Biography & Autobiography
Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition of Slavery in the United States
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Charles Godfrey Leland
The book is a biography of Abraham Lincoln with emphasis on how his personality and beliefs impacted the history of the American Emancipatio…
Herndon's Lincoln
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William H. Herndon
A biography of Abraham Lincoln by his long-time law partner, William Herndon and Herndon's collaborator, Jesse Weik. The book is notable for…
The Confessions of a Poacher
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John Watson
The poacher of these "Confessions" was no imaginary being. Following in his father's and forefather's footsteps, he learnt from an…
Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 6)
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John Hay and John George Nicolay
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…
The First American Sister of Charity: Elizabeth Bayley Seton
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John Clement Reville
This is a picturesque and moving account of the life and work of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821), the first native-born citizen of th…
Garcia Moreno, President of Ecuador 1821-1875
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Augustine Berthe, Augustine Berthetranslated Bymary Elizabeth Ashe À Court-Repington, Baroness He… and Augustine Berthetranslated By Mary Elizabeth Ashe À Court-Repington, Baroness H…
Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García y Moreno y Morán de Buitrón (1821–1875) was an Ecuadorian pol…
Mark Twain
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Archibald Henderson
Many writers have penned studies of Mark Twain's life and work through the years. Twain authorized this biography, having met and hosted the…
Heroines Every Child Should Know
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Hamilton Wright Mabie
The companion volume to Heroes Every Child Should Know, this volume looks at 13 famous and heroic women from history. - Summary by Lynne Tho…
The Makers of Canada: Champlain
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Narcisse-Eutropee Dionne
A biography of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, founder of Quebec, and father of New France. ( Summary by Cathy Barratt )
The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 7
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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…
Ludwig Van Beethoven
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Pitts Sanborn
The late Pitts Sanborn wrote this booklet under the title Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies... I have left Mr. Sanborn’s pages on the symph…
The Trail of the Tramp
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Leon Ray Livingston
This book, written by the famous hobo and author, Leon Ray Livingston aka A-No. 1, is built on his own experiences on the road. The first ch…
War Stories for My Grandchildren
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John Watson Foster
After years of telling these stories to his grandchildren, Foster was prevailed on to write them down for future generations. Rather than re…
The Roman Empire of the Second Century: Or, The Age of the Antonines
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William Wolfe Capes
This short overview of the Roman Empire from AD 96-180 opens as the murderers of Domitian raise to power the wise old senator, Nerva. Ignori…
Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 5)
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John Hay
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…
Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George Her…
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Izaak Walton
The full title of Walton's book of short biographies is, Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &C. Sir Henry…
The Life of Oscar Wilde
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Robert Sherard
Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Life of Oscar Wilde was the second of his four biographies of …
Love Romances of the Aristocracy
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Thornton Hall
There are countless romances set in the British upper class, but the hearts of the real-life counterparts of the fictional heroes have also …
My Mark Twain
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William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) became fast friends with Mark Twain from the moment in 1869 when Twain strode into the office of The Atlant…
Frederic the Great
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
Macaulay's review essay on Frederick the Great of Prussia is found in vol. iii of his Critical and Historical Essays, and concentrates prima…