Biography & Autobiography

Last of the Great Scouts

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Helen Cody Wetmore



A biographical account of the boy who became "Buffalo Bill" written by his sister. A wide variety of experiences from his first jo…

Jerry McAuley: His Life and Work

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Jerry Mcauley



Jerry McAuley was a missionary and founder of the Water Street Mission (later the New York City Rescue Mission), the first rescue mission in…

Mental and Moral Heredity in Royalty. A Statistical Study in History and Psycho…

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Frederick Adams Woods



Frederick Adams Woods examined the biographical records and family trees of the great dynasties of Europe, judging and comparing their moral…

Beethoven: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words

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Ludwig van Beethoven and Ludwig Van Beethoven



This book consists of brief biographical commentaries about Beethoven arranged by topic and followed by quotations by Beethoven about the to…

Little Pilgrimages Among the Women Who Have Written Famous Books

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Edward Francis Harkins



The purpose of this book is to renew an intimate acquaintance with the women whom the American reading public regards as favorites, and to …

The Life of Washington, Volume 5

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John James Marshall



Volume five of John Marshall's biography follows Washington through his second term ending in the election of John Adams and Washington's re…

Andreas Vesalius, The Reformer of Anatomy

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James Moores Ball



Vesalius (born in Brussels, 1514-1564) is one of the foundation stones of modern medicine. Forsaking the study of anatomy by reading the anc…

The Life of Clara Barton - Volume 2

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William E. Barton



Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a h…

Thomas Carlyle

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G. K. Chesterton



A short biography (1902) of a famous writer (Carlyle) by another famous writer (Chesterton). The first half exhibits Chesterton’s sly wit a…

William Shatner Julius Caesar To Captain Kirk




One of Montreal's most famous sons started his career playing Shakespeare at Stratford back in the day when the festival was housed in …

David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career

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Robert Edgar Long



An authorized biography of D.W. Griffith, the self-proclaimed "Father of Filmmaking." Written in collaboration with the director,…

The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol 2

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Henry Richard Fox Bourne and Henry Fox Bourne



Lord Cochrane was a Napoleonic-era sea captain, whose adventures were the source material for many popular series of naval fiction. He start…

Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California; or, The Marauder of the Mines: a Roman…

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Henry L. Williams



Joaquin Murrieta was a famous Californio bandit, known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado".Joaquin Murrieta was the son of worthy par…

The Life of Buddha

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A. Ferdinand Hérold



This is more than a biography of the spiritual leader, they are lessons we all can learn from his life. This is an enjoyable venture explor…

Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light

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Vera Charlesworth Barclay



Once upon a time there were fifteen Cubs who spent nine wonderful days in camp. They were London Cubs, and the camp was on a beautiful littl…

A Ball Player's Career

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Adrian C. Anson



The biography of one of the greatest players that the game of baseball of his era, in his own words. "Cap" Anson, quite probably b…

A First Year in Canterbury Settlement

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Samuel Butler



Samuel Butler travelled to the South Island of New Zealand in 1860, landing at Lyttleton, the main port for the Canterbury Settlement. Altho…

Our Southern Highlanders

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Horace Kephart



Our Southern Highlanders is a memoir of the Pennsylvania-born writer and librarian Horace Kephart, documenting his experiences and cultural …

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