Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
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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Richard Petty: The Life and Legacy of The King of NASCAR
"I'd rather be called King than other things I've been called.” (Richard Petty) A person may not know anything about baseball, but they still likely know the name Babe Ruth. Others may not watch football, but they still likely know...
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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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