Autobiography: historical, political & military books

Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters,...  Read More >>

The first full-scale biography of Canada’s first prime minister in half a century by one of our best-known and most...  Read More >>

View our feature on Sarah Gristwood’s Elizabeth & Leicester.Though the story has been told on film—and whispered...  Read More >>

In The Saga of Family Herz, W. W. Mulkey describes the rich and often tumultuous history of the land that became...  Read More >>

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Burundi is a small Central African country with a complex history of ethnic tension. This book traces the origins...  Read More >>

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Edgar Harrison, was born in South Wales on St David's Day in 1915. He was a senior colleague of Geoffrey Pidgeon...  Read More >>

From printer's apprentice to internationally famous scientist, inventor, statesman, legislator, and diplomat, Benjamin...  Read More >>

Chinese edition of Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. Obama's bestselling biography when he...  Read More >>

Meacham delivers the definitive human portrait of Andrew Jackson, a pivotal president who forever changed the American...  Read More >>

Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834), French diplomat, was born at Sens. He was educated at the military...  Read More >>

Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834), French diplomat, was born at Sens. He was educated at the military...  Read More >>

Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834), French diplomat, was born at Sens. He was educated at the military...  Read More >>

Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834), French diplomat, was born at Sens. He was educated at the military...  Read More >>

Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834), French diplomat, was born at Sens. He was educated at the military...  Read More >>

Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne (1769-1834), French diplomat, was born at Sens. He was educated at the military...  Read More >>

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The rousing story of Samuel Adams, the Founding Father who has been undeservedly overlooked by history but who,...  Read More >>

Quarrel with the King: The Story of an English Family on the High Road to Civil War  Read More >>

"Following in the tradition of timeless Holocaust literature such as ""Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl"" and ""Suite...  Read More >>

"Time magazine listed him as one of its ""100 People Who Shape Our World."" Newsweek featured him on its cover under...  Read More >>

With an Introduction by Allan Gotlieb.  One of Canada’s most distinguished diplomats, Charles Ritchie was also...  Read More >>

From the bestselling author of ""Over the Edge of the World"" comes the fascinating, definitive biography of one...  Read More >>

Prisoner of War, escapee and soldier, Didier Pontzeele was the last of a group of 36 men successfully to escape...  Read More >>