Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
The First Confederate Hero: The Life and Career of P.G.T. Beauregard
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“On the refusal of Major Anderson to engage, in compliance with my demand, to designate the time when he would evacuate Fort Sumter, and to agree meanwhile not to...
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The Federalists: The Lives and Legacies of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and John Adams
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The Federalists: The Lives and Legacies of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and John Adams
*Includes pictures of Washington, Hamilton, Adams and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Comprehensively covers the role each played in the Revolution, the drafting of the Constitution, and the Federalist Party.*Looks at some of the myths and controversies surrounding...
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The Fathers of the Soviet Union: The Lives and Legacies of Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin
*Includes pictures of Lenin, Stalin, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Discusses the conspiracy theories surrounding Stalin's death and how Stalin came to power against Lenin's wishes.*Includes a bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents“We want to...
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The Earp Brothers: Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp
Of all the colorful characters that inhabited the West during the 19th century, the most famous of them all is Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), who has long been regarded as the embodiment of the Wild West. Considered the "toughest and deadliest...
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Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton: The Lives and Careers of History's Most Influential Nurses
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Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton: The Lives and Careers of History's Most Influential Nurses
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“I think one's feelings waste themselves in words; they ought all to be distilled into actions which bring results.” – Florence Nightingale“I may be compelled to...
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Flinders Petrie: The Life and Legacy of the Father of Modern Egyptology
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“The man who knows and dwells in history adds a new dimension to his existence…He lives in all time; the ages are his, all live alike to him.” – Flinders PetrieAfrica...
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First Ladies of the 19th Century: The Lives and Legacies of Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and Mary Lincoln
*Includes pictures of the First Ladies and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes bibliographies for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents. Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton may have been the most politically active First Ladies in...
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Fighting the Third Crusade: The Lives and Legacies of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin
*Includes medieval depictions of Richard the Lionheart, Saladin and important people, places, and events in his life.*Analyzes the relationship between Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, as well as their relationships with their parents, allies, and enemies.*Includes a Bibliography for further...
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Fidel Castro and Che Guevara: The Legends of the Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro is one of the most influential and controversial men of the last 50 years, equally revered and reviled by people across the globe. To the West, Castro has long been one of the prominent faces of Communism, and...
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FDR & Eleanor: The Lives and Legacies of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
*Includes pictures of FDR, Eleanor and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes a Table of Contents. Franklin Delano Roosevelt might be America’s greatest 20th century president, but there’s no question that he was the most unique. A...
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Evita: The Life of Eva Peron
María Eva Duarte de Perón, known to the world as Evita, stands with Jesus Christ as a highly influential historical figure who lived only 33 years. The similarities do not end there: as Argentine novelist Tomás Eloy Martínez has observed,...
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Eugene V. Debs: The Life and Legacy of America's Most Famous Socialist Political Leader
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.” – Eugene V. DebsHistory is full of tales of men who...
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Ethan Allen: The Life and Legacy of the Revolutionary War Leader and a Founder of the State of Vermont
*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the majority are wrong.” – Eugene V. Debs History is full of...
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Establishing the Elizabethan Age: The Lives and Legacies of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I
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Establishing the Elizabethan Age: The Lives and Legacies of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Elizabeth I
*Includes pictures of Henry, Anne, Elizabeth and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Analyzes their legacies and discusses popular legends about them. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. *Includes a Table of Contents. Over 450 years after his...
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Erwin Rommel and the Afrika Korps: The History of Nazi Germany's Most Famous Commander and Army during World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents One of his biographers called him “a complex man: a born leader, a brilliant soldier, a devoted husband, a...
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Erwin Rommel and Heinz Guderian: The Lives and Careers of Nazi Germany's Legendary Tank Commanders
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Erwin Rommel and Heinz Guderian: The Lives and Careers of Nazi Germany's Legendary Tank Commanders
*Includes pictures *Includes quotes about their lives and careers *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents One of his biographers called him “a complex man: a born leader, a brilliant soldier, a devoted husband, a proud...
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Ernest Hemingway & F. Scott Fitzgerald: America's Greatest 20th Century Novelist
*Includes pictures of important people and places.*Includes some of the authors' most famous quotes.*Analyzes the real life inspirations behind their work and relationships.*Explains the relationship and rivalry between Hemingway and Fitzgerald.*Includes a Bibliography of each for further reading.*Includes a Table...
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England's Greatest Queens: The Lives and Legacies of Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria
*Includes pictures of the queens and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Discusses the Elizabethan era and Victorian era in depth and looks at their legacies and depictions in pop culture.*Includes a Table of Contents"Video et taceo." ("I see,...
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Emperor Hirohito: The Life and Legacy of Japan's Ruler during World War II
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading “It was not clear to me that our course was unjustified. Even now I am not sure how historians will allocate the responsibility for the war.” – Emperor Hirohito The man known...
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Emma Goldman: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Feminist Icon
*Includes pictures *Includes Goldman’s own quotes about her life and work *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "To the daring belongs the future… when we run out of dreams, we die.” –...
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Emily Dickinson: The Life and Legacy of the Famous American Poet
“Saying nothing...sometimes says the most.” - Emily Dickinson Like many writers of her day, Emily Dickinson was a virtual unknown during her lifetime. After her death, however, when people discovered the incredible amount of poetry that she had written, Dickinson...
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Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman: The Lives and Careers of 19th Century America's Most Famous Poets
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Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman: The Lives and Careers of 19th Century America's Most Famous Poets
Walt Whitman, the great American poet, is also in many ways a great American enigma, for more and less are known about him than other famous men in 19th century American history. As a young man, when most of his...
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Emiliano Zapata: The Life and Legacy of the Mexican Revolution's Iconic Leader
*Includes pictures *Includes Zapata's quotes and descriptions of his life and career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading “It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.” – Emiliano Zapata A little more...
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Emiliano Zapata: La vida y el legado del icónico líder de la Revolución Mexicana
Hace poco más de cien años un campesino mexicano llamado Emiliano Zapata reclutó un ejército rural de las plantaciones y pueblos del sur de México, tomó por la fuerza las tierras de los haciendas y comenzó a repartirlas entre los...
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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton: A Romance Made and Broken in Hollywood
*Includes pictures. *Includes their own quotes about their lives and careers. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. *Includes a table of contents. Hollywood is full of cautionary tales for child actors like Judy Garland, Jackie Coogan, and Macaulay Culkin, who...
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Eli Whitney: The Life and Legacy of the American Inventor Whose Cotton Gin Transformed the Antebellum South
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingBetween the 18th and early 19th centuries, the West experienced massive leaps in technological, scientific, and economical advancement. This powerful period has since been immortalized as the great Industrial Revolution, during which Britain and...
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Edith Stein: The Life and Legacy of the Jewish Philosopher Who Became a Catholic Saint
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading “As a child of the Jewish people who, by the grace of God, for the past eleven years has also been a child of the Catholic Church, I dare to speak to...
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Eddie Rickenbacker: The Life and Legacy of America's Top World War I Fighter Ace
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Africa may have given rise to the first human beings, and Egypt probably gave rise to the first great civilizations, which continue to fascinate modern societies...
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Dwight Eisenhower and George Patton: The Lives and Friendship of the Men Who Liberated Europe
*Weaves the lives and careers of both generals into one entertaining and educational narrative.*Includes Patton's most colorful and inspiring quotes, including his famous Speech to the Third Army.*Includes pictures of Eisenhower, Patton and other important people, places, and events.*Discusses the...
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Dorothy Dandridge: The Life and Legacy of One of Hollywood's First Successful Black Actresses
*Includes pictures *Includes a bibliography for further reading “If I were white, I could capture the world.” – Dorothy Dandridge The bright summer sun shined blissfully on a secluded valley tucked into the romantic Costa del Sol in southern Spain....
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