Autobiograpy biography on americans

Since our earliest times, humans have been storytellers, and there doesn’t seem to be a topic any more interesting than ourselves.

The autobiography is always a great resource to those looking to delve into the intricacies of history. But Americans, displaying their “melting pot” of diversity, might be said to have perfected the autobiography.

From colonial times to expanding the frontier, from tales of injustice to those of exploration, a slew of American autobiographies address the big picture of development in the US by looking at it in microcosm.

Through autobiographies like these, we glimpse some major turning points in our past from very specific angles – the perspectives of the authors.

1. Benjamin Franklin: Secret Writer Turned Scientist

“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten,” wrote Benjamin Franklin, “either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing.” The witty ax