Biography & Autobiography
My Father As I Recall Him
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Mamie Dickens
"If, in these pages, written in remembrance of my father, I should tell you, my dear friends, nothing new of him, I can, at least, prom…
A Flying Trip Around the World
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Elizabeth Bisland
In November 1889, the New York World announced that it was sending its reporter Nellie Bly around the world, in a bid to beat Phileas Fogg's…
King and Parliament
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George Henry Wakeling
This slim volume by the Oxford University lecturer, George Henry Wakeling, deals with the period in British history from the reign of King J…
My Own Story
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Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement. She was widely criticized for her milita…
The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier
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Charles E. Flandrau
A series of stories written by Judge Charles E. Flandrau "at different times during his long residence in the Northwest, which embrace …
Philip Augustus
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William Holden Hutton
Philip Augustus (Philip II of France 1165-1223), grandfather of Saint Louis, was one of France's greatest kings. While England's Henry II wa…
The Age of the Condottieri
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Oscar Browning
Italy from 1409 to 1530 is synonymous with the Renaissance, but this was also the age of the condottieri, Italian captains of mercenary comp…
Unsung Heroes
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Elizabeth Ross Haynes
This book consists of 17 biographies of remarkable men and women who, in 1921, were "unsung." Some of them are now pretty well kno…
Abigail Adams and Her Times
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Laura E. Howe Richards
This is a young person's biography of Abigail Adams that will appeal to readers of all ages. In the author's own words, "I am not writi…
My Airships
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Alberto Santos-Dumont
The delightful tale of "le petit Santos" as he dances through the sky above the City of Light at the dawn of the aerial age.A note…
Mark Twain's Autobiography
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Mark Twain
While the Mark Twain Project has created and released a three-volume Mark Twain autobiography with extensive annotations, in the 21st centur…
The Lives of the Queens of England
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Agnes Strickland
The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…
A Story of One Short Life
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Elisabeth G. Stryker
This is a brief biography of Samuel J. Mills who was instrumental in establishing the first missionary society in the United States, and als…
Pitt
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Archibald Primrose
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, liberal prime minister (1894-1895), wrote this short biography of William Pitt, the Younger (1759-…
A Royal Son and Mother
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Pauline Von Hugel and Pauline Von Hügel
Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin (1770-1840) was an emigre Russian aristocrat and Catholic priest who is acclaimed as "The Apostle of the …
The Women of the American Revolution
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Elizabeth F. Ellet
Excerpt from Preface: Their patriotic sacrifices were made with an enthusiasm that showed the earnest spirit ready on every occasion to appe…
A Child's Life of St. Joan of Arc
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Mary E. Mannix
A biography of Saint Joan of Arc, geared towards children, but also can easily be enjoyed by adults.
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
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Elizabeth Robins Pennell
"Few women have worked so faithfully for the cause of humanity as Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin [1759-1797], and few have been the objects…