Biography & Autobiography
Minor Works of Josephus
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Flavius Josephus
There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…
The Life of Kit Carson
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Edward S. Ellis
Christopher Carson, or as he was familiarly called, Kit Carson, was a man whose real worth was understood only by those with whom he was ass…
Richard III (Makers of History series)
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Jacob Abbott
Jacob Abbott chronicles the unspeakably treacherous rise of Richard III to the throne of England in the midst of the war between the Yorks a…
Daniel Boone
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John Stevens Cabot Abbott
This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days …
John Barleycorn or Alcoholic Memoirs
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Jack London
Jack London died at the age of forty. In this autobiographical work, London describes his life as seen through the eyes of John Barleycorn (…
Representative Men
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
A series of biographical lectures originally published in 1850. Each chapter is a philosophical treatment of the life of an intellectual. Th…
The Empire of Russia from the Remotest Periods to the Present Time
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John Stevens Cabot Abbott
A history of Russia from 500 B.C. to 1855 A.D., written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott, the brother of Jacob Abbott. (Summary by Jean Bascom)
The Memoirs of Colonel John S. Mosby
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John S. Mosby
This is not a work of fiction! These are the actual memoirs of a legendary leader of partisans who bedeviled the Union army for years, almos…
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
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Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The writer of the following letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for hers…
Hero Tales from American History
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Theodore Roosevelt
Its purpose … is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved thei…
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
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John Muir
"The only fire for the whole house was the kitchen stove, with a fire box about eighteen inches long and eight inches wide and deep,- s…
Childhood - Детство
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Leo Tolstoy
Childhood (Детство [Detstvo]; 1852) is the first novel in Leo Tolstoy’s autobiographical trilogy. They are the works that launched his writi…
Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers
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Charles Bradlaugh
This book presents a brief bio and a summary of important ideas & events in the lives of 23 great philosophers from ancient times throug…
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
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John D. Rockefeller
A good book by the oil revolutionist of the 20th century. As they say "Men should listen to experience" and this book is all about…
Remarkable Rogues: The Careers of Some Notable Criminals of Europe and America
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Charles Kingston
The title and subtitle pretty much say it all. Twenty biographical sketches of people you would not want your son or daughter to marry. (Sum…
The Story of My Life (Version 2)
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Helen Keller
An autobiography of Helen Keller published when the author was still in her early 20's. The narrative reveals how her mind developed and mat…
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 3
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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …
Two Years in the Forbidden City
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Princess Der Ling Yu
THE author of the following narrative has peculiar qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu Wh…
The Story of a Soul (Version 2)
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Saint Therese Of Lisieux
She is also known as St. Thérèse of Child Jesus. She was born at Alençon, France, 2 January 1873; died at Lisieux 30 Se…