916.204 SHIPMAN To the Heart of the Nile: Lady Florence Baker and the Exploration of Central Africa (Samuel White Baker purchased Florenz when she was sold on an Ottoman slave block. And that is just the first chapter. But the writing style?)
730.92 COOPER Vinnie Ream: An American Sculptor (sculptor of the statue in Farragut Square as well as of the Lincoln statue that stands in the Rotunda. Reputed flirt)
and one from the 20th century
796.72 SEYMOUR Bugatti Queen: In Search of a French Racing Legend