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20th Century Historical Biographies

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

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4,908 Results

About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior
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About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior

About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior

David H. Hackworth
$20.99
$28.00
A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age
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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age

A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age

Jimmy Soni, Rob Goodman
$14.99
$20.00
Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram
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Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram

Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram

Dang Thuy Tram
$14.99
$20.00
The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World
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The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World

The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World

A. J. Baime
$13.99
$17.99
Led Zeppelin: The Biography
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Led Zeppelin: The Biography

Led Zeppelin: The Biography

Bob Spitz
$17.99
$24.00
Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause
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Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

Robert E. Lee and Me: A Southerner's Reckoning with the Myth of the Lost Cause

Ty Seidule
$13.99
$19.00
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson
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When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson

When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson

Pam Muñoz Ryan
$14.99
$19.99
Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age
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Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age

Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age

Reid Mitenbuler
$15.99
$21.99
Watergate: A New History
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Watergate: A New History

Watergate: A New History

Garrett M. Graff
$17.99
$24.99
Through My Eyes
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Through My Eyes

Through My Eyes

Ruby Bridges
$13.99
$18.99
Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening
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Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening

Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening

Douglas Brinkley
$20.99
$27.99
You Can't Win
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You Can't Win

You Can't Win

Jack Black
$17.99
$24.95
The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made
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The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made

The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made

Walter Isaacson, Evan Thomas
$17.99
$25.00
Carlo Gambino: Boss of Bosses
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Carlo Gambino: Boss of Bosses

Carlo Gambino: Boss of Bosses

Frank Dimatteo, Michael Benson
$20.99
$29.00
Seven Sisters and a Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s (a Pivotal Event in the History o
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Seven Sisters and a Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s (a Pivotal Event in the History o

Seven Sisters and a Brother: Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s (a Pivotal Event in the History o

Marilyn Allman Maye, Harold S. Buchanan, Jannette O. Domingo
$14.99
$19.99
The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Dramatic Readings Celebrating the Enduring Spirit of Dissent
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The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Dramatic Readings Celebrating the Enduring Spirit of Dissent

The People Speak: American Voices, Some Famous, Some Little Known: Dramatic Readings Celebrating the Enduring Spirit of Dissent

Howard Zinn
$7.99
$9.99
The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and t
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The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and t

The Bad Guys Won: A Season of Brawling, Boozing, Bimbo Chasing, and Championship Baseball with Straw, Doc, Mookie, Nails, the Kid, and t

Jeff Pearlman
$14.99
$19.99
The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy--And Why It Failed
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The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy--And Why It Failed

The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy--And Why It Failed

Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch
$14.99
$19.99
Driven: A Life in Public Service and Journalism from LBJ to CNN
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Driven: A Life in Public Service and Journalism from LBJ to CNN

Driven: A Life in Public Service and Journalism from LBJ to CNN

Tom Johnson
$25.99
$34.95
L.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood
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L.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood

L.A. Coroner: Thomas Noguchi and Death in Hollywood

Anne Soon Choi
$21.99
$29.95
Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov: World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond
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Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov: World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond

Into the Lion's Mouth: The True Story of Dusko Popov: World War II Spy, Patriot, and the Real-Life Inspiration for James Bond

Larry Loftis
$16.99
$17.99
Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928
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Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928

Stalin: Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928

Stephen Kotkin
$19.99
$27.00
The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir
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The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir

The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir

Rupaul
$22.99
$29.99
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kitson Jazynka
$4.99
$5.99
Who Were the Beatles?
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Who Were the Beatles?

Who Were the Beatles?

Geoff Edgers, Who Hq
$5.99
$6.99
Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920s
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Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920s

Exile's Return: A Literary Odyssey of the 1920s

Malcolm Cowley
$14.99
$20.00
The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1949 Facsimile Edition
The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1949 Facsimile Edition

The Negro Motorist Green-Book: 1949 Facsimile Edition

Victor H. Green
$11.99
Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's Chocolate Pilot
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Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's Chocolate Pilot

Candy Bomber: The Story of the Berlin Airlift's Chocolate Pilot

Michael O. Tunnell
$9.99
$11.99
The Fate of the Generals: Macarthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines
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The Fate of the Generals: Macarthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines

The Fate of the Generals: Macarthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines

Jonathan Horn
$14.99
$16.99
The Six: The Untold Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors
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The Six: The Untold Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors

The Six: The Untold Story of the Titanic's Chinese Survivors

Steven Schwankert
$21.99
$29.95
Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing
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Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing

Keith Haring: The Boy Who Just Kept Drawing

Kay Haring
$13.99
$18.99
Stalin: Russia's Man of Steel
Stalin: Russia's Man of Steel

Stalin: Russia's Man of Steel

Albert Marrin
$14.99
The Fbi's War Against the Mafia: How a Band of FBI Game Changers Defeated the Mob
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The Fbi's War Against the Mafia: How a Band of FBI Game Changers Defeated the Mob

The Fbi's War Against the Mafia: How a Band of FBI Game Changers Defeated the Mob

Frank Storey
$20.99
$29.00
The Night Stalker: The Disturbing Life and Chilling Crimes of Richard Ramirez
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The Night Stalker: The Disturbing Life and Chilling Crimes of Richard Ramirez

The Night Stalker: The Disturbing Life and Chilling Crimes of Richard Ramirez

Philip Carlo
$14.99
$19.95
The Superman Wars: A Battle for Truth, Justice, and an American Icon
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The Superman Wars: A Battle for Truth, Justice, and an American Icon

The Superman Wars: A Battle for Truth, Justice, and an American Icon

William Bernhardt
$16.99
$23.00
I Am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I Am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr.

I Am Brave: A Little Book about Martin Luther King, Jr.

Brad Meltzer
$6.99
$7.99
Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay
Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay

Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay

Mary Lisa Gavenas
$39.99
The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America
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The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

The Confidante: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Helped Win WWII and Shape Modern America

Christopher C. Gorham
$14.99
$19.95
Reagan: His Life and Legend
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Reagan: His Life and Legend

Reagan: His Life and Legend

Max Boot
$32.99
$45.00
Pablo Picasso
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Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso

Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$12.99
$15.99
Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot
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Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot

Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
$14.99
$20.00
The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans
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The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans

The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans

Barbara E. Walsh
$13.99
$18.99
Fearless Firsts: Artists Who Changed Entertainment
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Fearless Firsts: Artists Who Changed Entertainment

Fearless Firsts: Artists Who Changed Entertainment

James Buckley Jr., Ellen Labrecque
$12.99
$16.99
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs
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Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs

Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs

Luis Elizondo
$21.99
$29.99
The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945
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The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945

The Boys' Crusade: The American Infantry in Northwestern Europe, 1944-1945

Paul Fussell
$13.99
$19.00
Knight's Cross: Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, a
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Knight's Cross: Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, a

Knight's Cross: Life of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, a

David Fraser
$17.99
$23.99
The River of No Return: The Autobiography of a Black Militant and the Life and Death of Sncc
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The River of No Return: The Autobiography of a Black Militant and the Life and Death of Sncc

The River of No Return: The Autobiography of a Black Militant and the Life and Death of Sncc

Cleveland L. Sellers
$14.99
$19.99
Kennedy: The Classic Biography
Kennedy: The Classic Biography

Kennedy: The Classic Biography

Ted Sorensen
$18.99