Autobiography: historical, political & military books

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Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home and Abroad

Sisters of Fortune: America's Caton Sisters at Home...

Author: Jehanne Wake
ISBN: 9781451607635
Format: Paperback
$44.85

"Perfect for fans of the Emmy Award-winning series Downton Abbey, whose creator, Julian Fellowes, raved that Sisters...  Read More >>

Patriot on the Kennebec: Major Reuben Colburn, Benedict Arnold and the March to Quebec, 1775

Patriot on the Kennebec: Major Reuben Colburn, Benedict...

Author: Mark A. York
ISBN: 9781609495008
Format: Paperback
$52.77

In late 1775, a few months after the first shots of the Revolution were fired, Benedict Arnold led more than one...  Read More >>

Letters from China: A World War II Love Story

Letters from China: A World War II Love Story

Author: Robert Katz
ISBN: 9781470029708
Format: Paperback
$65.97

I have written a book centered around the letters my father wrote to his wife to be while stationed in Kunming,...  Read More >>

John Tyler, the Accidental President

John Tyler, the Accidental President

Author: Edward P. Crapol
ISBN: 9780807872239
Format: Paperback
$76.56

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Billy the Kid's Writings, Words, and Wit

Billy the Kid's Writings, Words, and Wit

Author: Gale Cooper
ISBN: 9780984505425
Format: Hardback
$79.07

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The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin

The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir...

Author: Masha Gessen ,  Justine Eyre
ISBN: 9781455153145
Format: Downloadable audio file
$131.87

Vladimir Putin, the boy who dreamed of ruling the world, suddenly became a popular public figure. Russia and the...  Read More >>

American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History

American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal...

Author: Chris Kyle ,  Scott McEwen
ISBN: 9780062107060
Format: Paperback
$71.25

A former US Navy SEAL, the author tells the story of his legendary career, from 1999-2009, during which time he...  Read More >>

Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

Author: Lewis Helfand ,  Sankha Banerjee
ISBN: 9789380741161
Format: Paperback
$34.29

In 1948, justice and equality were outlawed in the country of South Africa. The people needed one voice to speak...  Read More >>

William Henry Harrison: The 9th President, 1841

William Henry Harrison: The 9th President, 1841

Author: Gail Collins ,  Arthur M Schlesinger
ISBN: 9780805091182
Format: Paperback
$51.99

William Henry Harrison died just 31 days after taking the oath of office in 1841. Today he is a curiosity in American...  Read More >>

Monty and Rommel: Parallel Lives

Monty and Rommel: Parallel Lives

Author: Peter Caddick-adams
ISBN: 9781590207253
Format: Hardback
$92.40

Two men came to personify Allied and German generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel....  Read More >>

Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England

Winter King: Henry VII and the Dawn of Tudor England...

Author: Thomas Penn ,  TBA
ISBN: 9781455134427
Format: Audio
$211.07

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The Widow Spy

The Widow Spy

Author: Martha D Peterson
ISBN: 9780983878124
Format: Paperback
$31.28

The Widow Spy is the first hand account of a true Cold War spy operation in Moscow, told exclusively by the CIA...  Read More >>

The Concept of the Political

The Concept of the Political

Author: Hans J Morgenthau ,  Hartmut Behr
ISBN: 9786613900081
Format: Electronic book text
$269.28

Published in English for the first time, this careful translation of Hans J. Morgenthau's 1933 French monograph...  Read More >>

The Real Romney

The Real Romney

Author: Michael Kranish ,  Scott Helman
ISBN: 9780062123275
Format: Hardback
$73.89

The miracle baby of the former Governor of Michigan, Mitt Romney catapulted to national prominence, first as head...  Read More >>

The Southern Tiger: Chile's Fight for a Democratic and Prosperous Future

The Southern Tiger: Chile's Fight for a Democratic and...

Author: Ricardo Lagos ,  Blake Hounshell
ISBN: 9780230338166
Format: Hardback
$46.55

Ricardo Lagos has been shaping the future of Chile for over five decades. In The Southern Tiger, Lagos shares the...  Read More >>

The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan into the Future

The Favored Daughter: One Woman's Fight to Lead Afghanistan...

Author: Fawzia Koofi ,  Nadene Gourhi
ISBN: 9780230120679
Format: Hardback
$43.96

The true story of how the unwanted nineteenth child of a tribal leader overcame poverty and prejudice to become...  Read More >>

Great Lives from History: Latinos-Volume 3

Great Lives from History: Latinos-Volume 3

Author: Carmen Tafolla, Ph.D. ,  Martha P Cotera
ISBN: 9781587658136
Format: Hardback
$347.64

The stories of over 500 fascinating individuals of Latino heritage are told in this unique three-volume set. Coverage...  Read More >>

Great Lives from History: Latinos-Volume 2

Great Lives from History: Latinos-Volume 2

Author: Carmen Tafolla, Ph.D. ,  Martha P Cotera
ISBN: 9781587658129
Format: Hardback
$347.64

The stories of over 500 fascinating individuals of Latino heritage are told in this unique three-volume set. Coverage...  Read More >>

Bridge Builder: An Insider's Account of Over 60 Years in Post-War Reconstruction, International Diplomacy, and German-American Relations

Bridge Builder: An Insider's Account of Over 60 Years...

Author: Walther Leisler Kiep
ISBN: 9786613532435
Format: Electronic book text
$47.49

Walther Leisler Kiep is one of the most independent and influential German post-war politicians. He is also a successful...  Read More >>

Diary of Anna Green Winslow a Boston School Girl of 1771

Diary of Anna Green Winslow a Boston School Girl of...

Author: Anna Green Winslow
ISBN: 9783847226918
Format: Paperback
$31.02

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature...  Read More >>

Select Letters of Christopher Columbus: With Other Original Documents, Relating to his Four Voyages to the New World

Select Letters of Christopher Columbus: With Other Original...

Author: Christopher Columbus ,  Richard Henry Major
ISBN: 9780511708084
Format: Undefined
$224.40

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early...  Read More >>

The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for the Good Life

The Hemlock Cup: Socrates, Athens and the Search for...

Author: Bettany Hughes
ISBN: 9781400076017
Format: Paperback
$47.39

From the celebrated British author and historian comes a dazzling book in which she combines historical inquiry...  Read More >>

Crusader

Crusader

Author: Timothy Stanley
ISBN: 9780312581749
Format: Hardback
$73.89

"The Crusader tells the fascinating life story of Pat Buchanan, the three-time presidential candidate, Nixon confidant,...  Read More >>

Look Mom - I Can Fly! Memoirs of a World War II P-38 Fighter Pilot

Look Mom - I Can Fly! Memoirs of a World War II P-38...

Author: Robert A Vrilakas
ISBN: 9781935354475
Format: Paperback
$44.75

In the mid-1920s the sound of airplane motors would cause the entire inhabitants of author Robert Smoky Vrilakas'...  Read More >>

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