Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
Native American Icons: Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph and Red Cloud
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events. *Explains several Lakota Sioux oral legends, as well as the origins of the names of each Native American icon. *Explains the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the Nez Perce War, and Geronimo's...
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Nazi Germany's Best Generals: The Lives and Careers of Erwin Rommel, Heinz Guderian, and Albert Kesselring
One of his biographers called him "a complex man: a born leader, a brilliant soldier, a devoted husband, a proud father; intelligent, instinctive, brave, compassionate, vain, egotistical, and arrogant." As that description suggests, every account of Erwin Rommel’s life must...
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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin: The Lives and Careers of the First Men on the Moon
“I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.” (Neil Armstrong) “Some things just can't be described. And stepping onto the moon was one of them.” (Buzz...
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Neil Armstrong: The Life and Legacy of the First Astronaut to Walk on the Moon
*Includes pictures *Includes quotes *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.” – Neil Armstrong At 9:32...
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Nelson Mandela: The Life and Legacy of the Father of South Africa
*Includes pictures *Includes Mandela's quotes about his life and work. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. *Includes a table of contents. “During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white...
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Notorious Outlaws of the Wild West: The Lives and Legacies of Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
*Includes pictures of the outlaws and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Discusses the myths and legends surrounding the lives and deaths of each outlaw. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. “There is a hell of excitement in...
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Olaudah Equiano: The Life and Legacy of the Freed Slave Whose Autobiography Fueled Britain's Abolitionist Movement
"I believe there are few events in my life which have not happened to many; it is true the incidents of it are numerous, and, did I consider myself an European, I might say my sufferings were great; but when...
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Oliver Hazard Perry and Matthew C. Perry: The Lives and Careers of the Brothers Who Became Legendary U.S. Navy Officers
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"We have met the enemy and they are ours.” – Oliver Hazard PerrySandwiched between the Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 is one...
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Osman I: A Vida E O Legado Do Primeiro Sultão Do Império Otomano
“Ele viu que uma lua surgiu do seio do homem santo e afundou em seu próprio peito.Uma árvore então brotou de seu umbigo e sua sombra circundou o mundo.Sob essa árvore de sombra havia montanhas, e riachos fluíam do pé...
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Osman I: The Life and Legacy of the Ottoman Empire's First Sultan
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIn terms of geopolitics, perhaps the most seminal event of the Middle Ages was the successful Ottoman siege of Constantinople in 1453. The city had...
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Otto von Bismarck: The Life and Legacy of the German Empire's First Chancellor
*Includes pictures*Includes Bismarck's quotes about his life and career*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingIn 1832, 17 year old Otto von Bismarck had just entered university and was already rejecting the republican indoctrination of his grade school years....
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Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata: The Lives and Legacies of Mexico's Most Famous Revolutionaries
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Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata: The Lives and Legacies of Mexico's Most Famous Revolutionaries
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Pancho Villa,” people whispered at the beginning of the 20th century, "can march 100 miles without stopping, live 100 days without food, go 100 nights without sleep, and kill 100 men...
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Pancho Villa: La Vida y La Leyenda de Famoso Revolucionario de México
“Pancho Villa”, decía la gente en México a principios del siglo XX, “puede andar 100 kilómetros sin parar, vivir 100 días sin comer, aguantar 100 noches sin dormir y matar 100 hombres sin ningún remordimiento”. La leyenda de Francisco Villa...
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Pancho Villa: The Legendary Life of the Mexican Revolution's Most Famous General
*Includes pictures*Includes Villa's quotes about his own life*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“My sole ambition is to rid Mexico of the class that has oppressed her and given the people a chance to...
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Patrice Lumumba: The Life and Legacy of the Pan-African Politician Who Became Congo's First Prime Minister
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“Without dignity there is no liberty, without justice there is no dignity, and without independence there are no free men.” – Patrice LumumbaThe modern history of Africa was, until very recently,...
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Peter Skene Ogden: The Controversial Life and Legacy of the Canadian Fur Trader Who Explored the Pacific Northwest
The westward movement of Americans in the 19th century was one of the largest and most consequential migrations in history, and among the paths that blazed west, the most well-known is the Oregon Trail, which was not a single trail...
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Pierre and Marie Curie: The Lives and Careers of the Science's Most Groundbreaking Couple
The tens of millions who perished in the First World War – not to mention the horrendous turmoil that culminated in the outbreak of its successor – understandably marred the conception of the first decades of the 20th century. However,...
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Pierre Curie: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary Scientist
*Includes pictures*Includes Pierre's quotes about life and science*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Is it right to probe so deeply into Nature's secrets? The question must here be raised whether it will benefit mankind,...
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Plato and Aristotle: The Lives and Legacies of the Master and Pupil
"Until philosophers are kings, or the kings and princes of this world have the spirit and power of philosophy, and political greatness and wisdom meet in one, and those commoner natures who pursue either to the exclusion of the other...
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Pocahontas & Sacagawea: America's Most Famous Native American Women
*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Pocahontas, Sacagawea and other important people and places.*Discuss the legends and myths that have become part of their legacies.*Include accounts of Pocahontas and Sacagawea written by John Smith, Lewis and Clark, and the Native...
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Pope Francis: The Historic Life of the first Pope from the Americas
*Includes pictures*Includes the Pope's quotes about his life and faith*Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what...
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President Adams: The Lives and Legacies of John & John Quincy Adams
*Includes pictures of John, John Quincy, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes several letters and diary entries from both men and Abigail Adams. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "A Constitution of Government once changed from...
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President Roosevelt: The Lives and Legacies of Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt
*Includes pictures of Teddy, FDR, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.For a man who grew up to become the “Bull Moose”, Theodore Roosevelt was a sickly child, suffering from asthma and other...
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Pretty Boy Floyd: A Notória Vida E Morte Do Fora-Da-Lei Da Era Da Depressão
As portas do Sallisaw State Bank abriram-se com um estrondo retumbante, sinalizando o início do show. Para fora, cambaleou um par de ladrões, cada um sacudindo sacos de notas, moedas e armas de fogo (Colt .45) cintilantes. Os contadores imobilizados,...
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Pretty Boy Floyd: La notoria vida y muerte del forajido de la Era de la Depresión
“Si se congregan en torno a mí, niños, una historia contaré sobre Pretty Boy Floyd, un forajido, Oklahoma lo conoció bien”. – Woody Guthrie, “La balada de Pretty Boy Floyd” (1939)El 1ero de noviembre de 1932 fue un lindo día...
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Pretty Boy Floyd: The Notorious Life and Death of the Depression Era Outlaw
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“If you'll gather 'round me, children, a story I will tell'Bout Pretty Boy Floyd, an Outlaw, Oklahoma knew him well.” – Woody Guthrie, “The Ballad of Pretty Boy Floyd”...
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Public Enemies: Al Capone, John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, and Baby Face Nelson
*Covers the lives, crimes, and deaths of the Public Enemies.*Explains the legends and myths surrounding all of the public enemies in an attempt to separate fact from fiction.*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Includes Bibliographies for further reading.America has...
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Queen Elizabeth II: The Life and Legacy of Britain's Second Longest Reigning Monarch
*Includes pictures *Includes quotes by the Queen about her life and reign *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “When I was twenty-one I pledged my life to the service of our people...
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Rhett & Scarlett: The Lives and Legacies of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh
*Includes pictures of important people, places, and events.*Includes Leigh and Gable's quotes about their lives and careers.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.The 1930s were, without a doubt, the height of the classical Hollywood era. It is...
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Richard Nixon and Watergate: The Life of the President and the Scandal That Brought Him Down
Best known as the 37th President of the United States, and the only president in American history to resign his office, Richard Nixon's lengthy political career would put him, during various times, at the center of regional, national and international...
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