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General History Biographies

General History Biographies – Broad collections that reveal history through personal stories and achievements.

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7377 Results

Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation
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Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation

Give Her Credit: The Untold Account of a Women's Bank That Empowered a Generation

Grace L. Williams
$20.99
$28.99
Henry VIII and the Plantagenet Poles: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty
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Henry VIII and the Plantagenet Poles: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty

Henry VIII and the Plantagenet Poles: The Rise and Fall of a Dynasty

Adam Pennington
$28.99
$39.95
The Blue-Eyed Butterfly
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The Blue-Eyed Butterfly

The Blue-Eyed Butterfly

Sharon Suskin
$14.99
$20.00
Homelands: A Personal History of Europe
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Homelands: A Personal History of Europe

Homelands: A Personal History of Europe

Timothy Garton Ash
$12.99
$18.00
Cherokee History and the Spirit Family
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Cherokee History and the Spirit Family

Cherokee History and the Spirit Family

James Neil Barnes
$21.99
$29.99
The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England
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The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England

The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England

Joanne Paul
$16.99
$22.95
Resisters: How Ordinary Jews Fought Persecution in Hitler's Germany
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Resisters: How Ordinary Jews Fought Persecution in Hitler's Germany

Resisters: How Ordinary Jews Fought Persecution in Hitler's Germany

Wolf Gruner
$30.99
$35.00
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Jacobs
$19.99
A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War
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A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War

A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War

Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
$21.99
$30.00
The Churchill Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters
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The Churchill Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters

The Churchill Sisters: The Extraordinary Lives of Winston and Clementine's Daughters

Rachel Trethewey
$13.99
$18.99
Indigenous Firsts: A History of Native American Achievements and Events
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Indigenous Firsts: A History of Native American Achievements and Events

Indigenous Firsts: A History of Native American Achievements and Events

Yvonne Wakim Dennis, Arlene Hirschfelder, Paulette F. Molin
$23.99
$32.95
Osnabrück Station to Jerusalem
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Osnabrück Station to Jerusalem

Osnabrück Station to Jerusalem

Hélène Cixous
$15.99
$21.95
The Kings of Israel and Judah
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The Kings of Israel and Judah

The Kings of Israel and Judah

George Rawlinson
$15.99
$21.99
My Name is Staszek Surdel: The Improbable Holocaust Survival of Nathan Poremba, the Last Jew of Wieliczka
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My Name is Staszek Surdel: The Improbable Holocaust Survival of Nathan Poremba, the Last Jew of Wieliczka

My Name is Staszek Surdel: The Improbable Holocaust Survival of Nathan Poremba, the Last Jew of Wieliczka

Joel Poremba
$12.99
$16.95
Chanel's Riviera: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944
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Chanel's Riviera: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944

Chanel's Riviera: Glamour, Decadence, and Survival in Peace and War, 1930-1944

Anne de Courcy
$17.99
$24.00
Muhammad and the Empires of Faith: The Making of the Prophet of Islam
Muhammad and the Empires of Faith: The Making of the Prophet of Islam

Muhammad and the Empires of Faith: The Making of the Prophet of Islam

Sean W. Anthony
$36.99
Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East
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Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East

Making the Arab World: Nasser, Qutb, and the Clash That Shaped the Middle East

Fawaz A. Gerges
$16.99
$22.95
Ravished Armenia: The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl, Who Lived Through the Massacres of the Armenian Genocide in the O
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Ravished Armenia: The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl, Who Lived Through the Massacres of the Armenian Genocide in the O

Ravished Armenia: The Story of Aurora Mardiganian, the Christian Girl, Who Lived Through the Massacres of the Armenian Genocide in the O

Aurora Mardiganian, Henry Leyford Gates
$25.99
$27.98
Richard the Lionheart: A Life From Beginning to End
Richard the Lionheart: A Life From Beginning to End

Richard the Lionheart: A Life From Beginning to End

Hourly History
$9.99
The Rival Queens: Catherine De' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom
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The Rival Queens: Catherine De' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom

The Rival Queens: Catherine De' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom

Nancy Goldstone
$14.99
$19.99
Mein Kampf: A New Translation for American Readers
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Mein Kampf: A New Translation for American Readers

Mein Kampf: A New Translation for American Readers

Adolf Hitler
$64.99
$75.00
Churchill's Cigar: A Lifelong Love Affair Through War and Peace
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Churchill's Cigar: A Lifelong Love Affair Through War and Peace

Churchill's Cigar: A Lifelong Love Affair Through War and Peace

Stephen McGinty
$12.99
$17.99
Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis
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Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis

Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis

Alice Kaplan
$13.99
$18.00
The Chicago Race Riots: July, 1919
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The Chicago Race Riots: July, 1919

The Chicago Race Riots: July, 1919

Carl Sandburg
$6.99
$8.95
Bali: A Paradise Created
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Bali: A Paradise Created

Bali: A Paradise Created

Vickers
$13.99
$18.99
Toward the Setting Sun: John Ross, the Cherokees, and the Trail of Tears
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Toward the Setting Sun: John Ross, the Cherokees, and the Trail of Tears

Toward the Setting Sun: John Ross, the Cherokees, and the Trail of Tears

Brian Hicks
$17.99
$24.00
Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction
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Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction

Herodotus: A Very Short Introduction

Jennifer T. Roberts
$9.99
$12.99
Scott's Last Expedition - The Personal Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, C.V.O., R.N., on his Journey to the South Pole
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Scott's Last Expedition - The Personal Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, C.V.O., R.N., on his Journey to the South Pole

Scott's Last Expedition - The Personal Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, C.V.O., R.N., on his Journey to the South Pole

R. F. Scott
$36.99
$39.99
Perfectibilists: The 18th Century Bavarian Order of the Illuminati
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Perfectibilists: The 18th Century Bavarian Order of the Illuminati

Perfectibilists: The 18th Century Bavarian Order of the Illuminati

Terry Melanson
$17.99
$24.95
Churchill and the Jews: A Lifelong Friendship
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Churchill and the Jews: A Lifelong Friendship

Churchill and the Jews: A Lifelong Friendship

Martin Gilbert
$19.99
$26.99
Journals of Robert Rogers of the Rangers
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Journals of Robert Rogers of the Rangers

Journals of Robert Rogers of the Rangers

Robert Rogers
$26.99
$27.99
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings
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Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings

Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings

Amy Kelly
$30.99
$38.00
Bridging the Straits: The Story of Mighty Mac
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Bridging the Straits: The Story of Mighty Mac

Bridging the Straits: The Story of Mighty Mac

Lawrence A. Rubin
$23.99
$26.99
Three Came Home: A mother's ordeal in a Japanese prison camp
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Three Came Home: A mother's ordeal in a Japanese prison camp

Three Came Home: A mother's ordeal in a Japanese prison camp

Agnes Keith
$22.99
$24.99
Politics, Polemic, and Political Thought During the French Wars of Religion: The Life of Pierre de Belloy, C.1550-1611
Politics, Polemic, and Political Thought During the French Wars of Religion: The Life of Pierre de Belloy, C.1550-1611

Politics, Polemic, and Political Thought During the French Wars of Religion: The Life of Pierre de Belloy, C.1550-1611

M. J. M. Innes
$120.99
Unmasking T.E. Lawrence: The Making of Fatal Consequences
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Unmasking T.E. Lawrence: The Making of Fatal Consequences

Unmasking T.E. Lawrence: The Making of Fatal Consequences

Fazle Chowdhury
$32.99
$34.95
The Lives of Cato the Younger from Ancient Rome to Modern America
The Lives of Cato the Younger from Ancient Rome to Modern America

The Lives of Cato the Younger from Ancient Rome to Modern America

Thomas E. Strunk
$90.00
Dancing Chief: The Tragic Life of Lieutenant Frederick F. Kislingbury
Dancing Chief: The Tragic Life of Lieutenant Frederick F. Kislingbury

Dancing Chief: The Tragic Life of Lieutenant Frederick F. Kislingbury

Douglas W. Wamsley
$32.99
The Jewish Woman Who Fought the Nazis: Bep Schaap-Bedak's life during the Holocaust in Holland
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The Jewish Woman Who Fought the Nazis: Bep Schaap-Bedak's life during the Holocaust in Holland

The Jewish Woman Who Fought the Nazis: Bep Schaap-Bedak's life during the Holocaust in Holland

Eli Schaap
$12.99
$17.95
Out of the Cuckoo's Nest
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Out of the Cuckoo's Nest

Out of the Cuckoo's Nest

Shalom Saada Saar
$20.99
$28.99
The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada
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The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada

The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada

John Ibbitson
$15.99
$21.00
Nehru's India (the Most Definitive Book on Jawaharlal Nehru): Past, Present & Future
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Nehru's India (the Most Definitive Book on Jawaharlal Nehru): Past, Present & Future

Nehru's India (the Most Definitive Book on Jawaharlal Nehru): Past, Present & Future

Aditya Mukherjee
$12.99
$16.99
The Courtyard: A memoir
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The Courtyard: A memoir

The Courtyard: A memoir

Benjamin Parket, Alexa Morris
$22.99
$23.95
A Civil War Soldier and Me
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A Civil War Soldier and Me

A Civil War Soldier and Me

Linda S. Zimmermann
$18.99
$24.95
Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia
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Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia

Hidden in Plain Sight: A Family Memoir and the Untold Story of the Holocaust in Serbia

Julie Brill
$22.99
$23.95
Russia's Man of War: The Extraordinary Viktor Bout
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Russia's Man of War: The Extraordinary Viktor Bout

Russia's Man of War: The Extraordinary Viktor Bout

Cathy Scott-Clark
$28.99
$34.99
Simorgh: Portraits on My Mind
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Simorgh: Portraits on My Mind

Simorgh: Portraits on My Mind

Abbas Milani
$45.99
$50.00
The Custom of the Sea: A Shocking True Tale of Shipwreck, Murder, and the Last Taboo
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The Custom of the Sea: A Shocking True Tale of Shipwreck, Murder, and the Last Taboo

The Custom of the Sea: A Shocking True Tale of Shipwreck, Murder, and the Last Taboo

Neil Hanson
$19.99
$26.00