Biography & Autobiography
Dr. Benjamin Rush, A Memorial
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Dr. Benjamin Rush
An autobiographical account of Dr. Benjamin Rush, written by himself, containing his views on many subjects including medicine, the American…
Borden of Yale '09: "The Life that Counts"
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Mrs. Howard Taylor
Borden of Yale '09 is the inspiring biography of William Borden, a young American millionaire. During a trip around the world, Borden commit…
Benjamin Franklin: Self-Revealed, Volume 2
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William Cabell Bruce
His life was like a full five-act play—prophetic prologue and stately epilogue, and swelling scene imposed upon swelling scene, until the ta…
James B. Eads
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Louis How
Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 p…
Lapérouse
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Ernest Scott
Biography of the eighteenth century French navigator Lapérouse. - Summary by Barbara Baker
A Life of St. John for the Young
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George Ludington Weed
This is a thorough treatment of the Apostle John whose life is intertwined with that of Christ, as one of the inner core and as the disciple…
Recollections of Johannes Brahms
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Albert Hermann Dietrich and Joseph Victor Widmann
Albert Dietrich, the German composer and conductor, was a friend of Johannes Brahms and the first part of this book includes vivid recollect…
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, Vol III
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Lady Hester Stanhope
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as related by herself in Conversation with her Physician, comprising her opinions and anecdotes of some…
Mirrors of Moscow
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Louise Stevens Bryant
"Mirrors of Moscow" by Louise Bryant is a collection of journalistic sketches and profiles that examines the political and social …