Biographies & Autobiographies books

This biography of Martin Luther King Jr. offers a fresh approach to King's life, achievements, and contributions...  Read More >>

A compelling resource for sports enthusiasts, this book places the life and athletic accomplishments of Jesse Owens...  Read More >>

Jackie Robinson: A Life in American History provides readers with an understanding of the scope of Robinson's life...  Read More >>

An illuminating historical biography for students and scholars alike, this book gives readers insight into the life...  Read More >>

George Bell was one of the most significant British church leaders of the mid-20th century and in many ways he came...  Read More >>

""Mantegna and Francia"" by Julia Cartwright offers an illuminating biographical journey into the lives and works...  Read More >>

Experience a remarkable journey and harrowing adventure with Martha Noyes Williams's ""A year in China"", a compelling...  Read More >>

""With the Empress Dowager of China"" offers a rare and compelling glimpse into the forbidden world of Imperial...  Read More >>

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

Shirley Graham's ""There was once a slave ... The heroic story of Frederick Douglass"" presents a profound and meticulously...  Read More >>

Delve into the compelling life of one of history's most powerful monarchs with ""Catherine the Great"" by Katharine...  Read More >>

""The cradle of the deep"" by Joan Lowell invites readers into an extraordinary life born and raised on the open...  Read More >>

""Cavalry life in tent and field"" offers a compelling firsthand account of the American frontier through the eyes...  Read More >>

Embark on a remarkable journey with ""The autobiography of a seaman (volume 1 of 2)"" by Thomas Cochrane, Earl of...  Read More >>

""My life in Sarawak"" offers a captivating journey into a remarkable historical period through the eyes of Margaret...  Read More >>

The Borgia family. Few names in history resonate with such a potent blend of intrigue, power, and scandal, and Frederick...  Read More >>

""Step into the world of America's beloved sports icon with 'Babe Ruth's own book of baseball.' Penned by the legendary...  Read More >>

This is a new release of the original 1924 edition.  Read More >>

This is a new release of the original 1924 edition.  Read More >>

Amity Shlaes reclaimed a misunderstood president with her bestselling biography Coolidge. Now she presents an expanded...  Read More >>

Frederick Law Olmsted, long before his iconic achievements in landscape architecture, journeyed through 19th-century...  Read More >>

Publisher: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publication date: 1919 Subjects: Women United States Non-Classifiable Social...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1916 Original Publisher: Doubleday, Page Subjects:...  Read More >>

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

""Two years' captivity in German East Africa"" by Surgeon Ernest Charles Holtom presents a compelling and unique...  Read More >>