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The Life of Samuel Johnson - Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides (Paperback): James Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson - Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides (Paperback)
James Boswell
R600 Discovery Miles 6 000 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Works of Benjamin Franklin - Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and... The Works of Benjamin Franklin - Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; With Notes and a Life of the Author (Paperback)
Benjamin Franklin
R788 Discovery Miles 7 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Life and Times of John Calvin, the Great Reformer (Paperback): Paul Henry The Life and Times of John Calvin, the Great Reformer (Paperback)
Paul Henry
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Louisa Catherine - The Other Mrs. Adams (Paperback): Margery M Heffron Louisa Catherine - The Other Mrs. Adams (Paperback)
Margery M Heffron; Edited by David L Michelmore
R952 Discovery Miles 9 520 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The definitive biography of Louisa Catherine, wife and political partner of President John Quincy Adams "Insightful and entertaining."-Susan Dunn, New York Review of Books A New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife and political partner of John Quincy Adams, became one of the most widely known women in America when her husband assumed office as sixth president in 1 825. Shrewd, intellectual, and articulate, she was close to the center of American power over many decades, and extensive archives reveal her as an unparalleled observer of the politics, personalities, and issues of her day. Louisa left behind a trove of journals, essays, letters, and other writings, yet no biographer has mined these riches until now. Margery Heffron brings Louisa out of the shadows at last to offer the first full and nuanced portrait of an extraordinary first lady. The book begins with Louisa's early life in London and Nantes, France, then details her excruciatingly awkward courtship and engagement to John Quincy, her famous diplomatic success in tsarist Russia, her life as a mother, years abroad as the wife of a distinguished diplomat, and finally the Washington, D.C., era when, as a legendary hostess, she made no small contribution to her husband's successful bid for the White House. Louisa's sharp insights as a tireless recorder provide a fresh view of early American democratic society, presidential politics and elections, and indeed every important political and social issue of her time.

My Diary North and South (Paperback): William Howard Russell My Diary North and South (Paperback)
William Howard Russell
R641 Discovery Miles 6 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman (Paperback): William Tecumseh Sherman Memoirs of General William T. Sherman (Paperback)
William Tecumseh Sherman
R904 Discovery Miles 9 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Memoirs of the Reign of King George Ii (Paperback): Horace Walpole Memoirs of the Reign of King George Ii (Paperback)
Horace Walpole
R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Military Service and Adventures in the Far East - Including Sketches of the Campaigns Against the Afghans in 1839 and the Sikhs... Military Service and Adventures in the Far East - Including Sketches of the Campaigns Against the Afghans in 1839 and the Sikhs in 1845-6 (Paperback)
Daniel Henry Mackinnon
R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Papers of James Madison - Purchased by Order of Congress; Being His Correspondence and Reports of Debates During the... The Papers of James Madison - Purchased by Order of Congress; Being His Correspondence and Reports of Debates During the Congress of the Confederation and His Reports of Debates in the Federal Convention: Now Published from the Original Manuscripts Deposit (Paperback)
James Madison
R827 Discovery Miles 8 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Life of Samuel Johnson - Ll. D. Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides (Paperback): James Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson - Ll. D. Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides (Paperback)
James Boswell
R567 Discovery Miles 5 670 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
In My Time - A Personal and Political Memoir (Paperback, New): Dick Cheney In My Time - A Personal and Political Memoir (Paperback, New)
Dick Cheney; As told to Liz Cheney
R565 R536 Discovery Miles 5 360 Save R29 (5%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In his #1 New York Times bestseller, former Vice President Dick Cheney delivers a forty-year portrait of American politics and shares unyielding reflections on his role as one of the most steadfast and influential statesmen in the history of our country.In his enlightening and provocative memoir--a stately page-turner with flashes of surprising humor, remarkable candor, and powerful resonance--former Vice President Dick Cheney takes readers through his experiences as family man, policymaker, businessman, and politician during years that shaped our collective history. Eyewitness to events at the highest levels, Dick Cheney brings to life scenes from past and present: He chronicles his coming-of-age as a high school athlete in Casper, Wyoming, and courting homecoming queen Lynn Vincent, his future wife. He describes driving through the White House gates just hours after the 1974 resignation of Richard Nixon, to manage the Ford transition. He portrays his response to the national crisis of 9/11, when he conveyed orders from the White House bunker to shoot down a hijacked airliner if it would not divert. And he reveals how his political vision has endured through his extraordinary ascent to the heights of American public life as: * The youngest White House Chief of Staff, under President Gerald Ford * Congressman from Wyoming who worked closely with President Ronald Reagan * Secretary of defense under George H. W. Bush, overseeing the U.S. military during Operation Desert Storm and the resolution of the Cold War * CEO of the international Fortune 500 company Halliburton * The first U.S. vice president to serve out his term of office in the twenty-first century. Working with George W. Bush from the onset of the global war on terror, he was--and remains--an outspoken proponent of taking every step necessary to defend the nation.

The Tigress of Forli - Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza De' Medici... The Tigress of Forli - Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza De' Medici (Paperback)
Elizabeth Lev
R474 R444 Discovery Miles 4 440 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

"In this insightful, fascinating portrayal, Elizabeth Lev brings Caterina Sforza and her times very much to life."--Kathleen Turner, actress and author of "Send Yourself Roses"
A strategist to match Machiavelli; a warrior who stood toe to toe with the Borgias; a wife whose three marriages would end in bloodshed and heartbreak; and a mother determined to maintain her family's honor, Caterina Riario Sforza de' Medici was a true Renaissance celebrity, beloved and vilified in equal measure. In this dazzling biography, Elizabeth Lev illuminates her extraordinary life and accomplishments.
Raised in the court of Milan and wed at age ten to the pope's corrupt nephew, Caterina was ensnared in Italy's political intrigues early in life. After turbulent years in Rome's papal court, she moved to the Romagnol province of Forli. Following her husband's assassination, she ruled Italy's crossroads with iron will, martial strength, political savvy, and an icon's fashion sense. In finally losing her lands to the Borgia family, she put up a resistance that inspired all of Europe and set the stage for her progeny--including Cosimo de' Medici--to follow her example to greatness.
A rich evocation of Renaissance life, "The Tigress of Forli" reveals Caterina Riario Sforza as a brilliant and fearless ruler, and a tragic but unbowed figure.
"A rich, nuanced portrait of a highly controversial beauty and military leader, and her violent, albeit glittering, Italian Renaissance milieu."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Well-written and meticulously researched, The Tigress of Forli recreates the world of Renaissance Italy in all its grandeur and violence. At the center stands a remarkable woman, Caterina Riario Sforza. Mother, warrior, and icon, Caterina is unforgettable, and so is the exciting story that Elizabeth Lev tells here."--Barry Strauss, author of "Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership"

Dilston Hall, Or, Memoirs of the Right Hon. James Radcliffe, Earl of Derwentwater, a Martyr in the Rebellion of 1715 - to Which... Dilston Hall, Or, Memoirs of the Right Hon. James Radcliffe, Earl of Derwentwater, a Martyr in the Rebellion of 1715 - to Which Is Added, a Visit to Bamburgh Castle: With an Account of Lord Crewe's Charities, and a Memoir of the Noble Founder: Forming th (Paperback)
William Sidney Gibson
R492 Discovery Miles 4 920 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Life and Times of John Calvin, the Great Reformer (Paperback): Paul Henry The Life and Times of John Calvin, the Great Reformer (Paperback)
Paul Henry
R675 Discovery Miles 6 750 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Life and Letters of Washington Irving (Paperback): Pierre Munroe Irving The Life and Letters of Washington Irving (Paperback)
Pierre Munroe Irving
R676 Discovery Miles 6 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Biography of Elisha Kent Kane (Paperback): William Elder Biography of Elisha Kent Kane (Paperback)
William Elder
R640 Discovery Miles 6 400 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Life on the Plains and Among the Diggings - Being Scenes and Adventures of an Overland Journey to California; With Particular... Life on the Plains and Among the Diggings - Being Scenes and Adventures of an Overland Journey to California; With Particular Incidents of the Route, Mistakes and Sufferings of the Emigrants, the Indian Tribes, the Present and the Future of the Great West (Paperback)
Alonzo Delano
R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Works of Thomas Carlyle - History of Friedrich Ii of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great (Paperback): Thomas Carlyle The Works of Thomas Carlyle - History of Friedrich Ii of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great (Paperback)
Thomas Carlyle
R639 Discovery Miles 6 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Life and Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame De La Mothe Guyon - Together With Some Account of the Personal History and... Life and Religious Opinions and Experience of Madame De La Mothe Guyon - Together With Some Account of the Personal History and Religious Opinions of Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray (Paperback)
Thomas Cogswell Upham
R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 (Paperback): Abner Doubleday Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 (Paperback)
Abner Doubleday
R487 Discovery Miles 4 870 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Works of Benjamin Franklin - Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and... The Works of Benjamin Franklin - Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; With Notes and a Life of the Author (Paperback)
Benjamin Franklin
R752 Discovery Miles 7 520 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Life of John Coleridge Patteson - Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands (Paperback): Charlotte Mary Yonge Life of John Coleridge Patteson - Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands (Paperback)
Charlotte Mary Yonge
R603 Discovery Miles 6 030 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Life and Letters of Washington Irving (Paperback): Pierre M. Irving The Life and Letters of Washington Irving (Paperback)
Pierre M. Irving
R604 Discovery Miles 6 040 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Life of Mr. Richard Savage, Son of the Earl Rivers - 3Rd Ed., to Which Are Added the Lives of Sir Francis Drake and Admiral... The Life of Mr. Richard Savage, Son of the Earl Rivers - 3Rd Ed., to Which Are Added the Lives of Sir Francis Drake and Admiral Blake (Paperback)
Samuel Johnson
R563 Discovery Miles 5 630 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
The Life of Samuel Johnson - Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides (Paperback): James Boswell The Life of Samuel Johnson - Including a Journal of His Tour to the Hebrides (Paperback)
James Boswell
R641 Discovery Miles 6 410 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
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