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

Pawnee Bill's True History of the Great West - Thirty Years among the Pawnee Indians. Pawnee Bill (Mayor Gordon W Lillie) his Experiences and Adventures on the Western Plains or From the Saddle of a "Cowboy and Ranger" to the Chair of a "Bank President" by J H De Wolff, Published by Pawnee Bill's Historic Wild West Company 1902. Condition: NOT… 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 Magic Story, by Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey, New York: Frank E Morrison Publisher. 1914. Sixth Edition, 1/4 leather binding. Almost 4" x 7". 63 pages with 9 full page illustrations. "Much have I wearied my brain anent the question, how best to describe this recipe for success that I have discovered, and it seemeth advisable to give it as it… 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

Live and Services of Gen John A Logan as Soldier and Statesman. By George Francis Dawson, Ex-Librarian of the United States Senate, etc. Published by Subscription Only. Chicago and New York: Belford, Clarke & Company, 1888, First Edition. Logan served in the Mexican American War and later as a general in the US Civil War. He was a member of… 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

The Life and Times of Henry Clay, by Samuel M Smucker, LL. D., Author of ..."Life and Times of Thomas Jefferson" ... Philadelphia: G. G. Evans, 439 Chestnut Street, 1860. Stereotyped by J. Fagan. 1860 First Edition. Condition: Re-backed as pictured. Initial pages heavily foxed, as is the original tissue guard for the frontispiece portrait. Owner "E W Grover MD" signed… 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

Around the World with General Grant, A Narrative of the Visit of General U.S. Grant to Europe, Asia, and Africa, in 1877, 1878 1879; To Which are Added Certain Conversations with General Grant on Questions Connected with American Politics and History. by John Russell Young, with Eight Hundred Illustrations. In Two Volumes. New York: Subscription Book Department, The American News Company:… Read more about this item