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The Immortal Irishman: The Irish Revolutionary Who Became an American Hero
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Include books by the same authorCharlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous With American History
Yunte Huang · 354 pages
A biography of cinematic hero Charlie Chan, based on the real-life Chinese immigrant detective, Chang Apana, whose bravado inspired mystery writer Earl Derr Biggers to depict his fictional sleuth as a wisecracking and wise investigator rather than a stereotype.
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
Isabel Wilkerson · 635 pages
In this epic, beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Isabel Wilkerson chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of black citizens who fled the South for northern and western cities, in search of a better life. From 1915 to 1970, this exodus of almost six million people changed the face of America. She interviewed more than a t
How the Irish Became White
Noel Ignatiev · 274 pages
How the Irish Became White explodes a number of myths surrounding race in our society. Focusing on how the Irish were assimilated as "whites" in America, Noel Ignatiev uncovers the roots of conflict between Irish Americans and African Americans and draws a powerful connection between Irish "success" in nineteenth-century American society and their embrace of white supremacy. - Jacket flap.
Ireland's Pirate Queen: The True Story of Grace O'Malley, 1530-1603
Anne Chambers · 205 pages
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850
Susan Campbell Bartoletti · 188 pages
The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (A Little) Craziness and (A Lot of) Success in America
John D. Gartner · 368 pages
An African American and Latinx History of the United States
Paul Ortiz · 296 pages
The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
Tom Reiss · 430 pages
“In the early 1800s, General Alex Dumas was purposefully disappeared by hie enemies. And though his son sought to make him live through his classic novels, for too long his story has remained silenced. The Black Count vividly vindicates the great general, restoring him to his rightful place at the center of the Age of Revolution.
The People Smuggler: The True Story Of Ali Al Jenabi, The 'Oskar Schindler Of Asia'
Robin De Crespigny · 351 pages
Atatürk: The Biography of the founder of Modern Turkey
Andrew Mango · 602 pages
"In this new biography of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the first to appear in English based on Turkish sources, Andrew Mango strips away the myth to show the complexities of one of the most visionary, influential, and enigmatic statesmen of the century - his high ideals and ruthless tactics, his championship of women's rights and his inability to sustain an equal relationship with women, his nationalism
The Rasputin File
Edvard Radzinsky · 525 pages
From the bestselling author of Stalin and The Last Tsar comes The Rasputin File, a remarkable biography of the mystical monk and bizarre philanderer whose role in the demise of the Romanovs and the start of the revolution can only now be fully known.For almost a century, historians could only speculate about the role Grigory Rasputin played in the downfall of tsarist Russia. But in 1995 a lost fil
The Last Samurai: The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori
Mark J. Ravina · 265 pages
The dramatic arc of Saigo Takamori's life, from his humble origins as a lowly samurai, to national leadership, to his death as a rebel leader, has captivated generations of Japanese readers and now Americans as well - his life is the inspiration for a major Hollywood film, The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe. In this vibrant new biography, Mark Ravina, professor of history and D
Napoleon: A Biography
Frank McLynn · 744 pages
Napoleon Bonaparte's character and achievements have always divided critics and historians. In this compelling biography, Frank McLynn draws on the most recent scholarship and throws a brilliant light on this most paradoxical of men -- as military leader, emperor, and lover. Tracing Napoleon's extraordinary career, the author examines the Promethean legend from his Corsican roots, through the year
Love and Capital: Karl and Jenny Marx and the Birth of a Revolution
Mary Gabriel · 784 pages
The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra
Helen Rappaport · 518 pages
"They were the Princess Dianas of their day--perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses--Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov--were much admired for their happy dispositions, their looks, the clothes they wore and their privileged lifestyle. Over the years, the story of the four Romanov sisters and
Ho Chi Minh: A Life
William J. Duiker · 695 pages
"This book chronicles Ho's childhood as the son of a willfully poor and brilliant scholar. It follows Ho through his early years as an itinerant expatriate - forced to leave French Indochina to escape arrest, he shipped out as a cook on a passenger steamer and traveled the globe. It tells of his years in the heady environment of London and Paris during and after World War I, where he supported hi
Alexander II: The Last Great Tsar
Edvard Radzinsky, Edvard Radzinskii · 471 pages
The Shah
Abbas Milani · 488 pages
An Iranian scholar chronicles the life and legacy of the last Shah of Iran, including his role in the creation of the modern Islamic republic.
The Bloody White Baron: The Extraordinary Story of the Russian Nobleman Who Became the Last Khan of Mongolia
James Palmer · 288 pages
Roman Ungern von Sternberg was a Baltic aristocrat, a violent, headstrong youth posted to the wilds of Siberia and Mongolia before the First World War. After the Bolshevik Revolution, the Baron - now in command of a lethally effective rabble of cavalrymen - conquered Mongolia, the last time in history a country was seized by an army mounted on horses. He was a Kurtz-like figure, slaughtering every
Washington: A Life
Ron Chernow · 928 pages
In this work, the author, a biographer provides a portrait of the father of our nation, dashing forever the stereotype of a stolid, unemotional man, and revealing an astute and surprising portrait of a canny political genius who knew how to inspire people.
Atatürk: The Rebirth Of A Nation
John Patrick Douglas Balfour · 560 pages
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
Antonia Fraser · 544 pages
"Famously known as the eighteenth-century French queen whose excesses have become legend, Marie Antoinette was blamed for instigating the French Revolution. But the story of her journey, begun as a fourteen-year-old sent from Vienna to marry the future Louis XVI, to her courageous defense before she was sent to the guillotine, reveals a woman of greater complexity and character than we have previo
Nicholas and Alexandra
Robert K. Massie · 613 pages
"A LARGER THAN LIFE DRAMA, SO BIZARRE, SO HEART-RENDING AND, ABOVE ALL, SO APOCALYPTIC, THAT NO NOVELIST WOULD HAVE DARED INVENT IT" —Saturday Review Syndicate The story of the Tsar, his Empress, and the realm they lost. The story of a man, a woman, and the love they shared—and of the obscene monk, Rasputin, who corrupted and destroyed them. "A WONDERFULLY RICH TAPESTRY, the colors fresh and