Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
Robber Barons: The Lives and Careers of John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Cornelius Vanderbilt
*Includes pictures *Includes the business magnates' quotes about life and work *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Gilded Age and the dawn of the 20th century are often remembered as an...
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Rocky Mountain Harry Yount: The Life and Legacy of the Famous American Explorer and Mountain Man
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Rocky Mountain Harry Yount: The Life and Legacy of the Famous American Explorer and Mountain Man
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingBy the golden age of the mountain man in the mid-19th-century, there were perhaps only 3,000 living in the West. Their origins were disparate, although they included many Anglo-Americans....
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Rollo the Viking: The Life and Legacy of the Viking Ruler Who Conquered Normandy
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“A cowardly man thinks he will ever live, if warfare he avoids; but old age will give no peace, though spears may spare him.” – old Norse proverb from the Viking...
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The Last Emperor of the Aztecs: The Life and Legacy of Montezuma
*Discusses the legends and controversies surrounding Montezuma's life and death, and the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortes*Describes the Aztec Empire, the city of Tenochtitlan, and the human sacrifice rituals.*Includes pictures of historic art depicting Montezuma and important people,...
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The Leaders of the Confederacy: The Lives and Legacies of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson
*Includes pictures of each leader, and important people, places, and events in their life.*Includes an original introduction for each leader.*Includes a Table of Contents*Includes a bibliography for each leader.Despite the fact that the Civil War began over 150 years ago,...
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The Leaders of the Mormons: The Lives and Legacies of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young
*Includes pictures of Smith, Young and important people and places in their lives.*Discusses their leadership of the Mormons, their religious views, and their controversial battles with state militias and federal authorities.*Includes a Bibliography of each man for further reading.*Includes a...
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The Leaders of the Union: The Lives and Legacies of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and William Tecumseh Sherman
*Includes pictures of each leader, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes an original introduction for each leader.*Includes a bibliography for each leader.*Includes a Table of ContentsDespite the fact that the Civil War began over 150 years ago,...
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The Legends of Mount Rushmore: The Lives of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt
*Includes biographies of all 4 presidents on Mount Rushmore*Includes pictures of Mount Rushmore, the 4 presidents, and important people, places and events in their lives.*Includes an introduction for each president*Includes a Table of ContentsA lot of ink has been spilled...
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The Madisons: The Lives and Legacies of James and Dolley Madison
*Includes pictures of the Madisons and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.They seemed like an unusual couple from the outset. In 1794, Dolley Payne Todd was widely considered one...
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The Marquis de Lafayette: The Life and Legacy of the American Revolution's Most Famous Foreign Soldier
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes contemporary accountsBy the time the Revolutionary War started, military confrontations between the world powers had become so common that combat was raised to the status of a fine art, consuming...
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The Master of Suspense: The Life and Legacy of Alfred Hitchcock
*Includes pictures.*Includes Hitchcock's quotes about directing and explains the key themes and techniques associated with his films.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a table of contents.“I am a typed director. If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking...
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Heinz Guderian: The Life and Legacy of Nazi Germany's Famous Panzer Commander
*Includes pictures *Includes Guderian's quotes about his life and the war *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Actions speak louder than words. In the days to come the Goddess of Victory will...
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Henry Clay Frick: The Life and Legacy of the Railroad and Steel Magnate Who Became One of America's Most Famous Art Collectors
The term robber baron has largely fallen into disuse in the 21st century but there was a time when it was a popular epithet that described the kind of man who, it was believed, built his fortune by taking things...
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Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda: Like Father Like Daughter
*Includes pictures. *Includes their own quotes about their lives and careers. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. Among all of Hollywood’s iconic leading men, arguably none proved as versatile at acting as Henry Fonda, whose career spanned six decades and...
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Hernan Cortes and Montezuma: The Conquistador and the Conquered
*Includes pictures of Montezuma, Cortés and important people, places, and events. *Includes Cortés's Second Letter to Charles V, one of the most descriptive firsthand accounts of the Aztecs and Tenochtitlan. *Discusses the Aztec Empire, the city of Tenochtitlan, and the...
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The Hero of Little Round Top: The Life and Legacy of Joshua Chamberlain
For much of the 20th century, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain's life and career remained mostly obscure outside of dedicated scholars of the Battle of Gettysburg and alumni and students of Bowdoin College. Colonel Chamberlain had led the 20th Maine regiment at...
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The Heroes of Gettysburg: The Lives and Careers of George Meade, Winfield Scott Hancock and Joshua L. Chamberlain
*Covers the entire careers of all three in one entertaining and educational narrative. *Includes pictures of Meade, Hancock, Chamberlain, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes a Bibliography of each man for further reading. *Includes a Table...
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The Heroes of the Lost Cause: The Lives and Legacies of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and JEB Stuart
*Includes pictures of each general and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes a Bibliography on each man for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents In 1867, Edward Pollard, an editor for a Richmond newspaper, published The...
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Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars: The Lives and Legacies of Napoleon Bonaparte, Horatio Nelson and Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington
*Includes pictures of Napoleon, Nelson, Wellington and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes maps of famous battles, including Trafalgar and Waterloo. *Answers common myths about Napoleon, including whether he was short, whether his men shot off the...
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Lives of Pocahontas and Sacagawea
*Perfect for ages 7-10*Includes pictures and illustrations.*Profiles the lives of the two most famous Native American women in American history.*Includes a Table of Contents.In Charles River Editors’ History for Kids series, your children can learn about history’s most important people...
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History for Kids: The Illustrated Lives of the Mount Rushmore Presidents - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theo
*Perfect for ages 7-9 *Includes pictures *Talks about the myths and legends of the 4 presidents. In Charles River Editors’ History for Kids series, your children can learn about history’s most important people and events in an easy, entertaining, and...
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History's Famous Women Pirates: Grace O'Malley, Anne Bonny and Mary Read
*Includes historic illustrations depicting the three women and important people and places in their lives.*Includes a profile of Anne Bonny and Mary Read from the famous English pirate history "A General History of the Pyrates".*Discusses common legends about the three...
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History's Greatest Artists: The Life and Legacy of Claude Monet
"Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love." - Claude Monet To get a sense of the kind of prestige that Claude Monet's reputation has within...
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History's Greatest Artists: The Life and Legacy of Jackson Pollock
"When I am in my painting, I'm not aware of what I'm doing. It is only after a sort of 'get acquainted' period that I see what I have been about." - Jackson Pollock In August of 1949, Life magazine...
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History's Greatest Artists: The Life and Legacy of Pablo Picasso
"Everyone wants to understand painting. Why don't they try to understand the song of the birds? Why do they love a night, a flower, everything which surrounds man, without attempting to understand them? Whereas where painting is concerned, they want...
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History's Greatest Artists: The Life and Legacy of Rembrandt
Of all the famous Dutch masters during the Late Renaissance and Early Baroque periods, none surpass Rembrandt van Rijn in either historical importance or artistic merit. His aesthetic has been much-imitated, a testament to the inspirational grip they exert on...
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History's Greatest Artists: The Life and Legacy of Renoir
*Includes pictures *Includes Renoir's quotes about his life and work *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “To my mind, a picture should be something pleasant, cheerful, and pretty, yes pretty! There are...
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History's Greatest Artists: The Life and Legacy of Salvador Dali
"Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali." - Salvador Dali In his review of Salvador Dali's first autobiography, George Orwell declared that "One ought to be able to hold in...
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History's Greatest Artists: The Life and Legacy of Vincent van Gogh
Includes excerpts of van Gogh's letters to his brother, Theo. Explains the artistic influences and legacy of van Gogh's life and art. Discusses the mysteries and controversies surrounding van Gogh's mental illnesses and death. "A weaver who has to direct...
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Hollywood's 10 Greatest Actors: Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, James Cagney, Spenc
*Includes pictures. *Includes actors' quotes about their careers. *Includes bibliographies. In 1999, the American Film Institute released its list of the 50 greatest Hollywood stars of the 20th century, and selecting the 10 best actors out of the bunch was...
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