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Written by a prize-winning historian and biographer of such giants as Winston S. Churchill and Douglas MacArthur, this intimately detailed account provides a rare personal glimpse into the emotions behind the Kennedy administration - from the elation of victory to the frustrating challenges facing a young president at a pivotal turning point in US history. Originally published in 1962 - before the assassination of JFK - Portrait of a President is William Manchester’s first biography of the 35th president of the United States.

The third volume of the collected works of famous Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) includes historical portraits, which tell about famous trials, which played a significant role in the history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the debate about which do not cease to this day.

*This audiobook download includes a bonus full-color PDF of all of the portraits and murals featured in the book. A vibrant collection of oil paintings and stories by President George W. Bush honoring the sacrifice and courage of America’s military veterans. With forewords written and read...

Skid Road tells the story of Seattle "from the bottom up," offering an informal and engaging portrait of the Emerald City's first century, as seen through the lives of some of its most colorful citizens.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this “beautifully written and superbly researched dual biography” (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham “paints a powerful portrait of the enormous friendship between World War II allies [Franklin] Roosevelt and...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this “beautifully written and superbly researched dual biography” (Los Angeles Times Book Review), Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer Jon Meacham “paints a powerful portrait of the enormous friendship between World War II allies [Franklin] Roosevelt and...

The ninth volume of the collected works of the outstanding Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) includes stories about people who played a prominent role in Russian history.

Robert H. Jackson was one of the giants of the Roosevelt era: an Attorney General, a still revered Supreme Court Justice and, not least important, one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's close friends and advisers. His intimate memoir of FDR, written in the early 1950s before Jackson's untimely death, has remained unpublished for fifty years. Here is that newly discovered memoir.

Harriet Tubman is one of the giants of American history - a fearless visionary who led scores of her fellow slaves to freedom and battled courageously behind enemy lines during the Civil War. And yet in the century since her death, next to nothing has been written about this extraordinary woman aside from juvenile biographies. The truth about Harriet Tubman has become lost inside a legend woven of racial and gender stereotypes.

The eighth volume of the collected works of outstanding Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) includes stories about mysterious personalities and mysteries of European history.

The second volume of collected works of outstanding Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) includes historical portraits of famous spies and provocateurs, who played a significant role in the history of the 20th century, debates which do not cease to this day.

The fifth volume of the collected works of famous Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) includes historical portraits of famous figures of the 20th century.

The fourth volume of the collected works of famous Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) includes historical portraits, depicting the mysteries of European history.

The sixth volume of collected works of outstanding Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) includes historical portraits of famous politicians who played an important role in European history.

The first volume of collected works of outstanding Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) includes historical portraits of politicians, influenced the course of world history in the 20th century.

For Forgotten Heroes, thirty-five prominent historians chose their favorite stories of unsung American figures. From Johnny Appleseed and John Quincy Adams to abolitionist Sojourner Truth and Margaret Anderson, the publisher of James Joyce's Ulysses, these profiles remind us that history depends upon the great deeds of women and men, whether famous or humble. Designed for delight, instruction, and inspiration, this collection includes nearly as many women as men, and nearly as many people before 1900 as after— little-known or forgotten heroes who deserve to be remembered.

A gripping exploration of the joys, hardships, and truths of Black students through intimate, honest dialogues and stunning photography, author of Heavy “A radical, reverential, and restorative document of community.”—Rebecca Bengal, author of Strange Hours: Photography, Memory, and the...

The tenth volume of collected works of outstanding Russian writer Mark Aldanov (1886-1957) included stories about the prominent figures who played a significant role in Russian history.