by Barack Obama (2020)
A deeply personal account of history in the making. Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from a young community organizer to the 44th president of the United States, offering an intimate look inside the Oval Office.
Nelson Mandela
The unforgettable autobiography of one of the moral and political titans of our time. Nelson Mandela recounts his twenty-seven-year imprisonment on Robben Island and his triumphant journey to lead South Africa to multiracial democracy.
Nat B. Read
"Don Benito Wilson (née Benjamin Davis Wilson) is remembered as the namesake of Mount Wilson. Few know he was the second mayor of Los Angeles. Twenty-six State Senators divvy up the district that Benjamin Wilson once represented. Southern California will never again see anyone who made such a mark on so many different fields as Don Benito Wilson"--Provided by publisher.
John M. Taylor
"Confederate Civil War general Robert E. Lee has not had a good press in recent years. Beginning with Thomas Connelly's The Marble Man in 1977, a number of historians have written books designed to topple Lee from his lofty pedestal. In Duty Faithfully Performed, noted biographer John M. Taylor ably counters these revisionist criticisms with a forceful defense of General Lee's character and military accomplishments. Focusing on Lee's personal life and his attitude toward slavery, on his generalship, and on the erstwhile Confederacy's "Lee cult," it is a counter-revisionist biography of one of the most complex and controversial men in American history."--BOOK JACKET.
Patricia E. Sweeney
"This reference book is intended for use primarily by a scholar or an educator studying the lives, roles, and histories of women in America. However, the younger student or general reader may find this book useful to identify interesting materials for reports or reading"--Pref.