Biography & Autobiography - Historical

David Dubinsky: A Pictorial Biography is a book written by John Dewey that provides a comprehensive account of the life and achievements of David Dubinsky, a prominent labor leader in the 20th century. The book is illustrated with a wealth of photographs and images...

The Hollister Family of America is a genealogical book that details the lineage of Lieut. John Hollister, who was born in Wethersfield, Connecticut. The book explores the history of the Hollister family and its descendants, tracing their roots back to the 17th century. Written...

Kasturba: Wife of Gandhi is a biography written by Sushila Nayyar that chronicles the life of Kasturba Gandhi, the wife of Mahatma Gandhi. The book explores Kasturba's life from her childhood in Porbandar, India, to her marriage to Gandhi at the age of 13,...

The Joy Of The Lord is a book written by James Russell Miller and published in 1911. The book is a collection of essays and sermons that focus on the theme of joy in the Christian life. Miller explores the various sources of joy,...

How did the safest airliner drop out of the sky without any warning? Was it a terrorist attack or faulty equipment to blame? Join the investigation that changed airline and passenger safety forever. Author: Amanat GillISBN-10: 8215229751ISBN-13: 9798215229750Publisher: Amanat GillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2023Pages: 68Format: PaperbackWeight:...

The Social Mirror is a book written by Adelaide Mellier Nevin and published in 1888. It is a collection of essays that reflect on the social norms and values of American society during the late 19th century. Nevin explores various topics such as marriage,...

The Life of William Pitt is a biography written by Thomas Babington Macaulay in 1877. It chronicles the life and political career of William Pitt the Younger, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Macaulay's...

Memoir Of Thomas Wight Of Dedham, Massachusetts: With Genealogical Notices Of His Descendants, From 1637 To 1840 (1848) is a book written by Danforth Phipps Wight. The book is a memoir of Thomas Wight, a resident of Dedham, Massachusetts. The book provides a detailed...

A covert intelligence operation. Two identical teenagers.One goal.It was a program conceived in secret by a group of men. Some were doctors; others were military officers and government officials-all with top-secret security clearances.They called it the Similar Likeness Project.And it would serve as the...

Sir Edward 'Eddie' Marsh was an ornament of early twentieth-century society; a respected civil servant, polymath and scholar who led a remarkable life. Always at the heart of the establishment, he was Winston Churchill's longest serving Private Secretary and close friend. Marsh harboured a...

It was the era of the Cold War, shiny new cars, rock 'n roll, and the magic allure of television. Entertainment was literally turning from black-and-white to colour, and its audiences were likewise bursting into adulthood in living technicolour. Canadian Boomers: Growing Up in...

Steffie Steinke, born in Berlin in 1936, writes about the enduring love she had for her foster mother and the everlasting fear she had of her birth mother. The conflict made her shy and insecure for most of her young life. Later she was...

The Story of Joseph: In Verse for Children is a book written by L. T. T. in 1866. The book is a retelling of the biblical story of Joseph, son of Jacob, in verse form. It tells the story of Joseph's journey from being...

Brabantia Mariana Tripartita est liber Augustini Wichmans, qui anno MDCXXXII editus est. Liber est de historia Brabantiae, regionis Belgii, quae sacris Marianis locis celeberrima est. Liber est tripartitus, et in prima parte agitur de historia Brabantiae, in secunda parte de sacris Marianis locis in...

Winter Sports at Huntington Lake Lodge in the High Sierras: The Story of the First Annual Ice and Snow Carnival (1916) is a historical account of the first annual winter sports event held at the Huntington Lake Lodge in the High Sierras of California....

Sketches and Reminiscences is a collection of essays and personal recollections written by Joshua Hilary Hudson and originally published in 1903. The book is divided into two parts: the first part contains sketches of notable figures from Hudson's time, including politicians, writers, and artists,...

""Some Facts About John Paul Jones"" is a historical book written by Junius Davis in 1906. The book provides an account of the life and achievements of John Paul Jones, a Scottish-American sailor and naval commander who played a significant role in the American...

Step into the world of one of the most fascinating women of the 19th century: Juliette Recamier. This meticulously researched biography brings to life the glamour and intrigue of Parisian high society and illuminates the complexities of this remarkable woman's personal and political life.This...

With undeniably rich analyses, Muhammad Taqi Jafari has presented points and ideas no well-informed scholar of theology interested in understanding Shiite teachings regarding Islamic leadership will find redundant or irrelevant. Anyone who would like to attain knowledge about the Holy Prophet and his progeny...

"American Bloods is an unflinching history of our nation . . . This is a breakout book for John Kaag--the natural extension of his genre-defining writing." --Doris Kearns Goodwin, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Leadership: In Turbulent TimesA history of a family spanning centuries and...

In this memoir James E Roghair recalls growing up as a South Dakota farm boy in the sixth decade after statehood. He, his parents and three younger siblings shared a small house without indoor plumbing, electricity, or telephone, near unincorporated Okaton, with its small...

Dive into the captivating life and literary legacy of Ernest Hemingway with this insightful biography. Ernest Miller Hemingway, the iconic American novelist, comes to life in this meticulously researched account that traces his journey from a young journalist to a Nobel Prize-winning literary titan....

An "ambitious, thorough, supremely researched" (The Washington Post) biography of the extraordinary, tragic life of America's twentieth president--James Garfield. In "the most comprehensive Garfield biography in almost fifty years" (The Wall Street Journal), C.W. Goodyear charts the life and times of one of the...

Joan of Arc invites readers on a remarkable journey into the life of a legendary figure whose unwavering faith, bravery, and determination left an indelible mark on history. Joan of Arc, born in Domr駑y, France, around 1412, emerged from humble beginnings to become a...

We dig into the amazing mix of enduring Western design and cutting-edge comfort technologies in this enthralling inquiry. This book takes you on a journey through the history of footwear design, from the modest origins of Crocs to their dramatic transition into cowboy boots....

This book is a fascinating history of the Heard family of Wayland, Massachusetts. It traces the origins and development of this prominent local family, and offers valuable insights into the social, cultural, and economic history of the region.This work has been selected by scholars...

"Dorothy Dandridge: A Life in Spotlight and Shadow" is the definitive biography of one of America's most groundbreaking and enigmatic entertainers. With a life story that unfolds like a Hollywood drama, Dandridge shattered racial barriers to become the first African-American woman nominated for a...

In this moving memoir, Friedman recounts his experiences as a Holocaust survivor and his efforts to uncover the stories of others who suffered under Nazi rule. An important testament to the resilience of the human spirit and a reminder to never forget the atrocities...

Author: Norman S. GurdISBN-10: 0984225676ISBN-13: 9780984225675Publisher: Upper Canada PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/19/2010Pages: 246Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.52d

In 1491, as Machiavelli advised popes and princes and Leonardo da Vinci astonished the art world, a young man boarded a ship in Portugal bound for Ireland. He would be greeted upon arrival as the rightful heir to the throne of England. The trouble...

Ulysses S. Grant faced numerous political challenges during 1874. In the south, the Republican party steadily receded from power. As the year opened, Grant conceded Texas to the Democrats, counseling the recently defeated Republican governor to "yield to the verdict of the people as...

The four-volume "Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts" is one of the most sought after of all the Cutter titles. Many researchers with ancestors in the northern tier of the United States will find immigrants or 17th-century...

This is the most important multi-volume work on the genealogy, biography, and history of central Pennsylvania. It has genealogies, biographies, and family sketches, plus lists of early settlers and soldiers of the various wars, including the Revolution. There are also a vast number of...

Pauline Wengeroff, the only nineteenth-century Russian Jewish woman to publish a memoir, sets out to illuminate the "cultural history of the Jews of Russia" in the period of Jewish "enlightenment," when traditional culture began to disintegrate and Jews became modern. Wengeroff, a gifted writer...

After the U.S.-Mexican War, gold was discovered in northern California, a Mexican territory that had been ceded to the United States. Thousands of Mexican and American citizens traveled to the gold region and soon clashed. The ruling Americans enforced unjust laws that impelled some...

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...

Author: T. W. Tibby WestonISBN-10: 0738846279ISBN-13: 9780738846279Publisher: XlibrisLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/01/2000Pages: 296Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 8.62h x 5.76w x 0.78d

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This new entry in the Longman Library of World Biography series offers the compelling story of Wu Zhao - one woman's unlikely and remarkable ascent to the apex of political power in the patriarchal society of traditional China. Wu Zhao, Woman Emperor of China...

In this poignant and disturbing memoir of lost innocence, coercion, survival, and healing, Dianne Lake chronicles her years with Charles Manson, revealing for the first time how she became the youngest member of his Family and offering new insights into one of the twentieth...

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...