Autobiography: historical, political & military books

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Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma: The American Portraits Series

Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma: The American Portraits...

Author: Professor of History Camilla Townsend
ISBN: 9780809077380
Format: Paperback
$39.47

In this stunning new biography, Pocahontas emerges for the first time in three complex dimensions--as a young child,...  Read More >>

Rudy! the People's Governor

Rudy! the People's Governor

Author: Betty Wilson
ISBN: 9781932472271
Format: Hardback
$66.00

Rudy Perpich was one of Minnesotais most flamboyant and beloved governors. In this book, Star Tribune reporter Betty...  Read More >>

The Story of a Fighter Pilot: World War II

The Story of a Fighter Pilot: World War II

Author: W Sheldon Winans
ISBN: 9781598001419
Format: Hardback
$65.87

This story is about my experiences with the 314th Fighter Squadron of the 324th Fighter Group in Africa, Sicily,...  Read More >>

Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

Narrative of Sojourner Truth (Barnes & Noble Classics...

Author: Sojourner Truth ,  Imani Perry
ISBN: 9781593082932
Format: Paperback
$18.35

A series that offers quality editions of important works of literature to the student and the general reader, each...  Read More >>

Breaking Ranks: The True Story Behind the HMAS Voyager Scandal

Breaking Ranks: The True Story Behind the HMAS Voyager...

Author: Peter Cabban ,  Peter Cabban
ISBN: 9781740513159
Format: Paperback
$34.99

In 1963, Peter Cabban was second in command on the destroyer HMAS Voyager, under Captain Duncan Stevens. Cabban...  Read More >>

The Rare and the Beautiful: How the Garman Sisters Captured the Heart of Bohemian London

The Rare and the Beautiful: How the Garman Sisters Captured...

Author: Cressida Connolly
ISBN: 9780060936716
Format: Paperback
$39.47

Like the better-known Mitfords, the Garman sisters took center stage in Bohemian London during the first half of...  Read More >>

Let Me Go

Let Me Go

Author: Helga Schneider
ISBN: 9780143035176
Format: Paperback
$36.96

In this powerful memoir, the author describes her relationship and final encounter with her mother, who abandoned...  Read More >>

The Mystery of Olga Chekhova

The Mystery of Olga Chekhova

Author: Antony Beevor
ISBN: 9780143035961
Format: Paperback
$39.60

Was Hitler's favorite actress a Russian spy?  Read More >>

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass  An American Slave (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)

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

Author: Frederick Douglass ,  Robert G. O'Meally
ISBN: 9781593083571
Format: Hardback
$20.99

Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classicsseries,...  Read More >>

The Story of a Fighter Pilot: World War II

The Story of a Fighter Pilot: World War II

Author: W Sheldon Winans
ISBN: 9781598000771
Format: Paperback
$39.47

This story is about my experiences with the 314th Fighter Squadron of the 324th Fighter Group in Africa, Sicily,...  Read More >>

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Penn Reading Project Edition

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Penn Reading...

Author: Benjamin Franklin ,  Peter Conn
ISBN: 9780812219296
Format: Paperback
$44.75

In 1771, at the age of 65, Benjamin Franklin sat down to write his autobiography, ""having emerged from the poverty...  Read More >>

Pakistan's Birth & Allama Mashraqi: Chronology & Statements, Period: 1947-1963

Pakistan's Birth & Allama Mashraqi: Chronology & Statements,...

Author: Nasim Yousaf
ISBN: 9780976033349
Format: Hardback
$64.66

"Allama Mashraqi's fight for independent India resulted in the creation of Pakistan and India. This book is a time...  Read More >>

From Witchery to Sanctity: The Religious Vicissitudes of the Hawthornes

From Witchery to Sanctity: The Religious Vicissitudes...

Author: Otto Bird ,  Katharine Bird
ISBN: 9781587312526
Format: Hardback
$63.36

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The Autobiography of Gerald of Wales

The Autobiography of Gerald of Wales

Author: H. E. Butler ,  H. E. Butler
ISBN: 9781843831488
Format: Paperback
$75.01

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Lee Teng-Hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity

Lee Teng-Hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity

Author: Shih-Shan Henry Tsai
ISBN: 9786611367954
Format: Electronic book text
$427.68

The book is an account of Taiwan's evolving national consciousness told through the biography of its former President...  Read More >>

Jonathan Jennings: Indiana's First Governor

Jonathan Jennings: Indiana's First Governor

Author: Randy K Mills ,  Ray E Boomhower
ISBN: 9780871951823
Format: Hardback
$52.67

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The Life and Times of W. H. Arnold of Arkansas

The Life and Times of W. H. Arnold of Arkansas

Author: Mari Serebrov
ISBN: 9780741425492
Format: Paperback
$55.31

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The Diary of Abraham Ulrikab: Text and Context

The Diary of Abraham Ulrikab: Text and Context

Author: Hartmut Lutz
ISBN: 9786613667410
Format: Electronic book text
$47.49

In August 1880, businessman Adrian Jakobsen convinced eight Inuit men, women, and children from Hebron and Nakvak,...  Read More >>

Charles W. Colson: A Life Redeemed

Charles W. Colson: A Life Redeemed

Author: Jonathan Aitken ,  Aitken
ISBN: 9781400072194
Format: Paperback
$28.95

The first of its kind, this biography compellingly presents a first-rate understanding of the political, historical,...  Read More >>

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Hudson Valley Remembrance

Eleanor Roosevelt: A Hudson Valley Remembrance

Author: Joyce C. Ghee ,  Joan Spence
ISBN: 9780738538327
Format: Paperback
$58.05

Eleanor Roosevelt's character was shaped by the history and culture of the Hudson Valley. More than that, Eleanor...  Read More >>

The Singular Mark Twain: A Biography

The Singular Mark Twain: A Biography

Author: Fred Kaplan
ISBN: 9781400095278
Format: Paperback
$47.52

In this magisterial full-scale biography of America’s greatest storyteller and satirist, Pulitzer Prize and National...  Read More >>

The Insider: Trapped In Saddam's Brutal Regime

The Insider: Trapped In Saddam's Brutal Regime

Author: Ala Bashir
ISBN: 9780349119359
Format: Paperback
$47.39

The extraordinary true story of Saddam's physician and favourite artist, who lived within the dictator's 'inner...  Read More >>

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