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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
Published in 1788 by Andrew Kippis (1725–95), this was the first biography of Captain James Cook (1728–79), although several of Cook's colleagues had written memoirs of... Læs mere
Prolific journalist, satirist and author Henry Duff Traill published books on a wide range of subjects from politics to travel. This 1896 work, the most thorough of his... Læs mere
Lorenzo Sabine (1803–77) worked as a trader, in customs and for the Treasury Department before he was elected to the United States Congress in 1852. This 1847 work is a series of biographical sketches of Americans who remained loyal to Britain during the War of Independence.
First published in 1874, this autobiography focuses on Owen's early life, beginning with the history of his family. It also documents the beginnings... Læs mere
Arthur Young (1741–1820) was one of the most important eighteenth-century agriculturalists and social commentators. The accounts... Læs mere
Olaudah Equiano (c.1745–97) was born in Nigeria and sold into slavery as a child. His successful 1789 autobiography... Læs mere
Olaudah Equiano (c.1745–97) was born in Nigeria and sold into slavery as a child. His successful 1789 autobiography... Læs mere
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859) was a British administrator in India whose career saw him posted to Afghanistan and Poona before becoming Governor of... Læs mere
Liberty Abroad is the first comprehensive critical study to consider the whole of John Stuart Mill's pronouncements on international relations.... Læs mere
A biography of the American Gilbert Imlay (c 1754 - c 1828), revolutionary war veteran - and infamous lover of Mary Wollstonecraft. It also highlights how Imlay... Læs mere
General Charles Napier kept the peace in England during the Chartist protests in 1839. Then he conquered Sind. In... Læs mere