An 1886 biography of an eminent nineteenth-century musician and singing teacher, compiled from his autobiographical notes.[...]

First published in 1768, this is a dramatic first-hand account of survival following the wreck of HMS Wager in 1741.[...]

While there are many biographies of JFK and accounts of the early years of US space efforts, this book uses primary source material and interviews with key participants to provide a comprehensive account of how the actions taken by JFK's administration have shaped the course of the US space program [...]

Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel.[...]

If Henry James or Edith Wharton had written a novel describing the accomplished and glamorous life and times of John Hay, it would have been thought implausible a novelist s fancy. Nevertheless, John Taliaferro s brilliant biography captures the extraordinary life of Hay, one of the most amazing fig[...]