Biography & Autobiography

Garcia Moreno, President of Ecuador 1821-1875

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Augustine Berthe and Augustine Berthetranslated Bymary Elizabeth Ashe À Court-Repington, Baroness He…


Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García y Moreno y Morán de Buitrón (1821–1875) was an Ecuadorian pol…

The Latch Key of My Bookhouse

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Olive Beaupre Miller


This is the final book in a six volume set of the "My Bookhouse" books. This final title in the series leaves off the format of th…

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…

Life of Charles Dickens

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Sir Frank T. Marzials


Early biography of Charles Dickens published just 17 years after Dickens' death. Summary by Colleen McMahon

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…

Nero

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Jacob Abbott


Nero tells the life story of one of the most infamous of Roman Emperors. - Summary by Deon Gines

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…

Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Vol 1

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Benvenuto Cellini


Cellini's autobiographical memoirs, which he began writing in Florence in 1558, give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as h…

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 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 )

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 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…

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…

Seven Statesmen of the Later Republic

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Charles Oman and Charles William Chadwick Oman


While there are many general histories of the decline and fall of the Roman Republic, the Oxford historian, Charles Oman, writes that his li…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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