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A: The Memoirs of the life of Edward Gibbon with various observations and excursions by himself (1788–1789). 40 quarto pages (6 missing). B: My own Life (1788–1789). 72 quarto pages. Describes the first 27 years of his life. C: Memoirs of the life and writings of Edward Gibbon (1789). 41 folio pages plus insert. Describes the first 35 years ...
Ulysses S. Grant, working on his memoirs in 1885. His Personal Memoirs is considered by historians to be among the best by a U.S. president. Many presidents of the United States have written autobiographies about their presidencies and/or (some periods of) their life before their time in office. Some 19th-century U.S. presidents who wrote ...
The Days of My Life: 1991 Michael York: Accidentally on Purpose: 1991 Katharine Hepburn: Me: Stories of My Life: 1991 Patty Duke: A Brilliant Madness: 1992 Peter O'Toole: Loitering with Intent: The Child: 1992 Barry Williams: Growing Up Brady OR I Was a Teenage Greg: 1992 Micky Dolenz: I'm a Believer: 1993 Richard Fleischer: Just Tell Me When ...
The famous New York Times restaurant critic's memoir of her first 30 years is a smorgasbord of compelling locations—New York in the 1960s, boarding school in Montreal, travels in Tunisia, Crete ...
Reading Fuller’s latest memoir, Fi, which so closely captures the anguish and utter bewilderment of grief, I was sometimes aware of an ache in my chest—a faint echo of the ache I felt when my ...
Below, see the best 20 memoirs by Olympians—including books by some of the most accomplished and inspiring Summer Olympians of all time like Simone Biles and Michael Phelps. Courage to Soar: A ...
Part One of the Autobiography is addressed to Franklin's son William, at that time (1771) Royal Governor of New Jersey.While in England at the estate of the Bishop of St Asaph in Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents and grandparents, recounting his childhood, expressing his fondness for reading, and narrating his apprenticeship to his brother James Franklin, a ...
These true-life accounts and biographies have everything you want in a good book. From propulsive plots and hard insights, to love, grief, and self-discovery. 7 Powerful Memoirs to Read This Summer