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Historical Figures Books

Slaves to Desire
Alexander Hamilton
The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundred-Year-Old Man, #1)
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Diary of a Young Girl
Einstein: His Life and Universe
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
Napoleon: A Life
Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Hidden Figures
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey
Cleopatra: A Life
The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (Theodore Roosevelt, #1)
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Hannibal by Philip FreemanHughes by Richard HackThe First Tycoon by T.J. StilesJulius Caesar by Philip FreemanDemocracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville
Biography Of Famous People
38 books — 3 voters
Oceans of Thoughts by Rosalind Severin McCleanOceans of Thoughts Book Two by Rosalind Severin McCleanOceans of Thoughts Book Three by Rosalind Severin McClean
Best Books of Historical Quotes and Wisdom
3 books — 2 voters

Abraham Lincoln by Seth Grahame-SmithHaunted Tree by Scott Robert SchellerThe White Devil by Justin EvansThe Difference Engine by William GibsonBecquer eterno by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban
Historical Figures in a Paralel World
18 books — 9 voters
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle MoranRasputin's Daughter by Robert AlexanderBrontë’s Mistress by Finola AustinMy Dearest Dietrich by Amanda BarrattThe Secret Wife of Aaron Burr by Susan Holloway Scott
Related to Someone Famous (Historical Fiction)
43 books — 3 voters

I, Jacqueline by Hilda LewisJacoba, Dochter van Holland by Simone van der VlugtHet felle leven van Jacoba van Beieren by Wim PovelDe Nicht Van De Bisschop by Joyce TulkensDie Schattenjägerin. Das Leben der Jakoba von Bayern by Martina Kempff
Books about Jacqueline of Hainaut
10 books — 4 voters
The Five by Hallie RubenholdThe Trigger by Tim ButcherThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootCode Girls by Liza MundySingled Out by Virginia Nicholson
Rediscovered history
208 books — 16 voters

Quotes Tagged “Historical Figures”

Alexander Hamilton
“ There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism ”
― Alexander Hamilton
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“ To know and admire history’s heroes involves a knowledge of the full historical context they lived in, warts and all, in order to see clearly how they changed that world for the better. ”
― David Miano, Why Ancient History Matters
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Videos Tagged “Historical Figures”

Constantine the Great
Constantine the Great
ICONSCIOUSNESS: Messages from 100 Icons
ICONSCIOUSNESS: Messages from 100 Icons
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Groups Tagged "Historical Figures"

Come pick his brain, you will run away screaming! or maybe not... ...June 20, 2012 to Aug 20, 2…more
1 member, last active 13 years ago
A Pior (Worse) Ficção Histórica de Portugal Os piores e mais mal inventados enredos históricos ou sobre personagens históricas portuguesas. …more
15 members, last active 11 years ago