Biography & Autobiography
John James Audubon
Explore the remarkable life of John James Audubon, a pioneering ornithologist whose passion for birds and nature shaped his legacy. This bio…
A New England Girlhood
Lucy Larcom was an American poet, teacher, and mill-worker. According to Wikipedia: "Larcom served as a model for the change in women's…
The Life and Ventures of the Original John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor was pre-eminently the opener of new paths, a breaker of trails. From his first tramp alone through the Black Forest of Bade…
The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth
James P. Beckworth, born in Virginia at the dawn of our Nation, moved with his family to eastern Missouri settling a few miles below what is…
How They Succeeded
Success! Alluring, fascinating, informative. Why are some people successful while others languish on the scrap heap of life? Hard work? Luc…
Frederick Douglass
Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass became one of America's great icons. He escaped slavery to become one of our great abolitionists, stat…
Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum
Mary Pengilly was taken to a Lunatic Asylum by her sons where she kept a diary, which this book is taken from. Mary records the harsh condit…
Ali Pacha
Ali Tepeleni, Pacha of Janina, rose to power during the early 1800s in one of the Ottoman Empire’s most unruly territories (Albania). His fe…
A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
Mrs. Mary Jemison was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them …
Vie de Beethoven
À ceux qui veulent mieux connaître la vie de l’illustre compositeur de l’Ode à la joie, ce bref texte de Romain Rolland …
Mark Twain's Autobiography
While the Mark Twain Project has created and released a three-volume Mark Twain autobiography with extensive annotations, in the 21st centur…
Lady Byron Vindicated
In 1869, the Atlantic published Stowe's article, The True Story Of Lady Byron's Life, a brief exposé of the famous poet Lord Byron's …
The Autobiography of George Dewey
Admiral George Dewey, United States Navy, is best remembered for his victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the S…
With Fire and Sword
Samuel H. M. Byers was an American poet, diplomat, and soldier in the Civil War. "In war some persons seek adventures; others have them…
Abraham Lincoln: A History
Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who…
Escape From The Confederacy
Benjamin F Hasson was a Union officer in the Civil War of the United States. After being captured by the Confederacy, he escaped from a pris…
La vida de Rubén Darío
En este libro Ruben Darío nos narra su vida desde que era un niño, hasta las épocas en las que comenzó a escribi…
The Life of Samuel Johnson
The Life of Samuel Johnson is a detailed and insightful biography penned by James Boswell, chronicling the life of one of the most influenti…