the Atlantic coast from the 15th century to the present day. Separating the myth from reality, author Dan Conlin explains how piracy came to Atlantic Canada from rival European empires who sought to conquer and settle North America.Through the "Golden Age"...

This is a biography of an antihero, Samuel Martin writes in his prologue. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was one of the most notorious scoundrels in the Union army. He lied, thieved, and whored his way through the Civil War, yet managed to attain the stars...

Before there was Route 66, there was America's Main Street, U.S. Highway40. Theaviation industry was heading for sunny California. These young barnstormers, daring enough to take to the skies, were daring enough to chuck it all and head west also. This month-long journey was...

Author: Xavier L. SuarezISBN-13: 9798823030519Publisher: AuthorhouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/25/2024Pages: 324Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d

A monumental journey through Baltic history and culture, in which we encounter well-known personalities and forgotten ones, and a disconcerting picture of Europe in the twentieth century. From 1999 to 2010, Jan Brokken explored life stories in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. The result was...

From an acclaimed historian and author comes an epic history: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose lives played out in extraordinary parallel, until Henry deposed the tyrant Richard and declared himself King of England.Richard of Bordeaux and Henry...

From the mid-sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries, Barbary corsairs from North Africa swarmed the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, seizing enormous amounts of booty and tens of thousands of captives, hauling them back to the slave markets in their home ports and auctioning them...

A lyrical portrait of a young Irish woman reinventing herself at the turn of the twentieth century in America Ellen O'Hara was a young immigrant from Ireland at the end of the nineteenth century who, with courage and resilience, made a life for herself...

This fascinating memoir offers a glimpse into the life and works of Jared Sparks, one of the most important historians of the 19th century. Including a selection of his journals and correspondence, as well as critical analysis of his publications, this book is a...

This family history book details the lives of the Clarke family, including their ancestors and descendants. With interesting anecdotes and genealogical information, it is a fascinating read for anyone interested in genealogy or family histories.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...

Discover the remarkable life of Theodore D. Judah, the visionary engineer who helped build the first transcontinental railroad. In this critically acclaimed biography, Helen Hinckley chronicles Judah's struggles and triumphs as he battled political opposition, financial setbacks, and personal demons to realize his dream...

This thrilling autobiography tells the story of Colonel William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, one of the most famous American frontier figures. With vivid language and captivating anecdotes, Cody shares his adventures as a buffalo hunter, army scout, and showman, and offers...

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,...

As Dr. Edward Jennings wisely observed, "Most Polish American historians were too conservative to be interested in radicalism. On the other hand, most historians, especially labor historians, were liberal to radical, and weren't interested in the Polish community because it wasn't radical enough." However,...

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,...

I am in my eighties and have enjoyed reading books all of my life. I believe that those of us who enjoy reading books should write one and this is mine.As a child growing up during the Second World War, family members over the...

Alaska's First Homegrown Millionaire is the Life and Times of Cap Lathrop. During half a century in Alaska Cap Lathrop tried, and usually succeeded, in a variety of enterprises helping to assure Alaska's readiness to become a full-fledged member of the United States. He...

This is the unexplored side of the story of Esther. Every Woman I know wants her King. But does she know how to keep him once she meets him? Learn about the Queen that preceded Esther in this great story preserved for generations and...

"Shining shoes as a boy, shining on-screen as a star, shining even among the blinding bright lights of Las Vegas that became his adopted home, Tony Curtis was never less than a megawatt personality, one that always seemed lit by a childlike glow of...

Having already attempted suicide at the age of 16, John Devivo, Jr. boarded the Eastern Airlines shuttle from Newark to Boston on St. Patrick's Day, 1970, as a 27 year old with a plan. On the second anniversary of his father's death, armed with...

ADVENTURES IN BLACK AND WHITE, a memoir-travelogue first published in 1960, is being reissued with a critical introduction, including minor edits and annotations of the original text by scholar Tara Betts. Recognized as a prodigy at an early age, Philippa Duke Schuyler was heralded...

In this new edition of his memoirs, Tariq Ali revisits his formative years as a young radical. It is a story that takes us from Paris and Prague to Hanoi and Bolivia, encountering along the way Malcolm X, Bertrand Russell, Marlon Brando, Henry Kissinger,...