Victoria: Queen, Matriarch, Empress
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This title is part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers...
Victoria's Scottish Lion: The Life of Colin Campbell, Lord Clyde
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From humble Glasgow beginnings, Colin Campbell rose to become Scotland's finest general and a...
William Tecumseh Sherman: In the Service of My Country: A Life
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General Sherman's 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet Sherman...
You Fascinate Me So: The Life and Times of Cy Coleman
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He penned songs such as Witchcraft and The Best Is Yet to Come (signature tunes for Frank Sinatra...
Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics
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Born into folk music's first family, Peggy Seeger has blazed her own trail artistically and...
Radio Astronomer: John Bolton and a New Window on the Universe
Peter Robertson, Ron Ekers and Ken Kellerman
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The leading Australian astronomer of his generation, John Bolton (1922-93), was born in Sheffield...
Robert the Bruce: King of the Scots
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Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) famously defeated the English at Bannockburn and became the hero king...
Roland Hayes: The Legacy of an American Tenor
Christopher Antonio Brooks, Robert Sims, Simon Estes and George Shirley
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Performing in a country rife with racism and segregation, the tenor Roland Hayes was the first...
Sabine Baring-Gould: The Life and Work of a Complete Victorian
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Sabine Baring-Gould was one of the most remarkable Englishmen of the Victorian Age. Born as the heir...
Stanley Melbourne Bruce: Australian Internationalist
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Stanley Melbourne Bruce was at the centre of Imperial politics for more than two decades from the...