The Best Historical Biographies & Memoirs 2025

1. Pre-Owned Salvatore and Maria: Finding Paradise (Paperback) 1933964952 9781933964959

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Title: Salvatore and Maria: Finding Paradise Book Format: Paperback ISBN10: 1933964952 EAN: 9781933964959 Author: Gentile, Paul L. CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

2. Pre-Owned Cook and Peary (Hardcover) by Robert M Bryce

9780811703178. Pre-owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 1133. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 1133 p. Contains: Illustrations. On September 1, 1909, Frederick A. Cook announced that he had reached the North Pole. Five days later Commander Robert E. Peary claimed the honor. Through his completely documented research, author Robert Bryce reconstructs events and presents the explorers, their motivations, and their accomplishments in their own words and in the words of their contemporaries. 125 photos.

ISBN: 9780811703178 Condition: New Hard cover Language: English Pages: 1133 Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 1133 p. Contains: Illustrations. On September 1, 1909, Frederick A. Cook announced that he had reached the North Pole. Five days later Commander Robert E. Peary claimed the honor. Through his completely documented research, author Robert Bryce reconstructs events and presents the explorers, their motivations, and their accomplishments in their own words and in the words of their contemporaries. 125 photos.

3. Pre-Owned Upstairs at the White House: My Life with the First Ladies (Paperback) 1504038673 9781504038676

Originally published: New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, c1973. CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover, dust jacket may not be included, minimal wear to binding, most of the pages undamaged(e.g., minimal creases or tears), highlighting / underlining acceptable on books as long as the text is readable and markings are not excessive, no missing pages. May be a former library book, with usual treatments(e.g., mylar covers, call stickers, stamps, card pockets, barcodes, or remainder marks). Extra components, such as CDs, DVDs, figurines, or access codes are not included. ISBN: 9781504038676 ISBN10: 1504038673 Contributors: West, J. B., Kotz, Mary Lynn,

ISBN: 9781504038676 Condition: Pre-Owned: Good Trade paperback Language: English Pages: 398 Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 398 p. Contains: Illustrations. In this New York Times bestseller, the White House chief usher for nearly three decades offers a behind-the-scenes look at America's first families. J. B. West, chief usher of the White House, directed the operations and maintenance of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue-and coordinated its daily life-at the request of the president and his family. He directed state functions; planned parties, weddings and funerals, gardens and playgrounds, and extensive renovations; and, with a large staff, supervised every activity in the presidential home. For twenty-eight years, first as assistant to the chief usher, then as chief usher, he witnessed national crises and triumphs, and interacted daily with six consecutive presidents and first ladies, as well as their parents, children and grandchildren, and houseguests-including friends, relatives, and heads of state. J. B. West, whom Jackie Kennedy called "one of the most extraordinary men I have ever met," provides an absorbing, one-of-a-kind history of life among the first ladies. Alive with anecdotes ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt's fascinating political strategies to Jackie Kennedy's tragic loss and the personal struggles of Pat Nixon, Upstairs at the White House is a rich account of a slice of American history that usually remains behind closed doors.

4. Pre-Owned Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self (Hardcover) 0670885681 9780670885688

9780670885688. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Pages: 544. 544 p. 24pp b&w illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. A full-scale biography of naval administrator Samuel Pepys, who was well-known for being the friend of the famous and powerful. This text, which draws on Pepys' own personal diary, covers his childhood and young adulthood. It moves through the famous diary years and beyond, to the death of his wife and the setting up of a new household. While using the diary as a source, the author goes beyond its narrative to the inner man, at the same time revealing life as a young man in Restoration London. Explored within are Pepys' relations with women, his fears and ambitions, his political shifts and his agonies and delights.

Title: Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self Book Format: Import ISBN10: 0670885681 EAN: 9780670885688 Author: TOMALIN, Claire CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.

5. Pre-Owned The First Emperor of China (Paperback) 1909771112 9781909771116

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Title: The First Emperor of China Book Format: Paperback ISBN10: 1909771112 EAN: 9781909771116 Author: Clements, Jonathan CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.