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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 ...
This kind of memoir refers to the idea in ancient Greece and Rome, that memoirs were like "memos", or pieces of unfinished and unpublished writing, which a writer might use as a memory aid to make a more finished document later on. The Sarashina Nikki is an example of an early Japanese memoir, written in the Heian period.
Tennis player Agassi's incredible memory plus the world's best ghostwriter—JR Moehringer, also hired by Prince Harry—combine to make this possibly the finest sports memoir ever.
The Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant are an autobiography, in two volumes, of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States. The work focuses on his military career during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War .
Fi: A Memoir of My Son, by Alexandra Fuller “All parents who hear of Fi’s death have told me this: I wouldn’t survive the death of my child,” Alexandra Fuller writes.
The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph. Oksana Masters was born near Chornobyl, in Ukraine. She was born missing a kidney, both tibias, a right bicep, thumbs, and a part of her stomach.
Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson, Written by Herself: 1801 Shen Fu: Six Records of a Floating Life: 1808 William Cowper: Memoir of the Early Life of William Cowper, Esq., Written by Himself: 1816 Harriette Wilson: Memoirs of Harriette Wilson: 1825 Giacomo Casanova: Histoire de ma vie: 1826 Cornelio Saavedra: Memoria autógrafa: 1829 Richard ...
In "Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021" (published by St. Martin's Press), former German Chancellor Angela Merkel writes about two lives: her early years growing up under a Communist-controlled police ...