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Voltaire and the French Enlightenment - Will Durant


Voltaire and the French Enlightenment - Will Durant
- Author: Will Durant
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Literary Criticism / Political Science
In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and philosopher known as Voltaire (1694-1778) as "unprepossessing, ugly, vain, flippant, unscrupulous, even at times dishonest" and "tirelessly...
Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881 - James B. Gillett


Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881 - James B. Gillett
- Author: James B. Gillett
- Genre: War & Military Fiction / Biography & Autobiography / Modern (19th C)
James Gillet recounts his adventures with the Texas Rangers 1856-1937. In a very entertaining style he recounts personal stories of wars, feuds, battles with the Apache nation and pursuing robbers and murderers. From these stories, and others like...
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (Version 2) - Alexander Wheelock Thayer


The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume I (Version 2) - Alexander Wheelock Thayer
- Author: Alexander Wheelock Thayer
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
The first scholarly biography on the life of Ludwig Von Beethoven. Volume 1 - Summary by Realisticspeakers...
Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women - Elizabeth Blackwell


Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women - Elizabeth Blackwell
- Author: Elizabeth Blackwell
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Education / Medical
A fascinating account of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She writes of her struggles in being accepted to a medical school (at one point she is advised to disguise herself as a male). She details her experiences...
Cavour - Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco


Cavour - Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
- Author: Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861) was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement for Italian unification. A nobleman born in Turin, Cavour founded the political newspaper "Il Risorgimento." An ardent admirer of Britain's...
Why We Love Lincoln - James Creelman


Why We Love Lincoln - James Creelman
- Author: James Creelman
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Modern (19th C)
Brought to us by notable reporter and writer, James Creelman, this story of Abraham Lincoln is a more personal and simple portrait of the most popular U.S. President. This account is told in an easy flowing style giving many insights into the spirt...