Biography / Autobiography from SRG Antiquarian Books

Set of two autobiographies of P T Barnum: The Life of Barnum, the World Renowned Showman. Written by Himself . to Which is added The Art of Money Getting, or Golden Rules for Making Money, Profusely Illustrated. [ Appears to be self published, but 1890 with n.d. printed] AND Struggles and Triumphs: or, Forty Years' Recollections of P. T. Barnum.… Read more about this item

The Life of Benedict Arnold; His Patriotism and His Treason. 1880 First Edition. By Isaac N. Arnold, Author of "Life of Abraham Lincoln". Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Company. 1880. Condition: NOT a library book. Careful, professional rebinding as shown, aged end pages. Complete, with no marks, crimps, book plates, signatures, etc found within. Secure binding. Labeled in gilt with lightly impressed… Read more about this item

A Popular Life of Gen George A Custer, Major General of Volunteers, Brevet Major-General US Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Seventh US Cavalry. 1876 First Edition. By Frederick Whittaker, Brevet Captain Sixth New York Veteran Cavalry. New York: Sheldon & Company, etc. [Alphabetical index in back for reference use] Condition: NOT a library book. Very good condition, in original red-brown binding with… Read more about this item

The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, with an Auto-Biography of His Childhood and Youth. 1860 First Edition [Thirtieth Thousand]. By James Redpath. Boston: Thayer and Eldridge, 1860. Condition: NOT a library book. Original brown cloth binding with impressed covers and gilt on spine. Interior complete with frontispiece portrait, tissue guard. Fresh end pages. News article imprint on two pages in… Read more about this item

Life Explorations and Public Services of John Charles Fremont, 1856 First Edition. By Charles Wentworth Upham. With Illustrations. Thirtieth Thousand. Boston: Ticknor and Fields. Great explanations of the expeditions' hardships and interactions within the diverse group of Kit Carson, Fremont, other trackers, map makers, Indians and outdoorsment. Written in anticipation of the 1856 election wherer Fremont was nominated for President...so… Read more about this item

Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry, by William Wirt of Richmond Virginia. 1847 Tenth Edition, Corrected by the Author. Hartford: Publihed by S Andrus & Son. "Patrick Henry was an American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention: "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and… Read more about this item

The Lives of the Fathers of the Eastern Deserts, by the Rev Dr Challoner. New York: D & J Sadler & Co. 1852. Second title page adds: The Wonders of God in the Wilderness, to Which is Added an Appendix. New York: 1857. See photographed Table of Contents. Condition: NOT a library book. Very fine condition for original 1852 / 1857 binding.… Read more about this item

Prison Life of Jefferson Davis Embracing Details and Incidents of his Captivity, Particulars Concerning his Health and Habits, Together with Many Conversations on Topics of Great Public Interest. By John J Craven, M.D. New York: Carleton, Publisher. London: S Low Son & Co. 1866 First Edition. Written by the attending physician, this book presents a sympathetic account of Jefferson Davis.… Read more about this item

The Temperance Reform and Its Great Reformers. An Illustrated History, Including the Temperance "blue laws" of the New England Colonies; the Liquor Laws of the States; A Sketch of the Various Temperance Organizations; Biographies of Lyman Beecher, John B Gough, Dr Jewett, etc., A Chapter on the Medical and Chemical Phases of the Movement; "The Crusades"; the Woman's Christian Temperance… Read more about this item

The Volunteer Soldier of America. By John A Logan. with Memoir of the Author and Military Reminiscences from General Logan's Private Journal. Chicago and New York: R S Peale & Company, Publishers, 1887. Condition: NOT a library book. Excellent condition, especially for its age. Impressed cover with gilt. Clean interior. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to… Read more about this item

The Woman in Battle: A Narrative of the Exploits, Adventures, and Travels of Madame Loreta Janeta Velazquez, Otherwise known as Lieutenant Harry T Buford, Confederate States Army. In which is given Full descriptions of the numerous battles in which she participated as a Confederate Officer...Blockade-Runner...Bond Swindle...etc. Edited by C. J Worthington, Profusely Illustrated. Richmond, VA: Dustin, Gilman & Co. 1876… Read more about this item

Great Fortunes, and How they were Made; or the Struggles and Triumphs of our Self-Made Men. by James D McCabe, Jr. Numerous Illustrations, from Original Designs by G F and E B Bensell. Cincinnati and Chicago: E Hannaford & Company. 1871 First Edition. Includes individual sections with brief biographies of individuals within: Inventors, Merchants, Physicians, Authors, Artists, Capitalists, Publishers, Editors,… Read more about this item

Memoir of the Life and Public Services of John Charles Fremont, Including an Account of his Explorations, Discoveries and Adventures on Five Successive Expeditions across the North American Continent; Voluminous Selections from his Private and Public Correspondence; his defence before the Court Martial, and Full Reports of His Principal Speeches in the Senate of the United States. By John Bigelow.… Read more about this item

The Telegraph in America, Its Founders, Promoters and Noted Men. by James D Reid. New York: Derby Brothers, 1879 First Edition. From the Western Union Library, with stamp on title page as photographed. Engraved portraits both in frontispiece and throughout the book of primary figures in the industry and its development...all with original tissue guards. Condition: Good condition, full leather, with… Read more about this item

Sketches of Western Adventure of the Most Interesting Incidents Connected with the Settlement of the West, from 1755 to 1794. With an Appendix. Revised and Corrected, with Engravings. Exciting, thrilling adventures of Indian skirmishes, war parties, and often dramatic and tragic events in the settlement of the West. Recounted stories of Daniel Boone and military men, as well as settlers trying… Read more about this item

The Music of the Modern World, Illustrated in the Lives and Works of the Greatest Modern Musicians and in Reproductions of Famous Paintings, Etc. Anton Seidl, Editor in Chief; Assisted by Fanny Morris Smith; Consulting Editor H E Krehbiel; Art Editor W S Howard. In Two Volumes: Volume One: TEXT; Volume Two: MUSIC. This two volume set is like new. It… Read more about this item

Women of the War; their Heroism and Self-Sacrifice; by Frank Moore, Author of "The Rebellion Record," "Diary of the American Revolution,", etc. Illustrated with Steel Engravings. Hartford, Conn: S. S. Scranton & Co. 596 pages. 1867 - First Edition. Condition: Re-backed as pictured. Firm, with typical toning to pages as well as expected foxing as shown in the photos. We carefully… Read more about this item

Sketches of the Rise, Progress, and Decline of Secession; with a Narrative of Personal Adventures among the Rebels, By W. G. Brownlow, . Editor of the Knoxville Whig. Philadelphia: George W Childs; Cincinnati: Applegate & Company. 1862 First Edition: 458 numbered pages + 8 pages period ads. Condition: Rebound with original label as pictured. Interior is clean, with no writing, cuts,… Read more about this item

Glances and Glimpses; or Fifty Years Social, Including Twenty Years Professional Life. by. Harriot K Hunt, M.D. 1856 First Edition, Fourth Thousandth. Early women's rights advocate Harriot K Hunt, considered the first female doctor in the United States. After two refusals to have her study at the Harvard Medical School, she received a private medical education and practiced with an emphasis… Read more about this item

My Story of the War: A Woman's Narrative of Four Years Personal Experience as Nurse in the Union Army, and in Relief Work at Home, in Hospitals, Camps, and at the Front, during the War of the Rebellion with Anecdotes, Pathetic Incidents, and Thrilling Reminiscences Portraying The Lights and Shadows of Hospital Life and The Sanitary Service of the War.… Read more about this item