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Politics and government, Politics and government biography, Biography, Historical biography, United States history
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A portrait of the legendary political figure and orator who lived from 1782 to 1852 and helped form the young…
American republic. Traces his New England youth, his career as a member of Congress and secretary of state, and his failed bids for the presidency. Depicts a gifted man who was also subject to arrogance and moral lapses
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Historical biography, Women biography
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Debutante of the year. Able politician. Femme fatale. Just some of the many labels attached to the irrepressible, controversial Raine…
Spencer: Countess, socialite and stepmother to Diana, Princess of Wales. But who was the real Raine? What was hidden behind the immaculately manicured public façade and her overwhelmingly negative tabloid image? From her childhood days as daughter of romantic novelist powerhouse, Barbara Cartland, to Westminster councillor and wife of Earl Spencer, Three Times a Countess recounts Raine's compelling and glamorous life, revealing her to be a powerful, accomplished woman who, after a tumultuous relationship, reconciled with Diana to become the Princess's closest confidante and a key witness at the inquest into her death. To her friends, Raine was shrewd, intelligent, witty and loyal; to her enemies, pushy, overly flamboyant and ruthless. From a career spanning local politics to dealing with the fortunes of Althorp; from taking on the Spencer family estate to her final role as a board member at Harrods, Raine's life was, by any standards, a success . Yet she could not sway the powerful media narrative which pitted her as 'the evil stepmother' at every turn. A societal whirl of London Seasons, family feuds, politics, pomp and 'big hair', Gaudoin's vibrant history of the Countess sets the record straight once and for all, drawing insight from those who knew Raine most. Three Times a Countess reveals a sophisticated, determined woman whose loyalty knew no bounds and whose cache of secrets would have worried even the most upright of royals.
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History, Biography, European history, Historical biography
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Portrays the life of the charismatic monk, bibulous lecher, and trusted adviser of Russia's imperial Romanov family. Sought out by…
the empress to aid her ailing son using spiritual powers, Rasputin rose to a position of official influence, with disastrous results. Strong language and descriptions of sex
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History, Biography, Historical biography, United States history, Health and medicine, Science and medicine biography
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The life of the woman who established the first American chapter of the Red Cross. Tells how she developed an…
interest in nursing as a child. Helping her brother regain his health and caring for Civil War wounded inspired her lifelong work to improve conditions for the sick and injured. For grades 4-7
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History, Adventure and exploration, Historical biography, United States travel and geography
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Fraser relates how Major John Wesley Powell and a crew of nine men left the Wyoming Territory to explore the…
Colorado River and the Grand Canyon in 1869. She uses Powell's journals to depict the dangers and excitement of the three-month journey, in which several men and two boats were lost. For grades 3-6
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Historical biography, Women biography, Biography
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"Nobody in the world was more inadequate to act the heroine than I was." Why did Agatha Christie spend her…
career pretending that she was "just" an ordinary housewife, when clearly she wasn't? Her life is fascinating for its mysteries and its passions and, as Lucy Worsley says, "She was thrillingly, scintillatingly modern." She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. So why-despite all the evidence to the contrary-did Agatha present herself as a retiring Edwardian lady of leisure? She was born in 1890 into a world that had its own rules about what women could and couldn't do. Lucy Worsley's biography is not just of a massively, internationally successful writer. It's also the story of a person who, despite the obstacles of class and gender, became an astonishingly successful working woman. With access to personal letters and papers that have rarely been seen, Lucy Worsley's biography is both authoritative and entertaining and makes us realize what an extraordinary pioneer Agatha Christie was-truly a woman who wrote the twentieth century
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Historical biography, Literature biography, Criticism
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A captivating biography that celebrates the audacious, inspiring life and works of John Milton, revealing how he speaks to our…
times. John Milton is unrivalled—for the music of his verse and the breadth of his learning. In this brisk, topical, and engaging biography, Stephen B. Dobranski brushes the scholarly dust from the portrait of the artist to reveal Milton's essential humanity and his unwavering commitment to ideals—freedom of religion and the right and responsibility of all persons to think for themselves—that are still relevant and necessary in our times. Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost, is considered by many to be English poetry's masterpiece. Samuel Johnson, not one for effusive praise, claimed that from Milton's "books alone the Art of English Poetry might be learned." But Milton's renown rests on more than his artistic achievements. In a time of convulsive political turmoil, he justified the killing of a king, pioneered free speech, and publicly defended divorce. He was, in short, an iconoclast, an independent, even revolutionary, thinker. He was also an imperfect man—acrimonious, sometimes mean. Above all, he understood adversity. Afflicted by blindness, illness, and political imprisonment, Milton always sought to "bear up and steer right onward" through life's hardships. Dobranski looks beyond Milton's academic standing, beyond his reputation as a dour and devout purist, to reveal the ongoing power of his works and the dauntless courage that he both wrote about and exemplified.
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Historical biography, Women biography, World War II
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"[A] narrative of unfathomable courage... Ms. Strauss does her readers—and her subjects—a worthy service by returning to this appalling history…
of the courage of women caught up in a time of rapacity and war." —Wall Street Journal"Utterly gripping." —Anne Sebba, author of Les Parisiennes "A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story of Women’s resistance during World War II needs to be told and The Nine accomplishes this in spades." —Heather Morris, New York Times bestselling author of Cilka's JourneyThe Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a ten-day journey across the front lines of WWII from Germany back to Paris.The nine women were all under thirty when they joined the resistance. They smuggled arms through Europe, harbored parachuting agents, coordinated communications between regional sectors, trekked escape routes to Spain and hid Jewish children in scattered apartments. They were arrested by French police, interrogated and tortured by the Gestapo. They were subjected to a series of French prisons and deported to Germany. The group formed along the way, meeting at different points, in prison, in transit, and at Ravensbrück. By the time they were enslaved at the labor camp in Leipzig, they were a close-knit group of friends. During the final days of the war, forced onto a death march, the nine chose their moment and made a daring escape.Drawing on incredible research, this powerful, heart-stopping narrative from Gwen Strauss is a moving tribute to the power of humanity and friendship in the darkest of times.
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Politics and government biography, History, Historical biography, Politics and government
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An Indian author's portrait of Mahatma Gandhi seeks to reclaim the "human being out of the many myths surrounding him."…
Presents his family background and details of the private man as well as the public persona. Places the Indian leader within the context of the political and historical developments of the early twentieth century
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War, Biography, Historical biography, War and military biography, United States history
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Presents a detailed account of Ewell's life, and a balanced view of the Confederate general's personality. Discusses his military training…
and expeditions, including his service in Mexico and the Civil War, and his postwar career as a stock farmer
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History, Biography, Historical biography
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Biography of the Massachusetts colonist who encouraged American independence. Covers his family background, his education at Harvard--where he chose politics…
as a career, his efforts to rouse the colonists against British injustice, and his role in United States history. For grades 5-8
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Business and economics, Canadian politics and government, Historical biography, Politics and government
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Traces the history of the U.S. government and economic thinking over two hundred years. Examines the origins and importance of…
the national debt, the banking and tax systems, the establishment of the federal reserve, and the invention of the war bond. Explains how policies instituted by Hamilton and Jefferson remain relevant
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Politics and government biography, History, Royalty biography, Historical biography, European history
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Account of the lives of Henry VIII's three children--Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I--and his great niece--Lady Jane Grey--all…
of whom ascended to the throne. Weir emphasizes their personal lives and the relationships between them from 1547 to 1558. Companion to The Six Wives of Henry VIII (DB 47483)
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United States history, Historical biography
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Adapted for young adults, excerpts from Our Sacred Honor (DB 46472) illustrate the timeless principles and virtues espoused by the…
founding fathers of the United States. Included are the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, a time line of the American Revolution, and brief biographies. For senior high and older readers
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United States history, Biography, Politics and government biography, Historical biography, Women biography
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Traces generations of Roosevelt women by focusing on several main characters. Describes these wealthy New York socialites as both powerful…
in their own right and influential in the lives of their male relatives. Explores the ties between two branches of the family. Profiles include Edith, Sara, Eleanor, Ethel, and Alice
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Animal stories, Historical fiction, Fantasy, General fictionHistorical biography
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In 1745 Amos, a church mouse, leaves his home to find a better place to live. He ends up with…
Benjamin Franklin and becomes his confidant and traveling companion. When Franklin dies, many writers extol his achievements, but Amos decides to set the record straight with his own accounts. For grades 5-8
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Literature biography, Biography, Philosophy, Criticism, Historical biography
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In this memoir of marriage, Bayley probes the mystique of the beloved. He describes how he fell in love with…
author Iris Murdoch in 1957 before she published her first book; how courtship evolved into a devoted marriage; and how he still sought her essential self after she developed Alzheimer's disease
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United States history, Biography, General non-fiction, Historical biography
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Presents William Lloyd Garrison as a great politician, crusader, and publisher who challenged the conscience of America before the Civil…
War. Details how he insisted upon equal rights for African Americans and women and influenced two generations of activists--female and male, black and white--to demand social reforms
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Politics and government biography, History, Historical biography, Royalty biography, European history
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Biography of the German princess Sophia, who became Catherine II, Empress of Russia, in the eighteenth century. Emphasizes her intelligence,…
political insight, and accomplishments in modernizing her country. Discusses her relationships with her mother, her husband, lovers, and children. Based on Catherine's memoirs and letters, and on documents written by her contemporaries
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History, Travel and geography, Historical biography
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Depicts the seventeenth-century world and the life of Henry Morgan. Portrays a self-made man who rose from a humble home…
in Wales to be knighted by the Queen of England and to become lieutenant governor of Jamaica. Describes his plundering of Spanish towns along the Central and South American mainland. For grades 6-9