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  • From Farm House to the White House: The Life of George Washington, His Boyhood, Youth, Manhood Public and Private Life and Services

    by William M. Thayer ...
    More than two hundred years ago, when America was chiefly inhabited by Indians two brothers, in England, John and Lawrence Washington, resolved to remove hither. As they were not poor, doomed to eke out a miserable existence from a reluctant soil, it is supposed that politics was the immediate cause of their removal. It was during the reign of Cromwell, and he made it hot for his enemies. In 1655 ... Read more

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  • Franklin's Autobiography plus 3 Biographies of Him

    by Benjamin Franklin, John T. Morse, William M. Thayer ...
    This file includes: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin by John T. Morse, Benjamin Franklin by Paul Elmer More, and From Boyhood to Manhood: the Life of Benjamin Franklin by William M. Thayer. According to Wikipedia: "Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, ... Read more

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  • Autobiography and 3 Books About Him

    by Benjamin Franklin, John T. Morse, William M. Thayer ...
    This file includes: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin by John T. Morse, Benjamin Franklin by Paul Elmer More, and From Boyhood to Manhood: the Life of Benjamin Franklin by William M. Thayer. According to Wikipedia: "Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, ... Read more

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  • The Printer Boy; or How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark: An Example for Youth

    by William M. Thayer ...
    This book is designed to illustrate the familiar maxim, that "the boy is father to the man." The early life of Franklin is sketched from his childhood to the time he was established in business, thus showing what he was in boyhood and youth; and the achievements of his manhood are summed up in a closing chapter, to substantiate the truth of the above proverb. The author believes that the lives of ... Read more

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  • Totalitarianism

    Part Three of The Origins of Totalitarianism

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    The great twentieth-century political philosopher examines how Hitler and Stalin gained and maintained power, and the nature of totalitarian states.In the final volume of her classic work The Origins of Totalitarianism, Hannah Arendt focuses on the two genuine forms of the totalitarian state in modern history: the dictatorships of Bolshevism after 1930 and of National Socialism after 1938. ... Read more

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  • Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

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    A story of resilience, truth, and the unbreakable human spirit. First published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of the most powerful and influential autobiographies in American history. Written by Douglass himself, a man born into slavery who rose to become one of the greatest abolitionists, writers, and orators of the 19th century, this book is both a personal ... Read more

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  • Clotel; or, the President's Daughter

    by William Wells Brown ...
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  • Running A Thousand Miles For Freedom – Incredible Escape of William & Ellen Craft from Slavery (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A True and Thrilling Tale of Deceit, Intrigue and Breakout from the Notorious Southern Slavery

    by William Craft, Ellen Craft, Callum Deneford ...
    Running A Thousand Miles For Freedom is a landmark antebellum slave narrative that combines adventure, testimony, political argument, and moral indictment. Recounting the Crafts' daring 1848 escape from Georgia to the North, the work turns disguise, mobility, and literacy into instruments of liberation. Its central episode—Ellen Craft's passing as a white male enslaver while William travels as her ... Read more

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  • The Life of Josiah Henson

    Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself

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    In 1830 slave Josiah Henson escaped from Charles County, Maryland, to Upper Canada where he founded a settlement and laborer's school for other fugitive slaves.His autobiography, the full title of which is The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada, as Narrated by Himself, inspired the character of George Harris in Uncle Tom's Cabin. ... Read more

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  • Uncle Tom's Story of His Life

    An Autobiography of the Reverend Josiah Henson

    by Josiah Henson ...
    This 1876 version of Josiah Henson’s autobiography, the first of many editions issued by British editor John Lobb, followed the original 1849 edition and a much-expanded 1858 version. The autobiography traces Henson’s life from his birth into slavery in Maryland in 1789; his escape to Canada in 1830; his participation in the founding of the Dawn Settlement for fugitive slaves in Ontario; and his ... Read more

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  • Henry D. Thoreau

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    In "Henry D. Thoreau," F. B. Sanborn offers a meticulously crafted biographical portrait of the iconic American transcendentalist, capturing both the nuanced complexities of Thoreau's character and the profound philosophical ideas that shaped his work. Sanborn's literary style is rich and evocative, employing an analytical yet empathetic lens that situates Thoreau within the broader context of ... Read more

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