Autobiography: historical, political & military books

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2190 Days: My Navy Adventure

2190 Days: My Navy Adventure

Author: Daniel Bil
ISBN: 9781598860405
Format: Paperback
$34.19

This autobiographical story about one young man's journey through the Navy's Nuclear Power program will enlighten...  Read More >>

Camouflaged Bruises: A Memoir of Loyalty and Betrayal

Camouflaged Bruises: A Memoir of Loyalty and Betrayal...

Author: Jessica L Misch
ISBN: 9780595608904
Format: Hardback
$71.15

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Whatever Happened to Billy the Kid?

Whatever Happened to Billy the Kid?

Author: Helen L Airy
ISBN: 9780865341852
Format: Paperback
$50.03

Is it possible that Billy the Kid escaped the gunfire from Pat Garrett's pistol? Could he have lived the rest of...  Read More >>

Faith and the Presidency: From George Washington to George W. Bush

Faith and the Presidency: From George Washington to...

Author: Gary Scott Smith
ISBN: 9786610846160
Format: Electronic book text
$374.22

Offers in-depth examinations of the lives and presidencies of eleven chief executives for whom religion was a particularly...  Read More >>

Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power

Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power

Author: Blackstone Audiobooks
ISBN: 9780786178087
Format: Audio
$79.07

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Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End Slavery

Father Abraham: Lincoln's Relentless Struggle to End...

Author: Richard Striner
ISBN: 9786610533114
Format: Electronic book text
$44.30

Offers a fresh portrait of Lincoln, one that helps us make sense of his many contradictions. This work shows that,...  Read More >>

Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for Renaissance Florence

Fire in the City: Savonarola and the Struggle for Renaissance...

Author: Lauro Martines
ISBN: 9786610845040
Format: Electronic book text
$65.34

A gripping and beautifully written narrative that reads like a novel, Fire in the City presents a compelling account...  Read More >>

Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry: The Untold Story of an American Legend

Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry: The Untold Story of an...

Author: Scott Reynolds Nelson
ISBN: 9786610846115
Format: Electronic book text
$54.46

The untold story of the real man behind the iconic American folk hero John Henry, and how he came to be immortalized...  Read More >>

Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power

Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power

Author: Blackstone Audiobooks
ISBN: 9780786143887
Format: Audio
$79.07

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A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander Russell Webb

A Muslim in Victorian America: The Life of Alexander...

Author: Umar F Abd-Allah
ISBN: 9786610845798
Format: Electronic book text
$374.22

In this first-ever biography of Alexander Russell Webb, Umar F. Abd-Allah examines Webb's life and uses it as a...  Read More >>

Gettysburg Requiem: The Life and Lost Causes of Confederate Colonel William C. Oates

Gettysburg Requiem: The Life and Lost Causes of Confederate...

Author: Glenn W Lafantasie
ISBN: 9786610844869
Format: Electronic book text
$49.53

William C. Oates is best remembered as the Confederate officer defeated at Gettysburg's Little Round Top, losing...  Read More >>

Susanna Moodie

Susanna Moodie

Author: Anne Cimon
ISBN: 9786613092083
Format: Electronic book text
$94.78

Susanna Moodie's pre-eminent work has endured both as a valuable social document of the Canadian pioneer experience...  Read More >>

Mazo de La Roche

Mazo de La Roche

Author: Heather Kirk
ISBN: 9786613091925
Format: Electronic book text
$88.86

De la Roche's bestselling novel Jalna took her from poverty to riches, but the attention came at a price, as she...  Read More >>

Susanna Moodie

Susanna Moodie

Author: Anne Cimon
ISBN: 9781283092081
Format: Electronic book text
$47.39

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Letters from France: The Private Diplomatic Correspondence of Benjamin Franklin 1776 1785

Letters from France: The Private Diplomatic Correspondence...

Author: Brett F Woods
ISBN: 9781281398147
Format: Undefined
$168.70

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) is arguably the most approachable of America's founding fathers. But there is another,...  Read More >>

Men Who Loved Trains, The: The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry

Men Who Loved Trains, The: The Story of Men Who Battled...

Author: Rush Loving, Jr
ISBN: 9781280487071
Format: Undefined
$65.97

A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land America s railroads The Men Who Loved Trains...  Read More >>

Autobiography of Medgar Evers, The: A Hero's Life and Legacy Revealed Through His Writings, Letters, and Speeches

Autobiography of Medgar Evers, The: A Hero's Life and...

Author: Myrlie Evers-Williams ,  Professor Manning Marable (Columbia University)
ISBN: 9781283094368
Format: Electronic book text
$50.13

One of America's leading black intellectuals teams up with Myrlie Evers-Williams to bring us the first-ever definitive...  Read More >>

Little Hero, The: One Boy's Fight for Freedom, Iqbal Masih's Story

Little Hero, The: One Boy's Fight for Freedom, Iqbal...

Author: Andrew Crofts
ISBN: 9781280963322
Format: Electronic book text
$49.61

Iqbal Masih was gunned down by an assassin in cold blood. He was just 13 years old. Andrew Crofts, the bestselling...  Read More >>

Gandhi: A Political and Spiritual Life

Gandhi: A Political and Spiritual Life

Author: Kathryn Tidrick
ISBN: 9781282526938
Format: Electronic book text
$290.40

A major reinterpretation of Gandhi's life, politics, religion and nation  Read More >>

Mazo de La Roche

Mazo de La Roche

Author: Heather Kirk (Trent University)
ISBN: 9781283091923
Format: Electronic book text
$44.43

De la Roches bestselling novel Jalna took her from poverty to riches, but the attention came at a price, as she...  Read More >>

Fulgencio Batista

Fulgencio Batista

Author: Frank Argote-Freyre
ISBN: 9781283598712
Format: Electronic book text
$79.07

Second only to Fidel Castro, Fulgencio Batista is the most controversial leader in modern Cuban history. And yet,...  Read More >>

The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women

The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women

Author: Professor Elizabeth Ewan ,  Professor Elizabeth L Ewan (University of Guelph)
ISBN: 9781282088078
Format: Electronic book text
$343.17

Containing entries on 830 women, The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women will be a revelation to all with...  Read More >>

Soldier

Soldier

Author: Karen DeYoung
ISBN: 9781299175389
Format: Electronic book text
$150.48

The first full biography of Colin Powell, from his Bronx childhood to his military career to his controversial tenure...  Read More >>

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Author: Neal Gabler
ISBN: 9781299203006
Format: Electronic book text
$182.16

Gabler presents the definitive biography of Walt Disney, one of the most important cultural figures of the 20th...  Read More >>

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