Biography Books
Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02
John HayAbraham 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 were his personal secretaries during the American Civil War..
Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel
F. G. AllenAuthor's Preface:By prescription, which often has the force of law, a book should have both a Preface and an Introduction: the first relating to the writer; the second to the things written. I may wel..
Beautiful Joe - An Autobiography
Marshall SaundersBeautiful Joe was a dog from the town of Meaford, Ontario, whose story inspired the bestselling 1893 novel Beautiful Joe, which contributed to worldwide awareness of animal cruelty. Beautiful Joe..
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 02 (of 10)
Giorgio VasariLives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 02 (of 10) written by Giorgio Vasari, an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian, most famous today for his Lives of th..
Personal Memoir of Daniel Drayton
Daniel DraytonPersonal Memoir of Daniel Drayton, For Four Years and Four Months a Prisoner (For Charity's Sake) in Washington Jail Including A Narrative Of The Voyage And Capture Of The Schooner Pearl.Excerpts from..
Lady Byron Vindicated
Harriet Beecher StoweLady Byron Vindicated is a history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time written by Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe, who was an American abolitionist and author.In 18..
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Vol 1
Mark TwainMark Twain's work on Joan of Arc is titled in full "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte." De Conte is identified as Joan's page and secretary. For those who've always wa..
The Life of Cicero, Volume One
Anthony TrollopeMarcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BC) was an orator, statesman, philosopher and prolific correspondent, who rose as a ‘new man’ in Rome in the turbulent last years of its republican government. Anthony Tro..