Biographies/Autobiographies
Biographies/Autobiographies
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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Discovering and Conquering the New World: The Lives and Legacies of Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro
The most seminal event of the last millennium might also be its most controversial. As schoolchildren have been taught for over 500 years, "In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue." In October of that year, the Italian Christopher Columbus immortalized...
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D.W. Griffith: The Life and Legacy of the Hollywood Director Who Made The Birth of a Nation
*Includes contemporary reviews of Griffith's movies *Includes a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents “Remember how small the world was before I came along? I brought it all to life: I moved the whole world onto a...
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The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina
The Montoyas are used to a life without explanations. They know better than to ask why the pantry never seems to run low or empty, or why their matriarch won’t ever leave their home in Four Rivers—even for graduations, weddings,...
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Captain James Cook: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary British Explorer Who Discovered Hawaii
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Captain James Cook: The Life and Legacy of the Legendary British Explorer Who Discovered Hawaii
*Includes pictures*Includes Cook's accounts of his historic voyages*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents"Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.” – James...
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Captain John Franklin and Sir Ernest Shackleton: The History of Britain's Most Famous Polar Explorers and Their Expeditions
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary accounts*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further readingMost anyone who has received a basic education in world history knows the story of how “in 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Most also know that Christopher Columbus...
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Carl Jung: The Life and Career of One of History's Most Influential Psychologists
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contents“Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” - JungCarl Gustav Jung, the man who created analytical psychology both as a concept and as a practice, was a complicated person....
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Carl von Clausewitz: The Life and Legacy of the Prussian General Who Wrote On War
*Includes pictures*Includes a bibliography for further readingCarl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz died almost 200 years ago, yet he remains one of the most important and influential of all military thinkers. His teachings combined strategy with military knowledge to produce a...
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Casanova: As Aventuras e o Legado do Sedutor Mais Famoso do Mundo
Ao contrário do modo como a lenda da sedução é frequentemente retratada através das lentes rosadas de Hollywood, o verdadeiro Giacomo Casanova não possuía o maxilar forte e esculpido de Heath Ledger, ou o olhar azul e penetrante de Richard...
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Casanova: The Adventurous Life and Legacy of the World's Most Famous Womanizer
*Includes pictures*Includes Casanova's quotes about his own life*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure...
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Cassander of Macedon: The Life and Legacy of the King Who Ruled Greece after the Death of Alexander the Great
*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents In 323 BCE, Alexander the Great was on top of the world. Never a man to sit on his hands or...
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Catholic Legends: The Life and Legacy of Blessed Pope John Paul II
*Includes pictures of the Pope and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes a bibliography of the Pope's works and works about him for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents.A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives...
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Catholic Legends: The Life and Legacy of St. Catherine of Siena
*Includes pictures.*Includes a bibliography and footnotes.*Includes a table of contents.“Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” – St. Catherine of SienaA lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history’s...
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Catholic Legends: The Life and Legacy of St. Francis of Assisi
Alongside St. Ignatius, who founded the Jesuits, St. Francis of Assisi is widely regarded as one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic Church due to his work establishing religious orders that have done an incalculable amount of good...
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Cattle Kate: The Controversial Life and Legend of the Wyoming Territory's Most Famous Woman Outlaw
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Cattle Kate: The Controversial Life and Legend of the Wyoming Territory's Most Famous Woman Outlaw
In the span of scarcely more than a half century, the West developed from a handful of scattered fur trapping enterprises, predominantly inhabited by males, to a region full of burgeoning rustic communities. Before the government’s official “closure” of the...
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The Cavaliers of the Confederacy: The Lives and Careers of JEB Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest
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The Cavaliers of the Confederacy: The Lives and Careers of JEB Stuart and Nathan Bedford Forrest
*Includes pictures of Forrest, Stuart, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes Bibliographies on each man for further reading.Despite the fact that the Civil War was fought nearly 150 years ago, it remains a polarizing topic for the...
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Chairman Mao: The Life and Legacy of Mao Zedong
It's a sure sign of fame when a man is known simply by his first name, and Mao Zedong, often referred to simply as Mao or Chairman Mao, was one of the most influential men of the 20th century. He...
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Charles Dickens & Jane Austen: The Lives and Legacies of Britain's Two Famous Novelists
*Includes pictures of Austen, Dickens and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Explains the real-life inspiration for many of Dickens's most famous characters*Includes quotes about Austen and her novels by some of her most famous contemporaries.*Includes a Bibliography of...
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Charles Marion Russell: The Life and Legacy of the Wild West's Most Prolific Artist
*Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further readingThe exploration of the early American West, beginning with Lewis and Clark’s transcontinental trek at the behest of President Thomas Jefferson, was not accomplished by standing armies, the era’s new...
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Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton: The Lives and Legacies of the Famous Silent Film Stars
*Includes pictures*Includes the actors' quotes about their lives and careers*Includes a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsOnly a select few actors become international stars in their time, but none had as unique a career as Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin...
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The Chicago Outfit: The History and Legacy of the Organized Crime Syndicate Led by Al Capone
*Includes pictures*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading“This American system of ours ... call it Americanism, call it capitalism, call it what you like, gives to each and every one of us a great opportunity if we only...
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Churchill & Roosevelt: The Alliance that Saved the Free World
*Includes pictures of Churchill, Roosevelt, and important people, places, and events in their lives.*Includes full length biographies of both leaders woven together into one chronological narrative.*Explores the personal and professional relationship between Churchill & Roosevelt.*Includes a list of Churchill's greatest...
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