Autobiography: historical, political & military books

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Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman: Exploring the Political Brilliance of Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman: Exploring the...

Author: Joseph R. Fornieri
ISBN: 9780809333295
Format: Hardback
$91.08

The political genius of Abraham Lincoln remains unequivocal. As a great leader, he saved the Union, presided over...  Read More >>

Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History

Robert F. Kennedy in the Stream of History

Author: Terrence Edward Paupp ,  Richard Falk
ISBN: 9781412853620
Format: Hardback
$179.00

This assessment of the statesmanship, principles, and policies of Robert F  Read More >>

The Money Guy: The Education of a Political Fundraiser

The Money Guy: The Education of a Political Fundraiser...

Author: Robert a Farmer ,  Chris Black
ISBN: 9781478721369
Format: Hardback
$47.39

THE MONEY GUY ... Bob Farmer gained a national reputation as one of the democratic party's most effective fund-raisers...  Read More >>

Four Seconds to Live

Four Seconds to Live

Author: Mel Tucker (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA)
ISBN: 9781632324368
Format: Paperback
$26.40

During World War II, Staff Sergeant Melvin T. Tucker was an eyewitness to it all. The Holocaust. The atrocities...  Read More >>

So Much to Do: A Full Life of Business, Politics, and Confronting Fiscal Crises

So Much to Do: A Full Life of Business, Politics, and...

Author: Richard Ravitch
ISBN: 9781610390910
Format: Hardback
$47.00

For decades, Richard Ravitch has been a major presence in pivotal aspects of New York's politics and business life....  Read More >>

All the Great Prizes: The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln to Roosevelt

All the Great Prizes: The Life of John Hay, from Lincoln...

Author: John Taliaferro
ISBN: 9781416597346
Format: Paperback
$58.08

From secretary to Abraham Lincoln to Secretary of State for Theodore Roosevelt, John Hay remained a major figure...  Read More >>

Malthus: The Life and Legacies of an Untimely Prophet

Malthus: The Life and Legacies of an Untimely Prophet...

Author: Robert J. Mayhew
ISBN: 9780674728714
Format: Hardback
$110.88

Though Robert Malthus has never disappeared, he has been perpetually misunderstood. Robert Mayhew offers at once...  Read More >>

The Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional Law and the Politics of Backlash

The Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan: Constitutional...

Author: Gerard N. Magliocca
ISBN: 9780300205824
Format: Paperback
$53.95

Although Populist candidate William Jennings Bryan lost the presidential elections of 1896, 1900, and 1908, he was...  Read More >>

Sagittarius Rising

Sagittarius Rising

Author: Cecil Lewis ,  Samuel Hynes
ISBN: 9780143107347
Format: Paperback
$47.52

Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just 17, Cecil Lewis was an illustrious and passionate fighter pilot...  Read More >>

Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL'S Way of Life

Unbreakable: A Navy SEAL'S Way of Life

Author: Thom Shea
ISBN: 9781940262376
Format: Paperback
$42.21

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Autobiography: The Story of an Old Man's Life, with Reminiscences of Seventy-Five Years

Autobiography: The Story of an Old Man's Life, with...

Author: Nathaniel Edwin Harris
ISBN: 9781614276241
Format: Paperback
$52.67

2014 Reprint of 1925 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software....  Read More >>

Lucky Johnny: The Footballer Who Survived the River Kwai Death Camps

Lucky Johnny: The Footballer Who Survived the River...

Author: Johnny Sherwood
ISBN: 9781473603356
Format: Hardback
$51.75

The extraordinary and moving story of professional footballer Johnny Sherwood's survival after being taken prisoner...  Read More >>

Twelve Years a Slave

Twelve Years a Slave

Author: Solomon Northup
ISBN: 9780486789620
Format: Paperback
$11.99

Now a major motion picture! Kidnapped into slavery in 1841, Northup spent 12 years in captivity. This autobiographical...  Read More >>

George Stoneman: A Biography of the Union General

George Stoneman: A Biography of the Union General

Author: Ben Fuller Fordney
ISBN: 9780786495498
Format: Paperback
$43.95

Provides an in-depth look at the life and military career of Major General George Stoneman, beginning with his participation...  Read More >>

A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine: The Last Diaries

A Blaze of Autumn Sunshine: The Last Diaries

Author: Tony Benn
ISBN: 9780099564959
Format: Paperback
$19.99

In this final volume of diaries, Tony Benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age. Published...  Read More >>

Breaking the Ice. My Personal Adventure in Antarctica

Breaking the Ice. My Personal Adventure in Antarctica...

Author: Anthony F Fiorentino
ISBN: 9781611701722
Format: Paperback
$31.05

There is nothing to compare with what I found waiting for me at the bottom of the world! As a young airman in the...  Read More >>

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,...

Author: Olaudah Equiano
ISBN: 9781499629606
Format: Paperback
$23.47

The memoirs of Olaudah Equiano, originally published in 1789, recounts his remarkable life story. Born in 1745 in...  Read More >>

Newsmakers: 2015

Newsmakers: 2015

Author: Laura Avery
ISBN: 9781414497112
Format: Hardback
$1164.24

This attractive visually interesting quarterly provides profiles of the people making todays headlines. A hardbound...  Read More >>

You Are Not Forgotten: The Story of a Lost World War II Pilot and a Twenty-First-Century Soldier's Mission to Bring Him Home

You Are Not Forgotten: The Story of a Lost World War...

Author: Bryan Bender
ISBN: 9780307946461
Format: Paperback
$44.75

Follows the story of a Marine Corps pilot who was shot down in World War II and the J-PAC soldier who resolved to...  Read More >>

The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA

The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the...

Author: Scott C. Johnson
ISBN: 9780393349436
Format: Paperback
$42.11

Longlisted for the National Book Award and named a Washington Post Notable Book of the Year.  Read More >>

John Franklin

John Franklin

Author: John Wilson (Christianity Today)
ISBN: 9781770707191
Format: Electronic book text
$39.49

Franklin s exploration of Canada s arctic seacoast in 1845 ended in the demise of him and his crew, but the search...  Read More >>

366 Days in Abraham Lincoln's Presidency: The Private, Political, and Military Decisions of America's Greatest President

366 Days in Abraham Lincoln's Presidency: The Private,...

Author: Stephen A. Wynalda ,  Harry Turtledove
ISBN: 9781628737516
Format: Paperback
$34.99

In a startlingly innovative format, journalist Stephen A. Wynalda has constructed a painstakingly detailed day-by-day...  Read More >>

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands: A Black Nurse in the Crimean War (Aziloth Books)

Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands:...

Author: Mary Seacole
ISBN: 9781909735453
Format: Paperback
$19.64

Seacole was born in Jamaica, learning traditional African herbal medicine from her mother and incorporating European...  Read More >>

War Of Shadows

War Of Shadows

Author: Moss W Stanley
ISBN: 9781909657380
Format: Paperback
$22.99

Billy Moss, brother-in-arms to Patrick Leigh Fermor, gives his version of the final months of World War II in this...  Read More >>

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