Autobiography: historical, political & military books

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Author: Frederick Douglass
ISBN: 9781496174789
Format: Paperback
$18.45

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.  Read More >>

Congressman Lincoln

Congressman Lincoln

Author: Chris DeRose
ISBN: 9781451697285
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Marie-Antoinette and Count Fersen: The Untold Love Story (Revised)

Marie-Antoinette and Count Fersen: The Untold Love Story...

Author: Evelyn Farr
ISBN: 9781306170239
Format: Electronic book text
$31.65

A new edition draws on fresh evidence from archive sources including decoded secret correspondence to peel back...  Read More >>

James and Dolley Madison: America's First Power Couple

James and Dolley Madison: America's First Power Couple...

Author: Bruce Chadwick
ISBN: 9781616148355
Format: Hardback
$50.99

A revealing new portrait of James and Dolley Madison, America's first political power couple. n this comprehensive...  Read More >>

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

Author: Solomon Northup
ISBN: 9781496138422
Format: Paperback
$25.08

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My Europe Began in Normandy

My Europe Began in Normandy

Author: Daniele Philippe
ISBN: 9783735785404
Format: Hardback
$137.02

On 6th June 1944 the long-prepared Anglo-American landings began in Normandy, opening the way to the final stages...  Read More >>

Roosevelt's Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led to Victory in World War II

Roosevelt's Centurions: FDR and the Commanders He Led...

Author: Joseph E. Persico
ISBN: 9780812974973
Format: Paperback
$52.80

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Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography

Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement:...

Author: Randal Maurice Jelks
ISBN: 9781469613918
Format: Paperback
$105.47

"In this first full-length biography of Benjamin Mays (1894-1984), Randal Maurice Jelks chronicles the life of the...  Read More >>

My Underground War: The True Story of How a Group of British Prisoners-Of-War Fought Back Against Their Nazi Captors

My Underground War: The True Story of How a Group of...

Author: Albert Edward Clack ,  Albert John Clack
ISBN: 9781496097910
Format: Paperback
$14.20

This is a gripping yarn of capture, resistance, and liberation, revealing for the first time how a young soldier...  Read More >>

George Crook: From the Redwoods to Appomattox

George Crook: From the Redwoods to Appomattox

Author: Paul Magid
ISBN: 9780806144412
Format: Paperback
$65.87

Renowned for his prominent role in the Apache and Sioux wars, General George Crook (1828-90) was considered by William...  Read More >>

Whistleblower, Soldier, Spy: A Journey into the Dark Heart of the Global War on Terror

Whistleblower, Soldier, Spy: A Journey into the Dark...

Author: Tom Clonan
ISBN: 9781907593963
Format: Paperback
$36.20

From Dublin to Beirut, Guantanamo Bay to Iraq - and all the way back - Tom Clonan takes the reader on a very personal...  Read More >>

Theodore Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition

Theodore Roosevelt and the American Political Tradition...

Author: Jean M. Yarbrough
ISBN: 9780700619689
Format: Paperback
$87.09

A searching examination of TR's political thought, especially in relation to the ideas of Washington, Hamilton,...  Read More >>

My Larger Education: Being Chapters from My Experience

My Larger Education: Being Chapters from My Experience...

Author: Booker T. Washington
ISBN: 9780486493183
Format: Paperback
$9.99

The celebrated leader describes his influences and proposes that most African Americans would benefit from a practical...  Read More >>

That Summer in Paris

That Summer in Paris

Author: Morley Callaghan
ISBN: 9781550963618
Format: Paperback
$63.23

It was the fabulous summer of 1929 when the literary capital of North America moved to La Rive Gauche—the Left Bank...  Read More >>

Brancato: Mafia Street Boss

Brancato: Mafia Street Boss

Author: Frank Monastra
ISBN: 9781621831365
Format: Paperback
$39.47

For the better part of half a century, Frank Brancato was one of the most feared men in Ohio. The Sicilian immigrant...  Read More >>

Cuando Llegue La Revolucion Habra Patines Para Todos

Cuando Llegue La Revolucion Habra Patines Para Todos...

Author: Said Sayrafiezadeh
ISBN: 9788415996309
Format: Hardback
$55.31

Said's Iranian-born father and American Jewish mother had one thing in common: their unshakable conviction that...  Read More >>

An Inoffensive Rearmament: The Making of the Postwar Japanese Army

An Inoffensive Rearmament: The Making of the Postwar...

Author: Frank Kowalski ,  Robert D. Eldridge
ISBN: 9781591142263
Format: Hardback
$71.50

Colonel Frank Kowalski served as the Chief of Staff of the American military advisory group that helped establish...  Read More >>

Axe LP: A Brother's Search for an American Warrior, Navy Seal Matthew Axelson

Axe LP: A Brother's Search for an American Warrior,...

Author: Jeffrey Axelson
ISBN: 9780062326409
Format: Paperback
$73.89

Axe: A Brother's Search for an American Warrior is a beautifully crafted, action-filled biography of an elite commando's...  Read More >>

Nikola Tesla My Worldview: Inventions, Ideas, and Opinions

Nikola Tesla My Worldview: Inventions, Ideas, and Opinions...

Author: Berislav Brckovic
ISBN: 9781495956478
Format: Paperback
$39.60

In this book, I intended to paint an ethical portrait of a noble and lucid scientist par excellence. In doing so,...  Read More >>

12 Years a Slave

12 Years a Slave

Author: Solomon Northup
ISBN: 9781496098078
Format: Paperback
$18.45

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Up to My Ears in America

Up to My Ears in America

Author: Jan Drabek
ISBN: 9781939425942
Format: Paperback
$32.81

Memoir of Mr. Jan Drabek who was born in Prague in 1948. His family escaped on skis from the newly communist Czechoslovakia...  Read More >>

My Bondage and My Freedom

My Bondage and My Freedom

Author: Frederick Douglass ,  David W. Blight
ISBN: 9780300190595
Format: Paperback
$26.95

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My Share of the Task: A Memoir

My Share of the Task: A Memoir

Author: General Stanley McChrystal
ISBN: 9781591846826
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Explores the major episodes and controversies of author's career. In this book, the author paints a vivid portrait...  Read More >>

Axe

Axe

Author: Jeffrey Axelson
ISBN: 9780062324955
Format: Hardback
$73.89

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12 Years a Slave: Large Print

12 Years a Slave: Large Print

Author: David Lear ,  Solomon Northup
ISBN: 9781496051455
Format: Paperback
$52.77

This edition is written in font size 16. 12 Years a Slave: Extra Large Print is also available in bold and font...  Read More >>

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