Biography & Autobiography
- Voices from the Battlefield
- Criminal Lives: True Stories
- Voices of Social Change
- Voices of Political Change
- Voices of Resilience
- Voices from American History
- Pioneers in Health and Healing
- Adventures in Exploration
St. Francis of Assisi
In this brief but lively biography, G.K. Chesterton brings all his typical wit and insight into discussing Francis of Assisi. Francis is arg…
The Life Of Abraham Lincoln
Ward Hill Lamon's work is a study of the life of the 16th President of the United States of America from his childhood to the day of his fir…
Heroes Every Child Should Know
Heroes Every Child Should Know is a curated collection that introduces young listeners to the lives of remarkable figures from various cultu…
The Child's Book of American Biography
The Child's Book of American Biography introduces young listeners to the remarkable lives of influential figures in American history. Throug…
The Story of Geronimo
Geronimo (1829 – 1909) was a prominent leader of the Bedonkohe Apache who fought against Mexico and the United States for their expansion in…
Three Girls in a Flat
Enid Yandell (October 6, 1870 - June 13, 1934) was an American sculptor who studied with Auguste Rodin and Frederick William MacMonnies. She…
The Life of Alfred the Great
The Life of Alfred the Great offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of England's most revered monarchs. Written by Bishop Asser, …
Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España
Bernal Díaz del Castillo, conquistador español, participó en la conquista de México. En su Historia verdadera de…
The Life of Charlemagne
Charlemagne (Charles the Great) c. 742-814 was King of the Franks, conqueror of Lombard Italy, and on Christmas day 800, was crowned by Pope…
A Year Amongst the Persians
Edward Granville Browne, born in Stouts Hill, Uley, Gloucestershire, England, was a British orientalist who published numerous articles and …
The Autobiography of Goethe
This Autobiography of Goethe has a lengthy introduction and short biography of Goethe's life by Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) and was translate…
The Many-Sided Franklin
A fast-paced, somewhat racey look into the life, accomplishments and idiosyncrasies of Benjamin Franklin. Acclaimed biographer Paul L. Ford …
Boyhood
Boyhood offers a poignant glimpse into the formative years of one of literature's greatest minds, Leo Tolstoy. This autobiographical novel c…
Hannibal
Hannibal by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most renowned military leaders. This biography delves into the…
The Jesuits in North America
Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread t…
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the gripping autobiographical account of Sojourner Truths life as a slave in pre-Civil War New York Stat…
Confessions
"She was more to me than a sister, a mother, a friend, or even than a mistress, and for this very reason she was not a mistress; in a w…
Pioneers of Science
This book takes its origin in a course of lectures on the history and progress of Astronomy arranged for Sir Oliver Lodge in the year 1887. …
The Life of George Washington
The Life story of a public man cannot help being to some extent the same thing as a history of the times in which he lived, and to the case …
Great Englishwomen
Great Englishwomen is a collection of biographies of some of the greatest women in England's history. Women who were leaders of their countr…