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First Kill: A Fighter Pilot's Autobiography: 1981 William R. Dunn: Fighter Pilot: The First American Ace of World War II: 1982 Robert Mason: Chickenhawk [g] 1983 Charles R. Bond Jr. A Flying Tiger's Diary: 1984 Duke Cunningham: Fox Two: The Story of America's First Ace in Vietnam: 1984 Gerhard Neumann: Herman the German: Enemy Alien U.S. Army ...
Despite only being named early in the nineteenth century, first-person autobiographical writing originates in antiquity. Roy Pascal differentiates autobiography from the periodic self-reflective mode of journal or diary writing by noting that "[autobiography] is a review of a life from a particular moment in time, while the diary, however ...
For example, Angelou uses the first-person narrative voice customary with autobiographies, told from the perspective, as Lupton puts it, of a child that is "artfully recreated by an adult narrator", although at times the book sounds more like fiction than autobiography. [63]
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is a memoir by American author Dave Eggers.Published in 2000, the book chronicles Eggers' experiences following the sudden death of both his parents and his subsequent responsibility for raising his younger brother, Christopher "Toph" Eggers.
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 ...
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.
Category:Literary autobiographies This is a category for autobiographies or memoirs by literary figures (known for works other than the autobiography), or those in large part concerned with them, for example as partners.
It is alleged that Ali was not involved, and not interested, in the writing of this book to the extent that he never read it till after it was published. [5] It is also alleged that before any material in this book was submitted to the publisher, each page had to be approved by Herbert Muhammad who exercised effective censorship on the contents of the book.