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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.
Francis Place's autobiography presents a vivid and readable account of the early life of one of the best-known radical reformers of the early nineteenth... Læs mere
John Churchill, first duke of Marlborough, was one of the two greatest military commanders in British history and the first subject to achieve and exercise a dominating influence in European... Læs mere
This book offers a readable yet scholarly account of the life of one of the greatest statesmen of empire, William Pitt the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-78). Chatham is seen as a... Læs mere
The most distinguished member of the Indian Civil Service in the twentieth century, William Hailey was also an expert on African colonial administration. This life as a witness to and participant in the process of colonialism, nationalism and decolonisation.
This 1999 book is a scholarly yet accessible biography of a pioneering dinosaur hunter and scholar. Gideon Mantell discovered the Iguanodon and several... Læs mere
This book studies the problem of Christianisation in southern France during the early sixth century AD, and of the transformation of the pagan Roman empire, from the perspective of the career and writings of Bishop Caesarius of Arles (470–542).
This study of a commanding Conservative politician is a major contribution to understanding Conservative ideology, 'Englishness' and the... Læs mere
Plutarch and Arrian are the ancient writers who tell us most about Alexander the Great. This 1993 book is an attempt to analyse and evaluate in detail the sources of information they themselves drew on, a necessary first step to appreciating the value of their own accounts.
The Earl of Essex was the last great favourite of Elizabeth I. Using an unparalleled range of sources, this revisionist 1999 study presents a picture of Essex and of the outbreak of faction in Elizabethan politics.
Lord Salisbury (1830–1903) is now a subject of intense historical attention. But this important and accessible study moves away... Læs mere
Reveals the mystical side of the man who served for three terms as Australian Prime Minister. In examining the strength of Deakin's religious and spiritual beliefs, in... Læs mere
Lord Salisbury (1830–1903) is now a subject of intense historical attention. But this important and accessible study moves away... Læs mere