Biography & Autobiography Audiobooks

In this book, we have the presidents of the Virginia dynasty: Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. The United States participated in the expansion at the time, purchasing Louisiana and annexing Florida. At that time, we also became involved in international affairs, especially with Tripoli, Great...

Quaker Colonies describes the immigration of Quakers to the colonies in the 16th and 17th centuries and their participation in the development of Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey. The author examines the various interactions between racial and ethnic groups—religious, cultural, and political:...

A biography of the famous Cleopatra of Egypt, written in a manner, equally interesting to children and to adults....

A biography of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. It was written by the man who served as Macdonald's private secretary from 1882 to 1891....

Tecumseh was the leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal alliance that fought against the United States during the War of 1812. He is remembered by many Canadians as a folk hero for defending his country....

GK Chesterton admired Charles Dickens, writing famous reviews of Dickens' work and expressing his views in his style. (Summary by Karen Merline)...

Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642), feared cardinal, tutor, and manager of Louis XIII, master of logistics, subdued unruly Huguenot nobles in battle, successfully Resisted the Habsburg siege of France and laid the groundwork for Louis XIV's absolute monarchy - summary by...

This book presents examples of people who added luster to mundane pursuits, either because of the remarkable way they pursued them or the noble use they made of the free time that success usually afforded them. Such people are the nobles of the republic. Most of these chapters were originally...

"William Jesse "Bill" McDonald (1852 - 1918) in the 1880s served as a deputy sheriff in Wood County. After moving to Hardeman County, he served as deputy sheriff, special Ranger, and U. S. Deputy Marshal of the Northern District of Texas and the Southern District of Kansas.. . . .In...

These 12 stories paint personal portraits of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the soldier's early life - tracing his career from childhood to formative years. These dates help explain the great soldiers of later years. Excerpt from the preface of this book....