著者:Theodore Roosevelt
出版社: Random House Publishing Group
発売日: 2000年11月01日
In 1898, as the Spanish-American War was escalating, Theodore Roosevelt assembled an improbable regiment of Ivy Leaguers, cowboys, Native Americans, African-Americans, and Western Territory land spe……続きを見る
The bestselling author of Saving Graces shares her inspirational message on the challenges and blessings of coping with adversity.
She’s one of the most beloved political figures in the country, and……続きを見る
It was more than coincidenceーindeed, it was all but fateーthat the lives and thoughts of Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman should converge during the terrible years of the Civil War. Kindred spirits……続きを見る
著者:Max Holland
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2004年09月14日
A major work of documentary history–the brilliantly edited and annotated transcripts, most of them never before published, of the presidential conversations of Lyndon B. Johnson regarding the Kenned……続きを見る
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS by E. BOYD SMITH, EDITED by FRANK WOODWORTH PINE.This is an electronic edition of the complete book. This book features the table of contents linked to every chapter, illustration……続きを見る
Benjamin Franklin : The First American (A Short Biography for Children) Ben Franklin is best known for his participation in the movement for American Independence as a writer and diplomat.
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著者:Calvin Collidge
出版社: Charles River Editors
発売日: 2012年05月01日
When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る
An updated edition of Ben Pimlott’s classic biography of the Queen: ‘There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.’ PETER HENNESSY, Independent on Sunday
‘A magisterial biography and the only one th……続きを見る
When Bill Bratton was sworn in as New York City's police commissioner in 1994, he made what many considered a bold promise: The NYPD would fight crime in every borough...and win. It seemed foolhardy……続きを見る
*Includes pictures of Teddy, FDR, Eleanor, and important people, places and events in their lives.*Explains the relationships among the Roosevelts and their family history. *Includes a Table of Cont……続きを見る
*Includes pictures of Malcolm X and important people, places, and events in his life.*Explains the origins of the name Malcolm X.*Includes some of Malcolm X's most famous quotes, and a detailed desc……続きを見る
著者:Stacy A. Cordery
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2008年09月30日
An entertaining and eye-opening biography of America's most memorable first daughter
From the moment Teddy Roosevelt's outrageous and charming teenage daughter strode into the White Houseーcarrying ……続きを見る
Former editor of The Times, the late William Rees-Mogg was a pivotal figure of post-war Britain. Here he recounts the remarkable story of his life.
As editor of The Times (his glory years), journali……続きを見る
In the first part of the book, the author regales us with real-life adventures as a Game Warden in the Mkomazi Game Reserve in Northern Tanzania. The work chronicles encounters with such luminaries ……続きを見る
Only now, with Darcy Dugan and his enemies 'turned to dust', is the extraordinary story of one of Australia's most colourful criminals safe to publish.
'Mike, a lot, sometimes rot, has been written ……続きを見る
*Weaves the lives of the 4 Sons of Liberty together into one entertaining and educational narrative. *Explains the relationships between the men and the roles each one played in the pivotal events b……続きを見る
When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る
'We believed in ourselves so much, no one ever panicked, even when the situation looked so desperate. We all believed that our best chance of staying alive was to stick together.'
Flying Lancaster b……続きを見る
Henry Allingham is the last British serviceman alive to have volunteered for active duty in the First World War and is one of very few people who can directly recall the horror of that conflict. In ……続きを見る
著者:Martyn Bennett
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2006年08月21日
In this concise and accessible biography, Martyn Bennett examines the life of Oliver Cromwell – one of the most controversial figures in world history. This study challenges long-held perceptions of……続きを見る
著者:Daniel Mandel
出版社: Taylor & Francis
発売日: 2004年08月02日
The Minister for External Affairs, and the dominant force in the formation of Australian foreign policy for a crucial decade in the battle over Palestine (1941-1949), Herbert Vere Evatt played a cen……続きを見る
著者:Ronald Reagan
出版社: Charles River Editors
発売日: 2012年05月01日
When George Washington became the new United States of Americas first president, he set several precedents, including one on April 30, 1789. That day, Washington was inaugurated as president, and fo……続きを見る
著者:Candice Millard
出版社: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
発売日: 2011年09月20日
**The inspiration for the Netflix series Death by Lightning – now streaming! • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The extraordinary account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency……続きを見る
著者:Nancy Isenberg
出版社: Penguin Publishing Group
発売日: 2007年05月10日
From the author of White Trash and The Problem of Democracy, a controversial challenge to the views of the Founding Fathers offered by Ron Chernow and David McCullough
Lin-Manuel Miranda's play "Ham……続きを見る
A dramatic, fascinating–and revisionist–narrative detailing how America’s first family was changed utterly during World War II. First-rate history grounded in scholarship and brought to life by a cr……続きを見る
Le Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène est l'œuvre majeure du comte de Las Cases, où il a consigné jour après jour, tout ce qu'a dit et fait Napoléon durant le temps où il a partagé son exil à Sainte-Hélène. ……続きを見る
*Includes pictures of Hancock and important people, places, and events in his life.*Includes several of Hancock's writings.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of Contents"……続きを見る
著者:William English
出版社: Create Digital Publishing
発売日: 2009年12月15日
Muhammad Ali was born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on 17th January 1942. Ali went on to become one of the worlds greatest boxing legends, winning the title Heavyweight Champion of the World a record t……続きを見る
This is the story of the rise and fall of one man against the background of his country's history - bloody, tumultuous, yet immensely significant - since the revolution in 1917.
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David Norris: Trial By Media
David Norris was elected as in Irish Senator in 1987. In March 2011, he put himself forward as a nominee to become President of Ireland. Two months later, the Senator wa……続きを見る