Biography & Autobiography - Historical
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Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central HighIn this essential autobiographical account by one of the Civil Rights Movement's most powerful figures, Melba Pattillo Beals of the Little Rock Nine explores not only the oppressive force of racism, but the ability of young people to change ideas of race and identity....
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Tiger Slayer: The Extraordinary Story of Nur Jahan, Empress of IndiaMore than four centuries ago in India, a Muslim woman ruled a magnificent empire: Nur Jahan, whose name means "light of the world." Nur led troops into battle atop an elephant, hunted tigers, designed public buildings, and issued coinage and royal decrees in her...
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The Yellow HouseFrom October to December of 1888, Paul Gauguin shared a yellow house in the south of France with Vincent van Gogh. They were the odd couple of the art world -- one calm, the other volatile -- and the denouement of their living arrangement...
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The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life and Legacy of Frances Perkins, Social Security, Unemployment Insurance, and the Minimum Wage"Kirstin Downey's lively, substantive and--dare I say--inspiring new biography of Perkins . . . not only illuminates Perkins' career but also deepens the known contradictions of Roosevelt's character." --Maureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air One of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's closest friends and the first female...
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Ingenious: A Biography of Benjamin Franklin, ScientistBenjamin Franklin was one of the preeminent scientists of his time. Driven by curiosity, he conducted cutting-edge research on electricity, heat, ocean currents, weather patterns, chemical bonds, and plants. But today, Franklin is remembered more for his political prowess and diplomatic achievements than his...
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George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen from Two SidesThere are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book brings to life both sides of the American Revolution. The narrative introduces anew the two enemies, both named George: George Washington, the man who freed the American colonies from the...
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Follow Your Dreams, Little OneNew York Times bestselling author-illustrator Vashti Harrison shines a bold, joyous light on black men through history in this board book edition of Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History. This beautifully illustrated board book highlights true stories of black men in history. The...
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Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from DestructionNew York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - The remarkable story of the intrepid French archaeologist who led the international effort to save ancient Egyptian temples from the floodwaters of the Aswan Dam, by the New York Times bestselling author of Madame Fourcade's Secret...
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Ellmann's Joyce: The Biography of a Masterpiece and Its MakerThe story of the most acclaimed literary biography of the twentieth century--an ingeniously plotted, behind-the-scenes account of how the literary critic and scholar Richard Ellmann shaped James Joyce's reputation. Richard Ellmann's James Joyce, published in 1959, was hailed by Anthony Burgess as "the greatest...
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Defying Hitler: A MemoirWritten in 1939 and unpublished until 2000, Sebastian Haffner's memoir of the rise of Nazism in Germany offers a unique portrait of the lives of ordinary German citizens between the wars. Covering 1907 to 1933, his eyewitness account provides a portrait of a country...
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life (Revised Edition)A New York Times Notable Book of the year.Acclaimed around the world and a national best-seller, this is the definitive work on Che Guevara, the dashing rebel whose epic dream was to end poverty and injustice in Latin America and the developing world through...
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Boutwell: Radical Republican and Champion of DemocracyDuring his seven-decade career in public life, George Sewall Boutwell sought to "redeem America's promise" of racial equality, economic equity, and the principled use of American power abroad. From 1840 to 1905, Boutwell was at the center of efforts to abolish slavery, establish the...
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Bogart and Huston: Their Lives, Their Adventures, and the Classic Movies They Made TogetherFrom 1941 to 1953, director John Huston and actor Humphrey Bogart made one classic film after another, from The Maltese Falcon to The African Queen. Here is the story of their close but combative friendship that produced some of the best movies ever made....
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Benjamin Franklin: An American LifeIn this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made...
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Benjamin Franklin: An American LifeIn this authoritative and engrossing full-scale biography, Walter Isaacson, bestselling author of Einstein and Steve Jobs, shows how the most fascinating of America's founders helped define our national character. Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us, the one who seems made...
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A Walk Among HeroesAuthor: Gary B. ZelinskiPublisher: Blue Hexagon PublishingPublished: 05/01/2025Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.63dISBN: 9781963954104
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A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of ApartheidWinner of the 2024 Templeton Prize"The story of an almost unimaginable dialogue...an exploration of evil, innocence, and the gray spaces in between."--New York Times"A startlingly personal account...written with clarity, energy, and enormous empathy"--Washington PostA Mariner Books ClassicPumla Gobodo-Madikizela, internationally reknowned for her understanding of...
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Worthy: The Brave and Capable Life of Joseph PierceWritten by the author of the Caldecott and Newbery honor-winning picture book Watercress, and marking the impressive debut of illustrator Youa Vang, here is the true story of a man of indomitable spirit. In the mid-nineteenth century, an impoverished father from Canton, China, sold...
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Who Was Frederick Douglass?Born into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom--and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advantage. After escaping to the North in 1838, as a free man...
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Who Was Annie Oakley?You want girl power? Meet Annie Oakley! Born in 1860, she became one of the best-loved and most famous women of her generation. She amazed audiences all over the world with her sharpshooting, horse-riding, action-packed performances. In an age when most women stayed home,...
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