Category Archives: Biographies

Peter the Great

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Peter the Great by Jacob Abbott

Peter the Great by Jacob Abbott

Peter I the Great ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V. He carried out a policy of modernization and expansion that transformed the Tsardom of Russia into a 3-billion-acre Russian Empire, a major European power.

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Knights of Art – Stories of the Italian Painters

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Knights of Art - Stories of the Italian Painters by Amy Steedman

Knights of Art – Stories of the Italian Painters by Amy Steedman

A children’s version of the Lives of Artists by Vassari with many Illustrations. Of course we won’t be able to show the paintings but the descriptions and the anecdotes are interesting and may lead a child to further interest.

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The Mirror of the Sea

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The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad

The Mirror of the Sea by Joseph Conrad

The Mirror of the Sea is a collection of autobiographical essays first published in various magazines. Conrad early in his life earned his bread as a Master Mariner in sailing ships. In his Author’s Note to this work, Conrad states,”Beyond the line of the sea horizon the world for me did not exist….Within these pages I make a full confession not of my sins but of my emotions. It is the best tribute my piety can offer to the ultimate shapers of my character, convictions, and, in a sense, destiny—to the imperishable sea, to the ships that are no more, and to the simple men who have had their day.”

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San Francisco During April 1906

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San Francisco During April 1906 by James B. Stetson

San Francisco During April 1906 by James B. Stetson

A first hand account essay of the earthquakes that shook San Francisco during 1906

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Mary Queen of Scots

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Mary Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott

Mary Queen of Scots by Jacob Abbott

Mary Stuart was Queen regnant of Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567. In the Western world, she is known as Mary, Queen of Scots.

Mary had claimed Queen Elizabeth I of England’s throne as her own and was considered the legitimate sovereign of England by many English Catholics, including participants in the Rising of the North. Perceiving her as a threat, Elizabeth had her arrested. After 19 years in custody in a number of castles and manor houses in England, she was tried and executed for treason for her alleged involvement in three plots to assassinate Elizabeth. This volume is dedicated to Mary Queen of Scots.

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The Economic Consequences of the Peace

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The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes

The Economic Consequences of the Peace by John Maynard Keynes

The Economic Consequences of the Peace was a best seller throughout the world, published by John Maynard Keynes. Keynes attended the Versailles Conference as a delegate of the British Treasury and argued for a much more generous peace with Germany. The book was critical in establishing a general worldwide opinion that the Versailles Treaty was a brutal and unfair peace towards Germany. It helped to consolidate American public opinion against the treaty and involvement in the League of Nations. The perception by much of the British public that Germany had been treated unfairly in turn was a crucial factor in public support for appeasement. The success of the book established Keynes’ reputation as a leading economist especially on the left.

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La Constantin

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La Constantin by Alexandre Dumas

La Constantin by Alexandre Dumas

Dumas chronicles the court intrigues that led to the execution of Marie La Roux Constantin. La dame Constantin was known by French nobility in the 17th century as the “midwife to the Queen’s daughters.” This title was, in reality, a dark jest as her business was providing dangerous (often maternally fatal) abortions to women ensnared in the machinations of powerful noblemen. This case also highlights how strongly gender inequalities permeated the justice system of this time as reviews by historians, like Dr. Leigh Whaley, found La Constantin was condemned “without any tangible evidence against her.”

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Micah Clarke

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Micah Clarke by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Micah Clarke by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This book tells the story of Micah Clarke’s adventures. As a boy he follows his rather romantic notions of what it means to be a soldier and how to find adventure. But over the course of his career, adventure finds him, and it is not always quite as fun as Micah had pictured it to be – especially as he finds himself involved in a rebellion.

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Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman

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Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman by William T. Sherman

Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman by William T. Sherman

Hailed as a prophet of modern war and condemned as a harbinger of modern barbarism, Sherman is the most controversial general of the Civil War. “War is cruelty, you cannot refine it,” he wrote in fury to the Confederate mayor of Atlanta, and his memoir is filled with dozens of such wartime exchanges and a fascinating, eerie account of the famous march through the Carolinas.

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From Sail to Steam

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From Sail to Steam by Alfred Thayer Mahan

From Sail to Steam by Alfred Thayer Mahan

Alfred Thayer Mahan, American historian and author, whose The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783 became instrumental in the formation of naval strategy by many nations in the 20th century, here recounts his observations and experiences over forty years of active duty as a naval officer.

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