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20th Century Historical Biographies

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

4,778 Results

4,778 Results

Flight
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Flight

Flight

Robert Burleigh
$6.99
$8.99
Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground
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Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground

Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground

Zayd Ayers Dohrn
$23.99
$32.99
The Rolling Stones: The Biography
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The Rolling Stones: The Biography

The Rolling Stones: The Biography

$26.99
$28.99
The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
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The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn

The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn

Dave Zirin
$23.99
$33.00
Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.

Lerone Martin
$24.99
$34.00
On the Horizon
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On the Horizon

On the Horizon

Lois Lowry
$6.99
$8.99
Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (a Picture Book)
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Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (a Picture Book)

Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp (a Picture Book)

Minoru Tonai, Jolene Gutiérrez
$14.99
$19.99
True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color--From Azure to Zinc Pink
True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color--From Azure to Zinc Pink

True Color: The Strange and Spectacular Quest to Define Color--From Azure to Zinc Pink

Kory Stamper
$22.99
Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs

Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs

Antony Beevor
$24.99
I Am Teddy Roosevelt
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I Am Teddy Roosevelt

I Am Teddy Roosevelt

Brad Meltzer
$12.99
$16.99
Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History

S. C. Gwynne
$13.99
$18.99
Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America
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Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America

Kings and Pawns: Jackie Robinson and Paul Robeson in America

Howard Bryant
$23.99
$32.00
Decoding the Devil: Black Women Codebreakers and the Secret War Against Stalin's Bomb
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Decoding the Devil: Black Women Codebreakers and the Secret War Against Stalin's Bomb

Decoding the Devil: Black Women Codebreakers and the Secret War Against Stalin's Bomb

Sarah Valentine
$21.99
$30.00
Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
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Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space

Adam Higginbotham
$15.99
$22.00
You Can Move Mountains: The Artful Life of Painter Bob Ross
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You Can Move Mountains: The Artful Life of Painter Bob Ross

You Can Move Mountains: The Artful Life of Painter Bob Ross

Richard Ho
$14.99
$19.99
Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship
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Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship

Ike and Winston: World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship

Jonathan W. Jordan
$28.99
$40.00
Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay
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Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay

Selling Opportunity: The Story of Mary Kay

Mary Lisa Gavenas
$25.99
$35.00
Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur
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Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur

Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur

$23.99
$32.50
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
$15.99
$20.00
Copland: A Story about America
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Copland: A Story about America

Copland: A Story about America

$13.99
$18.99
An Inconvenient Woman: The Extraordinary Life of Lillian Smith, the Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America
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An Inconvenient Woman: The Extraordinary Life of Lillian Smith, the Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America

An Inconvenient Woman: The Extraordinary Life of Lillian Smith, the Southerner Who Defied Jim Crow America

Keri Leigh Merritt
$21.99
$30.00
Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York
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Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York

Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York

Andrew Lownie
$15.99
$22.00
King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation
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King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

Scott Anderson
$25.99
$35.00
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey

Candice Millard
$15.99
Elizabeth II: In Private. in Public. Her Story.
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Elizabeth II: In Private. in Public. Her Story.

Elizabeth II: In Private. in Public. Her Story.

Robert Hardman
$25.99
$35.00
A Librarian's War: The Man Who Fought World War II with Books and Brought the Joy of Reading to Millions
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A Librarian's War: The Man Who Fought World War II with Books and Brought the Joy of Reading to Millions

A Librarian's War: The Man Who Fought World War II with Books and Brought the Joy of Reading to Millions

Molly Guptill Manning
$25.99
$34.99
Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built
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Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built

Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built

Gayle Feldman
$28.99
$40.00
Operation Sparrow: The Incredible True Story of the Spies Who Tricked Hitler and Won the War
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Operation Sparrow: The Incredible True Story of the Spies Who Tricked Hitler and Won the War

Operation Sparrow: The Incredible True Story of the Spies Who Tricked Hitler and Won the War

Jason Bell
$23.99
$32.99
In the Arena: Theodore Roosevelt in War, Peace, and Revolution
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In the Arena: Theodore Roosevelt in War, Peace, and Revolution

In the Arena: Theodore Roosevelt in War, Peace, and Revolution

David S. Brown
$22.99
$31.00
Teaching for Change: How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Voting Justice
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Teaching for Change: How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Voting Justice

Teaching for Change: How Septima Clark Led the Civil Rights Movement to Voting Justice

Yvonne Clark-Rhines, Monica Clark-Robinson
$14.99
$19.99
King: A Life
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King: A Life

King: A Life

Jonathan Eig
$16.99
$23.00
A Supreme Friendship: The Unlikely Bond Between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia
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A Supreme Friendship: The Unlikely Bond Between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia

A Supreme Friendship: The Unlikely Bond Between Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia

Debbie Rovin Murphy
$13.99
$18.99
Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical
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Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical

Typhoid Mary: An Urban Historical

Anthony Bourdain
$12.99
$17.99
Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me
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Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me

Do Admit: The Mitford Sisters and Me

Mimi Pond
$21.99
$29.95
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the Cia, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the Cia, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the Cia, and the Rise of America's Secret Government

David Talbot
$16.99
$22.99
Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas
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Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas

Boomtown: The True Story of the Wickedest Town in Texas

Joe Pappalardo
$21.99
$23.99
The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age
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The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age

The Most Awful Responsibility: Truman and the Secret Struggle for Control of the Atomic Age

Alex Wellerstein
$23.99
$32.00
Notes of Deception: How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB
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Notes of Deception: How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB

Notes of Deception: How a Quartet of American Musicians Outwitted the KGB

Merryl Goldberg, Vince Houghton
$23.99
$32.99
Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary
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Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary

Linus Torvalds, David Diamond
$12.99
$17.99
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s

Doris Kearns Goodwin
$14.99
With a Little Help from Their Friends: The Beatles and the People Who Made Them
With a Little Help from Their Friends: The Beatles and the People Who Made Them

With a Little Help from Their Friends: The Beatles and the People Who Made Them

$20.99
The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
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The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America

The Ride of Her Life: The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America

Elizabeth Letts
$14.99
$20.00
The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World
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The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World

The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World

Richard Vinen
$21.99
$30.00
Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress
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Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress

Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress

Lorissa Rinehart
$23.99
$33.00
The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne
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The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne

The Feather Detective: Mystery, Mayhem, and the Magnificent Life of Roxie Laybourne

Chris Sweeney
$21.99
$30.00
The Windsor Legacy: A Royal Dynasty of Secrets, Scandal, and Survival
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The Windsor Legacy: A Royal Dynasty of Secrets, Scandal, and Survival

The Windsor Legacy: A Royal Dynasty of Secrets, Scandal, and Survival

Robert Jobson
$21.99
$29.95
Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue
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Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue

Kingmaker: Pamela Harriman's Astonishing Life of Power, Seduction, and Intrigue

Sonia Purnell
$15.99
$22.00
The World of the Great Gatsby 1000 Piece Puzzle: A Jigsaw by Adam Simpson
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The World of the Great Gatsby 1000 Piece Puzzle: A Jigsaw by Adam Simpson

The World of the Great Gatsby 1000 Piece Puzzle: A Jigsaw by Adam Simpson

$17.99
$24.99