Autobiography: historical, political & military books

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The Kennan Diaries

The Kennan Diaries

Author: George F. Kennan ,  Frank Costigliola
ISBN: 9780393073270
Format: Hardback
$65.95

A landmark collection, spanning ninety years of U.S. history, of the never-before-published diaries of George F....  Read More >>

Margot's Memoir--Surviving Hitler and Stalin

Margot's Memoir--Surviving Hitler and Stalin

Author: Margot Richens
ISBN: 9781460235515
Format: Hardback
$97.65

Margot Richens grew up in Nazi Germany. In school she learned obedience and self-repression. Her table grace: Fold...  Read More >>

Testament of Youth: An unforgettable true story of love and loss in World War I

Testament of Youth: An unforgettable true story of love...

Author: Vera Brittain
ISBN: 9781780226590
Format: Hardback
$49.99

A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I in this unforgettable true story of young love and how...  Read More >>

Studying Wisconsin: The Life of Increase Lapham, Early Chronicler of Plants, Rocks, Rivers, Mounds and All Things Wisconsin

Studying Wisconsin: The Life of Increase Lapham, Early...

Author: Martha Bergland ,  Paul G Hayes
ISBN: 9780870206481
Format: Hardback
$71.15

In this long overdue tribute to Wisconsin's first scientist, authors Martha Bergland and Paul G. Hayes explore the...  Read More >>

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave (Revised)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American...

Author: Frederick Douglass
ISBN: 9781306282086
Format: Electronic book text
$12.46

In his wrenching, classic autobiography--one of the most important documents in American history--Douglass describes...  Read More >>

Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne

Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne...

Author: Douglas V. Mastriano
ISBN: 9780813145198
Format: Hardback
$97.55

On the eve of the WWI centennial, Alvin York promises to be a major contribution to twentieth-century military history....  Read More >>

Slaves in the Family

Slaves in the Family

Author: Edward Ball
ISBN: 9780374534455
Format: Paperback
$52.80

The story of five generations of a white South Carolina plantation family and their slaves from 1698. A history...  Read More >>

My War Gone By, I Miss It So

My War Gone By, I Miss It So

Author: Anthony Loyd
ISBN: 9780802122322
Format: Paperback
$44.88

In 1993, Anthony Loyd decided to immerse himself in war. This is his account of the grim tragedies played out daily...  Read More >>

Lincoln's Battle with God: A President's Struggle with Faith and What It Meant for America

Lincoln's Battle with God: A President's Struggle with...

Author: Stephen Mansfield ,  Stephen Mansfield
ISBN: 9781480506428
Format: Audio
$26.37

Join New York Times bestselling author Stephen Mansfield as he dives into the incredible story of Abraham Lincoln’s...  Read More >>

The Loneliest Boy in the World

The Loneliest Boy in the World

Author: Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain ,  Patricia Ahern
ISBN: 9781848898653
Format: Electronic book text
$26.37

Gearoid Cheaist O Cathain was the last child brought up on the Blasket Islands off Ireland's southwest coast. His...  Read More >>

Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times a POW S Inspiring Story

Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times a POW S...

Author: Gerald Coffee Captain Us Navy Retired ,  Made for Success
ISBN: 9781483019017
Format: Audio
$52.67

"When life loses its meaning, when suddenly the world is turned upside down, when there s nothing left that resembles...  Read More >>

Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times-A Pow's Inspiring Story

Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times-A Pow's...

Author: Gerald Coffee Captain Us Navy Retired ,  Made for Success
ISBN: 9781483019000
Format: Audio
$73.92

When life loses its meaning, when suddenly the world is turned upside down, when there's nothing left that resembles...  Read More >>

Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times - A POW's Inspiring Story

Beyond Survival: Building on the Hard Times - A POW's...

Author: Gerald Coffee ,  Gerald Coffee
ISBN: 9781483019024
Format: Audio
$52.67

"When life loses its meaning, when suddenly the world is turned upside down, when there s nothing left that resembles...  Read More >>

Grasshopper Pilot

Grasshopper Pilot

Author: Julian William Cummings
ISBN: 9781283115001
Format: Electronic book text
$52.75

Julian Cummings began flying lightweight Piper Cubs as a young man and was recruited for the experimental and high-risk...  Read More >>

Spymaster: My Thirty-Two Years in Intelligence and Espionage Against the West

Spymaster: My Thirty-Two Years in Intelligence and Espionage...

Author: Oleg Kalugin
ISBN: 9781282460195
Format: Electronic book text
$53.70

Oleg Kalugin oversaw the work of American spies, matched wits with the CIA, and became one of the youngest generals...  Read More >>

When We Walked Above the Clouds

When We Walked Above the Clouds

Author: H Lee Barnes
ISBN: 9781280498275
Format: Electronic book text
$79.07

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Lincoln's America

Lincoln's America

Author: Joseph R Fornieri ,  Sara Vaughn Gabbard
ISBN: 9781280698088
Format: Electronic book text
$173.98

Explores the life of Abraham Lincoln. This book contains topics including religion, education, middle-class family...  Read More >>

Passion for the Land

Passion for the Land

Author: Professor Daniel Nelson (University of Akron)
ISBN: 9781283158589
Format: Electronic book text
$105.55

The first and only biography of one of Americas greatest conservationists -- Akron native and former U.S. Representative...  Read More >>

Camera Boy

Camera Boy

Author: Fred Minnick
ISBN: 9781283017732
Format: Electronic book text
$84.22

Fred Minnick spent more than a year in Iraq as a U.S. Army public affairs photojournalist, covering the good, bad...  Read More >>

In Stalin's Secret Service

In Stalin's Secret Service

Author: Walter G Krivitsky ,  Krivitsky Krivitsky
ISBN: 9781283264785
Format: Electronic book text
$57.02

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Adversity Is My Angel: The Life and Career of Raul H. Castro

Adversity Is My Angel: The Life and Career of Raul H....

Author: Raul H Castro ,  Jack L August, Jr, Jr.
ISBN: 9781283971607
Format: Electronic book text
$42.11

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Path to Power, The: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I

Path to Power, The: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I

Author: Robert A Caro
ISBN: 9781299017009
Format: Electronic book text
$174.24

This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The...  Read More >>

Flamboya Tree, The: Memories of a Mother's Wartime Courage

Flamboya Tree, The: Memories of a Mother's Wartime Courage...

Author: Clara Kelly
ISBN: 9781299103153
Format: Electronic book text
$118.80

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My Detachment: A Memoir

My Detachment: A Memoir

Author: Tracy Kidder
ISBN: 9781299103054
Format: Electronic book text
$110.48

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Last Seven Months of Anne Frank

Last Seven Months of Anne Frank

Author: Willy Lindwer
ISBN: 9781299120327
Format: Electronic book text
$118.80

The unwritten final chapter of Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl tells the story of the time between Anne...  Read More >>

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