14 results for "Biographies and Autobiographies" between $0 and $62
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This unique guide will enable students, librarians, teachers, and general readers to easily identify the best biographies and autobiographies of 500 of the most notable women in American history. Spanning from colonial America through 1998, the guide features entries on historical and contemporary women who have achieved recognition in more than 100 fields of endeavor. It annotates approximately 1350 recommended books published since 1970 about these women. The compilation of works selected here is unavailable...
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In this book, James Boyd White shows how texts by some of our most important thinkers and writers—including Plato, Shakespeare, Dickinson, Mandela, and Lincoln—answer these questions, not in the abstract, but in the way they wrestle with the claims of the world and self in particular historical and cultural contexts. As they define afresh the institutions or practices for which they claim (or resist) authority, they create authorities of their own, in the very modes of thought and expression they...
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Mathews's standard biography of Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), based on extensive research in archives in this country and family records in France, where Tanner emigrated before the turn of the century to find freedom and acceptance, provides a full account of Tanner's life and art.
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5. Black, John Janvier (1837-1909). Forty Years in the Medical Profession, 1858-1898. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1900. 1st Edition. 498pp. Ruled blue buckram with gilt-stamped spine. Some bumping, front hinge lightly cracked, fainted chaled "P" to the spine, else a very good copy with library bookplate and rubber stamp to the title-page. Inquire | Order $25.00 Cordasco 00-0294. Contains a chapter on mid-19th century nervous and mental diseases. 6. Böhm, Gottfired [ritter] von (born ...
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December 08, 2008: Crusade for Justice was the autobiography of Ida B. Wells. While other historical figures felt it necessary to document their experiences multiple times throughout their lives, Wells only felt it necessary to do it once. She is a particularly interesting individual in American history because she was subject to segregation for not only being an African American, but also because she was a woman. It was very interesting to hear an opinion on W.E.B. Du Bois, usually considered...
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Paperback, Men of Mark in Georgia: A Complete and Elaborate History of the State from Its Settlement to the Present Time, Chiefly Told in Biographies and Autobiographies
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world s literature.
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Biographies and Autobiographies of Favorite Authors (11 titles) - paperback library
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Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) was one of the foremost crusaders against black oppression. This engaging memoir tells of her private life as mother of a growing family as well as her public activities as teacher, lecturer, and journalist in her fight against attitudes and laws oppressing blacks. "No student of black history should overlook Crusade for Justice ."--William M. Tuttle, Jr., Journal of American History "Besides being the story of an incredibly courageous and outspoken black woman in the face...
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Books. Autobiographies: Narrative of the Life My Bondage and My Freedom Life and Times
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Men Of Mark In Georgia: A Complete And Elaborate History Of The State From Its Settlement To The Present Time, Chiefly Told In Biographies And Autobiographies
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting...
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Books. Jewish Mystical Autobiographies: Book of Visions and Book of Secrets
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James Gilchrist Lawson examines the ways in which some of the most famous Christians of the ages reached a greater experience of God s love and power.
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Books. Frederick Douglass: Autobiographies Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave/My Bondage and My Freedom/Life and Times of Fr
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This digital document is an article from The Journal of the American Oriental Society, published by American Oriental Society on July 1, 1998. The length of the article is 1156 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Citation Details Title: A lam al-adab al-arabi al-mu-asir: Siyar wa siyar dhatiyya. English Title Page...
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