Biography & Autobiography

Ma double vie, mémoires

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Sarah Bernhardt



Biographie.Sarah Bernhardt évoque avec un grand talent et une belle plume fluide et très alerte, drôle aussi, son enfanc…

Lives of Girls Who Became Famous

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Sarah Knowles Bolton



This book is a collection of short biographies of notable women, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Florence Nightingale, a…

Behind the Scenes

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Elizabeth Keckley



This is the autobiography of Elizabeth Keckley, a former slave who bought her freedom with the money she earned as a seamstress. She eventua…

Martin Luther

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Carl E. Koppenhaver



This short, engaging volume summarizes the life of a priest who, intending to spark a lively academic debate by nailing 95 theses on a churc…

The Life of Saint Paul

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Frances Alice Forbes



A short biography of Saint Paul, the Apostle of the Gentiles, from the time of his persecution of the Christians to his martyrdom. (Summary …

My Bondage and My Freedom

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Frederick Douglass



The life of Frederick Douglass, recorded in the pages which follow, is not merely an example of self elevation under the most adverse circum…

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 4

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Giorgio Vasari



The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…

The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career

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Lucy Maud Montgomery



L.M. Montgomery's autobiography highlighting her childhood and early literary career. Published in 1917 after she had written several novels…

The Jefferson Bible - The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth

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Thomas Jefferson



The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth, commonly referred to as the Jefferson Bible, was a book constructed by Thomas Jefferson in the lat…

The Lincoln Story Book

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Henry L. Williams



Subtitle: A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Fo…

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story

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Henry Morgenthau



Ambassador Morgenthau’s memoirs of his years in the service of the United States in Constantinople, (today Istanbul), are an important prima…

Great Englishwomen

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M. B. Synge



Great Englishwomen is a collection of biographies of some of the greatest women in England's history. Women who were leaders of their countr…

My Hunt After 'The Captain'

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.



Holmes describes his frantic search through Civil War torn landscapes for his wounded son, the future Supreme Court Justice. Originally publ…

The Life Of Abraham Lincoln

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Ward Hill Lamon



Ward Hill Lamon's work is a study of the life of the 16th President of the United States of America from his childhood to the day of his fir…

An Explorer in the Air Service

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Hiram Bingham



Explorer Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, as recounted in his book Inca Lands, now released on LibriVox at http://librivox.org…

John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works

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Various



This biography is actually a series of essays by prominent personalities of the time that shed light on John Stuart Mill's life and areas of…

Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who…

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Irwin Leslie Gordon



A short, humorous biography of famous people from 5000 BC to 1914. -- S. McGaughey From the Introduction, "The editor begs leave to in…

The Many-Sided Franklin

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Paul Leicester Ford



A fast-paced, somewhat racey look into the life, accomplishments and idiosyncrasies of Benjamin Franklin. Acclaimed biographer Paul L. Ford …

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