Biography & Autobiography
David Wark Griffith
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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,…
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 Clara Barton
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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…
Stories of the Saints
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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…
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 …
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…
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald
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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…
The Life of Washington
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John James Marshall
This fourth volume covers the final battles and the peace conditions of the war, Washington at home, Washington as first President, and the …
William Lloyd Garrison, the Abolitionist
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Archibald Grimké
"THE author of this volume desires . . . to say . . . that it is his earnest hope that this record of a hero may be an aid to brave and…
Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California
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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…
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…
The Autobiography of an Indian Princess
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Sunity Devi
The remarkable Maharani of Cooch Behar Sunity Devi shares the extraordinary story of her life in The Autobiography of an Indian Princess. - …
McClellan's Own Story
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George Brinton Mcclellan and George Brinton McClellan
Memoirs of General George Brinton McClellan, commanding general of the Army of the Potomac during the early years of the American Civil War.…
Rousseau and Education According to Nature
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Thomas Davidson
In my Volume on Aristotle in this series, I tried to give an account of ancient, classical, and social Education; in the present volume I ha…
Dr. Elsie Inglis
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Frances Balfour
Dr. Elsie Inglis is one of the unsung heroes of the late 19th and early 20th century. She became a physician in 1894, and shortly after ope…
William Penn
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George Hodges
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Rise of the Macedonian Empire
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Arthur M. Curteis
Through diplomacy and conquest the Kingdom of Macedonia under Philip II (382-336 BC) came to dominate ancient Greece. To the classical Greek…
Henry the Fifth
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Alfred John Church
A brief history of the life Henry the Fifth. - Summary by KevinS
The Life of Columbus
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Sir Arthur Helps
A factual account of the life of Christopher Columbus, from his early years, through discoveries in the New World, to his death in 1506. - S…