Autobiography: historical, political & military books

23598 books were found.

Admiral Sir Henry Morgan: King of the Buccaneers

Admiral Sir Henry Morgan: King of the Buccaneers

Author: Terry Breverton
ISBN: 9781589802773
Format: Paperback
$39.47

The swashbuckling biography of the naval officer known as the Sword of England. Welshman Henry Morgan has come to...  Read More >>

A Doctor's War

A Doctor's War

Author: Aidan MacCarthy ,  Pete McCarthy
ISBN: 9781903464700
Format: Paperback
$63.23

An RAF medical officer, Aidan served in France, survived Dunkirk, and was plunged into adventures in the Far East....  Read More >>

Political Memoirs of an Indian Revolutionary: Naina Singh Dhoot (1904-1989)

Political Memoirs of an Indian Revolutionary: Naina...

Author: Surinder Singh
ISBN: 9788173046339
Format: Hardback
$121.50

In the annals of the 20th century South Asia, the communists have played a role which has been larger that warranted...  Read More >>

The Blind African Slave: Or Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch, Nicknamed Jeffrey Brace

The Blind African Slave: Or Memoirs of Boyrereau Brinch,...

Author: Jeffrey Brace ,  Benjamin F. Prentiss
ISBN: 9780299201449
Format: Paperback
$52.67

Born in West Africa around 1742, Jeffrey Brace was captured by slave traders at 16. After service in the Continental...  Read More >>

Iowa Letters: Dutch Immigrants on the American Frontier

Iowa Letters: Dutch Immigrants on the American Frontier...

Author: Johan Stellingwerff ,  Walter Lagerwey
ISBN: 9780802826688
Format: Hardback
$129.36

Stellingwerff (Free U. of Amsterdam) and Swierenga (history, Hope College, Holland) present an expanded edition...  Read More >>

Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Speaking from the Heart

Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Speaking from the Heart

Author: Molly M. Wertheimer ,  Nichola D. Gutgold
ISBN: 9780275983789
Format: Hardback
$140.00

Her trajectory—from Southern belle debutante to Harvard Law School student and from political wife to presidential...  Read More >>

Little Phil: The Story of General Philip Henry Sheridan

Little Phil: The Story of General Philip Henry Sheridan...

Author: William F Drake
ISBN: 9781929882373
Format: Paperback
$79.07

"This is the story of a professional military officer. In ""Little Phil"" the author shows not only the history,...  Read More >>

Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens

Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens

Author: Jane Dunn
ISBN: 9780375708206
Format: Paperback
$44.75

This dual biography of Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots provides political, sexual and psychologogical drama...  Read More >>

Live! Remember! Tell the World!: The Story of a Hidden Child Survivor of Transnistria

Live! Remember! Tell the World!: The Story of a Hidden...

Author: Sheina Medwed ,  Leah Kaufman
ISBN: 9781578196715
Format: Hardback
$58.05

Leah Kaufman was nine years old when the Romanian Jews were driven on a death march to Transnistria, a frigid area...  Read More >>

Eastern Plumas Memories: A Collection of Seventy-Three Portraits & Biographies of Eastern Plumas County Residents

Eastern Plumas Memories: A Collection of Seventy-Three...

Author: Plumas Portola Area Historical Society
ISBN: 9781419601989
Format: Paperback
$47.49

Biographical sketches with B&W professional photos of eastern Plumas COunty senior citizens compiled in 1978.  Read More >>

The Right Man: An Inside Account of the Bush White House

The Right Man: An Inside Account of the Bush White House...

Author: David Frum
ISBN: 9780812974904
Format: Paperback
$39.47

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Max Stirner: His Life and His Work

Max Stirner: His Life and His Work

Author: John Henry MacKay
ISBN: 9781594579837
Format: Paperback
$42.21

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Liberty's Poet: Emma Lazarus

Liberty's Poet: Emma Lazarus

Author: H S Moore ,  Hannia S Moore
ISBN: 9780975480342
Format: Paperback
$39.47

A young, upper-class Jewish girl--who aspires to be a poet in 19th century New York City and is befriended byRalph...  Read More >>

Four Short True Stories of a French Family

Four Short True Stories of a French Family

Author: Professor Alain F Corcos
ISBN: 9781587363719
Format: Paperback
$31.55

Alain Corcos, author of The Little Yellow Train, presents different moments in history from the perspective of his...  Read More >>

Diary of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passages

Diary of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passages

Author: Samuel Pepys ,  Richard Le Gallienne
ISBN: 9780486436678
Format: Paperback
$26.27

Parliament member and the trusted confidant of Charles II, Pepys details the Great Fire of London, the horrors of...  Read More >>

The Autobiography Of Sir Henry Morton Stanley

The Autobiography Of Sir Henry Morton Stanley

Author: Henry Stanley
ISBN: 9781417970339
Format: Paperback
$118.67

(LARGE PRINT EDITION) This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia...  Read More >>

My Nine Lives: This Is My Life

My Nine Lives: This Is My Life

Author: Roy Sannella
ISBN: 9780595336753
Format: Paperback
$50.03

My Nine Lives is the colorful life story of Roy Sannella--a survivor of the second attack on Pearl Harbor, several...  Read More >>

Comet in the Night: The Story of Alexander Ulyanov's Heroic Life and Tragic Death as Told by his Contemporaries

Comet in the Night: The Story of Alexander Ulyanov's...

Author: A I Ivansky
ISBN: 9781410218674
Format: Paperback
$52.77

This moving story of Alexander Ulyanov's heroic life and tragic death is based on recollections and accounts contributed...  Read More >>

Churchill: The Unexpected Hero

Churchill: The Unexpected Hero

Author: Paul Addison (University of Edinburgh)
ISBN: 9786610758203
Format: Electronic book text
$81.68

During the Second World War, Winston Churchill won two resounding victories. The first was a victory over Nazi Germany,...  Read More >>

The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England

The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England

Author: Lady Antonia Fraser ,  Wanda McCaddon
ISBN: 9781572704336
Format: Audio
$105.47

This magnificent story of one thousand years of English history is told through the lives and deeds of Kings and...  Read More >>

Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner

Potemkin: Catherine the Great's Imperial Partner

Author: Simon Sebag Montefiore ,  Simon Sebag Montefiore
ISBN: 9781400077175
Format: Paperback
$55.44

"As a young guardsman, Grigory Potemkin caught the eye of Catherine the Great with a theatrical act of gallantry...  Read More >>

Peculiar People: The Story of My life

Peculiar People: The Story of My life

Author: Augustus Hare ,  Anita Miller
ISBN: 9780897333887
Format: Hardback
$71.15

Augustus John Cuthbert Hare (1834-1903) was a travel writer, a story teller and memoirist of the first order, and...  Read More >>

Intimate Voices from the First World War

Intimate Voices from the First World War

Author: Svetlana Palmer ,  Sarah Wallis
ISBN: 9780060584207
Format: Paperback
$39.47

The story of World War I is brought to life through the gripping personal narratives of those at the center of the...  Read More >>

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