Historical Biography – Bücher, Blu-ray Discs, Diverse und mehr, Seite 9

Lynne Olson
The Sisterhood of Ravensbrück

A tale of great enterprise and great fortitude, and of wonderful female solidarity and nobility of spirit, in the bleakest of circumstances.For decades after World War II, histories of the French Resistan…

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Richard Munson
Ingenious

Benjamin Franklin was one of the preeminent scientists of his time. Driven by curiosity, he conducted cutting-edge research on electricity, heat, ocean currents, weather patterns, chemical bonds and plant…

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Rachel Trethewey
Muv

The story of the "seventh Mitford woman," a long-overlooked figure in the Mitford canon---told in full for the first time.Everyone knows about the six flamboyant Mitford girls but in fact there …

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Lea Ypi
Indignity

The author of Free returns with an extraordinary inquiry into historical injustice, dignity, truth, and imagination. When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother Leman honeymooning in the Alps in 194…

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Bertil Lintner
Young Tigers

This compelling history examines Myanmar's complex political landscape through the life of Chao Tzang Yawnghwe (1939-2004), son of Sao Shwe Thaike, the first president of independent Burma and last Saohpa…

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Alison Weir
Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster

Acclaimed author Weir brings to life the extraordinary tale of Katherine Swynford, a 15th-century royal mistress who became one of the most crucial figures in the history of Great Britain.

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Jan Swafford
Johannes Brahms

A New York Times Notable Book"This brilliant and magisterial book is a very good bet to...become the definitive study of Johannes Brahms."--The Plain DealerJudicious, compassionate, and full of …

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Wesley Moody
Hero of Fort Sumter

"The first biography of a military officer famous then and now for his role on the Union side at Fort Sumter, who also played an overlooked role in mentoring future general William T. Sherman"--

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Eden Collinsworth
The Improbable Victoria Woodhull

THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE • From the acclaimed author of What the Ermine Saw and Behaving Badly, a portrait of Victoria Woodhull, a celebrated and maligned 19th-century businesswoman …

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Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
Claire McCardell

Named one ofThe New York Times's 100 Notable Books of 2025T he riveting hidden history of Claire McCardell, the most influential fashion designer you've never heard of.Claire McCardell forever changed fas…

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Lea Ypi
Indignity

The author of Free returns with an extraordinary inquiry into historical injustice, dignity, truth, and imagination. When Lea Ypi discovers a photo of her grandmother Leman honeymooning in the Alps in 194…

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Jonny Steinberg
Winnie and Nelson

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

A NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER • THE SUNDAY TIMES LITERARY AWARD WINNER • AN LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST • A WASHINGTON POST AND NEW YORKER 2023 BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A deeply researched, …

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Annie Thoms
with their eyes

Commemorating twenty years, this deeply moving play, written by high school students who witnessed the tragedy unfold, remembers September 11, 2001 . This edition features new cover art, an updated introd…

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Megan Hoyt,
Bartali's Bicycle: The True Story of Gino Bartali, Italy's Secret Hero

This 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist by author Megan Hoyt and illustrator Iacopo Bruno brings to light the inspiring, true story of Gino Bartali, a beloved Italian cyclist and secret champion in …

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Alexandra M Nickliss
Phoebe Apperson Hearst

In Phoebe Apperson Hearst: A Life in Power and Politics , Alexandra M. Nickliss offers the first biography of one of the Gilded Age's most prominent and powerful women. A financial manager, businesswoman,…

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Rose Mary Wood
Chronicles of Cass County, Michigan

Along the Indiana border in Southwest Michigan lies Cass County, a place rich in historical significance.Nearly one thousand freedom seekers traveled through the area on their way to Canada. The first ren…

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A J Baime
Bird Men

Bestselling author of The Arsenal of Democracy and The Accidental President, A. J. Baime returns with the incredible story of the airplane that ended World War II, the B-29 Superfortress, the rise of Amer…

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Kevin Jackson
Legion: Thirteen Ways of Looking at Lawrence of Arabia

There have been literally hundreds of books about T. E. Lawrence, best known as Lawrence of Arabia, but never a work quite like Legion.Legion tells the astonishing life story of an man who was far more th…

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Deborah Lutz
This Dark Night

Emily Brontë (1818-48) was only twenty-seven years old when she began work on one of the most important novels in the English language. It took the world almost a century to catch up to Wuthering Heights …

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Nancy Goldstone
The Rebel Empresses

"When they married Emperors Franz Joseph and Napoleon III, respectively, Elisabeth of Austria and Eugâenie of France became two of the most famous women on the planet. Young and beautiful--becoming c…

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