Biography & Autobiography

Alexander the Great

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Jacob Abbott



Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, h…

Theodore Roosevelt: an Autobiography

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Theodore Roosevelt



In his vital, illustrative and dynamic autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt let us into the life that formed one of the greatest and outspoken …

The Story of Abraham Lincoln

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Mary Agnes Hamilton



In this biography for young adults, Mary A. Hamilton gives a British person’s perspective on the 16th President of the United States. A glow…

El Libro de la Vida

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St. Teresa of Avila



El Libro de la Vida se redactó en periodos sucesivos y con finalidades distintas, aunque el periodo de redacción definitivo su…

The Story of My Life

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Helen Keller



The Story of My Life is a personal account of Helen Keller's life, from her early days to those as an adult. It includes how she came to mee…

Confessions (Outler translation)

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Saint Augustine of Hippo



Confessions (Latin: Confessiones) is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by St. Augustine of Hippo, written betwee…

Up from Slavery: An Autobiography

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Booker T. Washington



Up From Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of Booker T. Washington detailing his slow and steady rise from a slave child during the Civil War…

Hannibal

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Jacob Abbott



There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass



Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.…

History of Julius Caesar

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Jacob Abbott



The book chronicles the extraordinary life and leadership of Rome’s Emperor Julius Caesar, from his early years to his assassination. (Summa…

Life on the Mississippi

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Mark Twain



Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil…

History of Billy the Kid

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Charles A. Siringo



A cowboy outlaw whose youthful daring has never been equalled in the annals of criminal history.When a bullet pierced his heart he was less …

Roughing It

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Mark Twain



Roughing It is semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was authored during 1870–71 and published…

Queen Elizabeth

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Jacob Abbott



There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

The Story of Joan of Arc

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Andrew Lang



Joan of Arc is a folk heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. Claiming divine guidance, she led the French army to several important v…

Indian Heroes and Great Chieftans

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Charles Alexander Eastman



EVERY age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. There were over sixty distinct tribes of Indians on this continent, each of which boasted…

George Washington

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Calista McCabe Courtenay



In this biography for young people, Calista McCabe Courtenay takes the reader from George Washington the surveyor to his early military care…

Edison, His Life and Inventions

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Frank Lewis Dyer



A detailed biography of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of such things as the telephone, the microphone, the electric motor, the storage batter…

Mary Queen of Scots

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Jacob Abbott



There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

Sailing Alone Around The World

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Joshua Slocum



Joshua Slocum was the first man to sail around the world alone in a small boat. He personally rebuilt an 11.2 metre sloop-rigged fishing boa…

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