Autobiographies: Some Comments on Autobiographies
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Born into a modest Detroit family, Henry Ford became a pioneer of American ingenuity and industry. In 1922, at the peak of his success in putting countless automobiles on the road, Ford put his own st ...
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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From his family origins and youth to his professional and intellectual life as a printer, publisher, diplomat, and brilliant inventor, Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography is an astounding work that chal ...
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself
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One woman's amazing story of abuse, degradation, and courage as she faces the devastating hardships of America's "peculiar institution."
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Strange Things Happen has been made available for free to DailyLit readers by its publisher, HarperStudio. ... When Stewart Copeland gets dressed, he has an identity crisis. Should he put on “leathe ...
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Before he became one of America's best-loved authors, Mark Twain lived out his own adventures as a steamboat captain on the Mississippi River. The waterway that would run through the heart of some of ...
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The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau
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INTRODUCTION. Among the notable books of later times-we may say, without exaggeration, of all time--must be reckoned The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau. It deals with leading personages and tran ...
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If the volume now presented to the public were a mere work of ART, the history of its misfortune might be written in two very simple words--TOO LATE. The nature and character of slavery have been sub ...
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Someone Will Be With You Shortly
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In Someone Will Be With You Shortly,Lisa Kogan grapples with issues big (her 7-year-old daughter, Julia, and the 8,000 miles that separate them from Julia’s father) and small (her recent apartment r ...
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It's been called the best nonfiction book of the twentieth century. At times sarcastic, at others heady, Adams's reaches far beyond his school days, exploring the human experience in a rapidly changin ...
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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Volume 1
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Fanny Burney, one of the most important British novelists of the eighteenth century, led an extraordinary life. Not one to take “no” for an answer, Burney had willpower and spirit uncommon among w ...
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Travel writing of the recipe kind, this cookbook and genealogy hybrid selects the best from tried-and-true, stain-spattered, dog-eared, and time-honored collections. The Ghost in the Pantry dishes up ...
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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AN AMERICAN SLAVE. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having s ...
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Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
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You know his name. Now, in his own words, read the incredible story of the wealthiest man in history.
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From a childhood marred by the cruelties of slavery Booker T. Washington rose to become a champion for black Americans. Here's how he pulled himself up by his boostraps—and his vision for how his di ...
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
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_The author's account of his country, and their manners and customs--Administration of justice--Embrenche--Marriage ceremony, and public entertainments--Mode of living--Dress--Manufactures Buildings-- ...
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A voyage to the exotic south sea turns into one of the most famous mutinies in naval history. This is the full story of William Bligh and his ship: the Bounty.
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Volume 2
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Fanny Burney, one of the most important British novelists of the eighteenth century, led an extraordinary life. Not one to take “no” for an answer, Burney had willpower and spirit uncommon among w ...
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The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay, Volume 3
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Fanny Burney, one of the most important British novelists of the eighteenth century, led an extraordinary life. Not one to take “no” for an answer, Burney had willpower and spirit uncommon among w ...
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