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  • By the early twentieth century, Basil Wilson Duke had established himself as one of Kentucky’s most popular storytellers, but unlike many other talented raconteurs, Duke was not merely a man of words…
    Basil Wilson Duke, CSA: The Right Man in the Right Place

    Basil Wilson Duke, CSA: The Right Man in the Right Place

    By Gary Matthews rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) The University Press of Kentucky, November 2005 ISBN: 9780813171777 Biography & Memoir, Historical Language:  English
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  • As one of Americas most famous writers and novelists, Nathaniel Hawthorne needs no formal introduction. He worked at a Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before…
    Life of Franklin Pierce (Illustrated)

    Life of Franklin Pierce (Illustrated)

    By Nathaniel Hawthorne rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) Charles River Editors, April 2012 ISBN: 9781475309409 Language:  English
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  • Harry S. Truman was Commander-in-Chief at one of the (if not the) critical moments in American--and global--military history: when the decision had to be made to drop the Bomb. As to his military…
    The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman

    The Soldier from Independence: A Military Biography of Harry Truman

    By D. M. Giangreco, Alonzo L. Hamby rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) MBI Publishing Company, September 2009 ISBN: 9781616732318 Biography & Memoir, Historical Language:  English
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  • Clay Westfall's decision to join the Navy over thirty years ago wasn't an easy one. He had no idea what adventures were in store for him, and now, looking back, we can see how it was not only a good…
    My Navy

    My Navy - The voyage of a submarine cook.

    By Clay Westfall rating of short cover   ( 2 customer ratings) AuthorHouse, August 2011 ISBN: 9781463421076 Biography & Memoir, Historical Language:  English
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  • The common soldier’s savior, the standard-bearer of modern nursing, a pioneering social reformer: Florence Nightingale belongs to that select band of historical characters who are instantly…
    Florence Nightingale

    Florence Nightingale - The Making of an Icon

    By Mark Bostridge rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) Farrar, Straus and Giroux, October 2008 ISBN: 9781466802926 Biography & Memoir, Historical Language:  English
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  • "Astonishing Luck" is the oral biography of F/L Howard Leonard Wainman, D.F.C. who flew Beaufighters with the anti-shipping Coastal Command R.C.A.F. 404 "Buffalo" Squadron. The book includes numerous…
    Astonishing Luck

    Astonishing Luck

    By Guy Partington Wainman rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) Wendalsam Enterprises Ltd, November 2011 ISBN: 9780980943313 Biography & Memoir, Historical Language:  English
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  • All seemed well until September 1. 1939 when the Germans invaded Poland. Peter’s world would never be the same again. As World War II began young Peter extinguished incinerated bombs, dug anti…
    The History of a Warsaw Insurgent

    The History of a Warsaw Insurgent

    By Peter Badmajew rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) iUniverse, April 2013 ISBN: 9781475986334 Language:  English
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  • Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri was born in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala, sacred to the whole Muslim world. Educated in Europe, living in the USA, working for many years in the oil industry, he has developed…
    Son of Karbala

    Son of Karbala - The Spiritual Journey of an Iraqi Muslim

    By Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri rating of short cover   ( 2 customer ratings) Zahra Publications, April 2006 ISBN: 9781919826448 Middle East Religions, Sufism Language:  English
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  • This book was written to honor the memory of millions of black people who seized the opportunity to free themselves; and for the memory of Willie Coppers great grandfather, George Reid, and the black…
    The Forgotten Legacy

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    The Forgotten Legacy

    By Cooper, Willie rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) Bravin Publishing LLC, February 2011 ISBN: 9780984501830 Biography & Memoir, Historical Language:  English
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  • During thirty years of service in The United States Navy, Captain Bill Bruce had occasion to hear many, many stories from U.S. sailors, both officers and enlisted men. His favorite times were…
    Old Sailor's Sea Stories

    Old Sailor's Sea Stories

    By Robert Bruce rating of short cover   ( 1 customer rating) iUniverse, November 2002 ISBN: 9781462074921 Biography & Memoir, Historical Language:  English
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