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20th Century Historical Biographies

20th Century History Biographies – Stories of leaders, thinkers, and ordinary people from the last century.

4,885 Results

4,885 Results

The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey
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The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey

The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey

Dawn Anahid Mackeen
$13.99
$18.99
Queens of Society: Six Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars
Queens of Society: Six Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars

Queens of Society: Six Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars

Siân Evans
$18.95
Profiles in Courage
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Profiles in Courage

Profiles in Courage

John F. Kennedy
$20.99
$27.99
This Is a True War Story: My Improbable History with Vietnam
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This Is a True War Story: My Improbable History with Vietnam

This Is a True War Story: My Improbable History with Vietnam

Robert K. Brigham
$19.99
$27.50
The Worst Day: A Plane Crash, a Train Wreck, and Remarkable Acts of Heroism in Washington, DC
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The Worst Day: A Plane Crash, a Train Wreck, and Remarkable Acts of Heroism in Washington, DC

The Worst Day: A Plane Crash, a Train Wreck, and Remarkable Acts of Heroism in Washington, DC

Bruce Goldfarb
$14.99
$19.95
You Can't Win
You Can't Win

You Can't Win

Jack Black
$9.99
At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Mauri
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At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Mauri

At the Existentialist Café: Freedom, Being, and Apricot Cocktails with Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, Albert Camus, Martin Heidegger, Mauri

Sarah Bakewell
$14.99
$19.95
Who Was Dr. Seuss?
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Who Was Dr. Seuss?

Who Was Dr. Seuss?

Janet B. Pascal, Who Hq
$4.99
$5.99
Man of the Family
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Man of the Family

Man of the Family

Ralph Moody
$12.99
$16.95
A League of His Own: A.G. Spalding and the Business of Baseball
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A League of His Own: A.G. Spalding and the Business of Baseball

A League of His Own: A.G. Spalding and the Business of Baseball

Mark A. Stein
$28.99
$39.95
The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports
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The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports

The Other Olympians: Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports

Michael Waters
$15.99
$21.00
Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War
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Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War

Robert Coram
$17.99
$23.99
Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
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Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty

Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
$15.99
$21.99
My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story
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My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story

My Lost Freedom: A Japanese American World War II Story

George Takei
$14.99
$19.99
A Kids' Guide to the American Revolution
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A Kids' Guide to the American Revolution

A Kids' Guide to the American Revolution

Kathleen Krull
$7.99
$9.99
Patton
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Patton

Patton

Martin Blumenson
$13.99
$18.99
Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner
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Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner

Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner

Natalie Dykstra
$15.99
$21.99
My Little Golden Book about the First Moon Landing
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My Little Golden Book about the First Moon Landing

My Little Golden Book about the First Moon Landing

Charles Lovitt
$4.99
$5.99
Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World's Smartest Horse
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Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World's Smartest Horse

Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of the World's Smartest Horse

MIM E. Rivas
$13.99
$18.99
First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding
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First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding

First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding

Kate Messner
$14.99
$19.99
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
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The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

Erik Larson
$23.99
$32.00
The Dream Big, Little One Collection
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The Dream Big, Little One Collection

The Dream Big, Little One Collection

Vashti Harrison
$19.99
$27.00
Leadership: In Turbulent Times
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Leadership: In Turbulent Times

Leadership: In Turbulent Times

Doris Kearns Goodwin
$21.99
$30.00
Two Souls Indivisible: The Friendship That Saved Two POWs in Vietnam
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Two Souls Indivisible: The Friendship That Saved Two POWs in Vietnam

Two Souls Indivisible: The Friendship That Saved Two POWs in Vietnam

James S. Hirsch
$13.99
$17.99
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
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The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism

Doris Kearns Goodwin
$17.99
$24.99
Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free
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Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free

Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free

Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
$14.99
$20.00
Underground: My Life with Sds and the Weathermen
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Underground: My Life with Sds and the Weathermen

Underground: My Life with Sds and the Weathermen

Mark Rudd
$13.99
$18.99
Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?
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Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?

Who Was Theodore Roosevelt?

Michael Burgan, Who Hq
$5.99
$6.99
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
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Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag

Rob Sanders
$13.99
$18.99
Where I Was from: A Memoir
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Where I Was from: A Memoir

Where I Was from: A Memoir

Joan Didion
$13.99
$19.00
Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America
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Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America

Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America

Joy-Ann Reid
$13.99
$18.99
G-Man (Pulitzer Prize Winner): J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century
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G-Man (Pulitzer Prize Winner): J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century

G-Man (Pulitzer Prize Winner): J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century

Beverly Gage
$17.99
$25.00
Paris Was Yesterday: 1925-1939
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Paris Was Yesterday: 1925-1939

Paris Was Yesterday: 1925-1939

Flanner
$12.99
$16.99
Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity
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Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity

Chasing the Dark: A 140-Year Investigation of Paranormal Activity

Ben Machell
$21.99
$30.00
Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy
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Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy

Naples '44: A World War II Diary of Occupied Italy

Norman Lewis
$14.99
$19.99
John Foster Dulles: Apostle of American Empire
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John Foster Dulles: Apostle of American Empire

John Foster Dulles: Apostle of American Empire

Bevan Sewell
$39.99
$40.99
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
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Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

Manning Marable
$17.99
$25.00
Who Was Pablo Picasso?
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Who Was Pablo Picasso?

Who Was Pablo Picasso?

True Kelley, Who Hq
$5.99
$6.99
David Bowie
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David Bowie

David Bowie

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$12.99
$15.99
America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines
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America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines

America's Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines

Gail Collins
$15.99
$21.99
The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X
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The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X

Les Payne, Tamara Payne
$15.99
$21.95
JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography
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JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography

JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography

Rosemarie Terenzio, Liz McNeil
$22.99
$30.99
Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover
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Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover

Horse of a Different Color: Reminiscences of a Kansas Drover

Ralph Moody
$12.99
$16.95
The Last Gentleman Smuggler: The Untold Story of Steven Kalish
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The Last Gentleman Smuggler: The Untold Story of Steven Kalish

The Last Gentleman Smuggler: The Untold Story of Steven Kalish

Steven M. Kalish, Nikki Palomino
$22.99
$24.99
Twenty Letters to a Friend: A Memoir
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Twenty Letters to a Friend: A Memoir

Twenty Letters to a Friend: A Memoir

Svetlana Alliluyeva
$13.99
$18.99
A Man Without a Country: 20th Anniversary Edition
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A Man Without a Country: 20th Anniversary Edition

A Man Without a Country: 20th Anniversary Edition

Kurt Vonnegut
$21.99
$29.95
Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations

William H. McRaven
$14.99
$19.99
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune

Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune

Bill Dedman, Paul Clark Newell
$17.99