Biographies & Autobiographies books

“Songs of an Airman” offers a poignant glimpse into the experiences and emotions of a World War I aviator, Geoffrey...  Read More >>

This volume, ""Selections From the Writings of George Bancroft, With a Biographical Sketch,"" offers a curated glimpse...  Read More >>

Vanini Ou La Philosophie Avant Descartes by Victor Cousin explores the life and philosophy of Giulio Cesare Vanini,...  Read More >>

“Reminiscences of Forty-Seven Years' Clerical Life in South Australia” offers a detailed firsthand account of...  Read More >>

""Heroes of the Campus"" (1917) offers a snapshot of American college life during a pivotal era, as the nation stood...  Read More >>

""In Fond Remembrance of the old Home 'Rose Lawn', Putnam County, Indiana"" offers a glimpse into the late 19th-century...  Read More >>

""A Sketch of the Life and Professional Services of Isaac Sams, for Fifty Years a Distinguished Teacher"" offers...  Read More >>

This volume presents memorial addresses delivered in the Senate in honor of Jacob Harold Gallinger, a Senator from...  Read More >>

Vita Di Lord Byron, by J.W. Lake, offers an intimate portrayal of the life and times of the celebrated Romantic...  Read More >>

""British Reformers: Writings of John Jewell"" offers a selection of the works of John Jewell, a key figure in the...  Read More >>

""How to Obtain Our Own"" offers a compelling look into the fight for women's suffrage and political equality in...  Read More >>

""The Makers of America"" offers a collection of biographical sketches illuminating the lives and contributions...  Read More >>

In ""Remarks Suggested by President Garfield's Death,"" Nicholas Flood Davin reflects upon the life, career, and...  Read More >>

“Statement of R. Morris Copeland” offers a firsthand account from the Civil War era. Written by R. Morris Copeland,...  Read More >>

“Waikna; or Adventures on the Mosquito Shore” is a vivid account of travel and adventure in Central America...  Read More >>

""Dorothy Q"" is a captivating collection of essays and biographical sketches by Oliver Wendell Holmes, offering...  Read More >>

""Pomegranate: The Story of a Chinese Schoolgirl"" offers a rare glimpse into the life of a young woman in early...  Read More >>

“Aidan, the Apostle of the North” recounts the life and missionary work of Saint Aidan, a pivotal figure in...  Read More >>

“Recollections of Rambles at the South” offers a fascinating glimpse into the antebellum American South through...  Read More >>

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and...  Read More >>

In ""What Christianity Means to Me: A Spiritual Autobiography,"" Lyman Abbott, a prominent American Congregationalist...  Read More >>

A powerful eulogy delivered shortly after the death of George Washington, Gouverneur Morris's ""An Oration Upon...  Read More >>

To George Bancroft, Secretary of the Navy, the Traducer and Eulogist of General Andrew Jackson, Volume 2, offers...  Read More >>

La Vita E Le Opere Di Raffaello Lambruschini, by Gesualdo Vannini, offers a detailed biography of Raffaello Lambruschini,...  Read More >>

Memorial Cyclopedia of New Jersey, Volume 1, published in 1915, offers a comprehensive historical and biographical...  Read More >>