Biographies & Autobiographies books

This meticulously compiled listing offers a chronological overview of the papers of James Monroe, sourced directly...  Read More >>

""Heroes of Israel"" by William Garden Blaikie offers a compelling exploration into the lives of significant figures...  Read More >>

The Centennial Book of the Signers presents facsimile letters from each of the signatories of the Declaration of...  Read More >>

This is the commemorative speech, ""Gedächtnisrede auf Wilhelm von Humboldt,"" delivered by Heymann Steinthal on...  Read More >>

Explore the pivotal role of Samuel Adams in the American Revolution with William Wells's meticulously researched...  Read More >>

Delve into the life and times of W. P. Throgmorton with this meticulously researched biography by Clarence Hodge....  Read More >>

""Twenty-first printing -- April 2008""--T.p. verso.  Read More >>

The lawyer John Adams (1735–1826) became a central figure in the American Revolution and is regarded as a father...  Read More >>

Agnes Mary Frances Robinson Duclaux's ""Victor Hugo"" is an insightful biography of one of France's most celebrated...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

Washington Irving has somewhere said that it is a happy thing to have been born near some noble mountain or attractive...  Read More >>

Nelson (1895). This book, Nelson, by John Knox Laughton, is a replication of a book originally published before...  Read More >>

“Chequers: Being the Natural History of a Public-House, Set Forth in a Loafer's Diary” offers a fascinating...  Read More >>

""Letters and Extracts of Letters of James Brandwood"" offers a glimpse into the spiritual and personal life of...  Read More >>

The Young Man and the World from Albert Jeremiah Beveridge. American historian and United States Senator from Indiana...  Read More >>

Explore the formative years and reign of one of history's most influential monarchs in Sarah Tytler's ""Life of...  Read More >>

“Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk” offers a compelling first-person account of the...  Read More >>

This is the life story of Israel Putnam, one who was born on a farm, and died on a farm, yet who achieved a world-wide...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia...  Read More >>

Robert Cortes Holliday was an American writer and literary editor.  Read More >>

This volume collects the memorial addresses delivered in the United States Congress on the life and character of...  Read More >>

Ma Jeunesse offers a poignant and intimate glimpse into the formative years of Jules Michelet, one of France's most...  Read More >>

Bell Street Chapel Discourses presents a collection of sermons and religious addresses by Anna Garlin Spencer, a...  Read More >>