Biography & Autobiography - Historical

The Franz Boas Papers, Volume 2 explores the development of the ethnography of Salishan-speaking societies on the North American Plateau as revealed through the correspondence between Franz Boas and the Scottish-born James Teit, who married into an Interior Salish family and community and became...

Claus Spreckels (1828-1908) emigrated from his homeland of Germany to the United States with only seventy-five cents in his pocket, built a sugar empire, and became one of the richest Americans in history alongside John D. Rockefeller, Warren Buffett, and Bill Gates. Migrating to...

As we move deeper into the 21st century, some of the most fascinating stories that held together a younger United States are being lost to time. In Weekends with Arlie, Robert Maninger and Arlie himself save-and share-one of those stories.Arlie Linn Mathews grew up...

Parnell is the most enigmatic figure in Irish history. An Anglo-Irish landlord from a distinguished and long-established Wicklow family, he became the most unlikely leader of Irish nationalism imaginable. Nonetheless, from the late 1870s until his fall and death in 1891, he held the...

First Lady from Plains, first published in 1984, is Rosalynn's Carter's autobiography, covering her life from her childhood in Plains, Georgia, through her time as First Lady. It is "a readable, lively and revealing account of the Carters and their remarkable journey from rural...

From First to Last"But now, since all restraint being removed, there was visited upon the downtrodden South, all that vile and malicious spleen, measures passed and brought to bear against a proud and valoureous people, too vile to contemplate and only could have emanated...

The family in this story needed to move from Boise, Idaho, to Boulder, Colorado. They had four horses and a wagon, for which they made a canvas cover. Because they felt it would be safer not to travel on the road that automobiles used,...

The lives of Tudor women often offer faint but fascinating footnotes on the pages of history. The life of Catherine - or Katryn as her husband would one day pen her name - Carey, the daughter of Mary Boleyn and, as the weight of...

I would like to take a few minutes to introduce myself and how I acquired these letters. My name is Steve Lawler and I am an avid history buff, antique picker and have been researching Civil War for 30 years. Myself and Neal (Mac)...

I would like to take a few minutes to introduce myself and how I acquired these letters. My name is Steve Lawler and I am an avid history buff, antique picker and have been researching Civil War for 30 years. Myself and Neal (Mac)...

This work may be of value to those interested in the history of Lake Tahoe, especially for the story of the transition of the lake from a lumber enterprise to a haven from the hustle and bustle of the outside world.Author: Sessions S. Wheeler,...

On September 20, 1988, Lauro Cavazos became the first Hispanic in the history of the United States to be appointed to the Cabinet, when thenvice president George H. W. Bush swore him in as secretary of education. Cavazos, born on the legendary King Ranch...

A special breed of adventurer, the first forest rangers were among the explorers, mountain men, lawmen, and pioneers who made America. First Rangers details the exploits of two of these men, told mostly in their own words. Written in the saddle while riding along...

Hugh Dormer's Diaries is a book that compiles the personal writings of Hugh Dormer, a notable figure in British history. The diaries offer a unique insight into Dormer's life, documenting his experiences, thoughts, and observations over a span of several years. The book is...

Delve into the compelling life and legacy of Malcolm X, an enigmatic and influential figure who emerged as a leading voice in the civil rights movement. Malcolm X's book offers a comprehensive exploration of his transformative journey from troubled youth to charismatic human rights...

These stories begin with brief histories that bring the French Peltier and the Scottish Keillor families together. John was the fifth of the twelve children that Wilburn and Barbara Peltier raised on the flat salt grass of Southeast Texas after they married. The life...

"Admiral John Paul Jones had his faults. Who has not? But on the whole he was one of nature's noblemen. His energies were sincerely and intensely devoted to the good of humanity; He was ambitious. But it was a noble ambition, to make his...

*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe proud Virginian entered the war in uncertain times, and there were understandable doubts about how well he could lead soldiers, but through a combination of skill and luck, he became one of his...

Far away, high up on top of these gentle blue hills, tea is grown. It is a beautiful, surreal world and the people who live here lead isolated lives under brilliant skies, immersed in pure air and surrounded by jungles in which animals roam....

*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingAmericans have long been fascinated by the Civil War, marveling at the size of the battles, the leadership of the generals, and the courage of the soldiers. Since the war's start over 150 years ago, the battles have...

G. A. Henty was one of the most popular boys' authors of the 1800's, a "grand influence for good" who "taught more lasting history to boys than all the school-masters of his generation." This biography, written by a friend and colleague shortly after Henty's...

In this absorbing and evocative biography, Laura takes us back to her beginnings in 1950s Gulf Coast Florida and explores the individuals and experiences that set her on her life-long path of research and discovery.From her first experience with a terrifying Face at the...

Small Talk... avoids the temptation of a full-blown 'My Life and Times' type of autobiography and presents instead a recreation of childhood years in Oxford before the First World War - a child's-eye view of the family, the friends, the servants, the pets and...

This vintage book comprises a fascinating collection of Bonaparte's letters; selected, translated, and edited by J. M. Thompson. This anthology forms one of the most truthful and interesting collections of historical documents pertaining to the famous French military and political leader - Napoleon Bonaparte....

12 Biographies presented by Gilbert Keith (G.K.) Chesterton Charlotte Bront 4 William Morris and his School 10 The Optimism of Byron 17 Pope and the Art of Satire 23 Francis 31 Rostand 38 Charles II 44 Stevenson 50 Thomas Carlyle 55 Tolstoy and the...

Author: Robert McAlisterISBN-10: 1540232417ISBN-13: 9781540232410Publisher: History Press Library EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/16/2012Pages: 130Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d