Biography & Autobiography

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…

Eleven Years in the Rocky Mountains and Life on the Frontier

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Frances A. Fuller Victor


This lively book follows the adventures of mountain man Joe Meek, from his joining the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trapping expedition in the…

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…

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 Henr…

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 …

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…

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…

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 …

Las Vidas Paralelas Tomo IV

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus


Vidas Paralelas de Plutarco narra la vida de diferentes personajes históricos y también compara unos con otros. Es un libro al…

Frederic the Great

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


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…

Benjamin Franklin

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Robin Mckown


This biography of Franklin was written for young people, but can be enjoyed by anyone. The author Robin McKown, is known for her young adul…

Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881

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James B. Gillett


James Gillet recounts his adventures with the Texas Rangers 1856-1937. In a very entertaining style he recounts personal stories of wars, …

The Men Who Found America

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Frederick Winthrop Hutchinson


This Book is about the Men Who Found America and how it started - Summary by Elijah

Epistolae, the letters of Dante

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Dante Alighieri


This volume contains the thirteen letters of the poet Dante Alighieri translated from their original Latin, including the famous and controv…

The Wars of the Roses 1377-1471

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Robert Balmain Mowat


The Wars of the Roses, 1377-1471, were a series of English civil wars fought for the control of the throne of England between two rival cade…

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