Collection:Biographies & Memoirs

About Biographies & Memoirs

Read about individual lives through biographies, memoirs and personal accounts. The collection spans artists, political figures and other people whose experiences offer a closer view of their time and surroundings.

Choose a person or subject that interests you, then check the author and description. A memoir presents its writer’s account; a biography takes another author’s approach to a life. Look for the period covered when comparing books about the same person.

Explore the surrounding events in history books, or discover more subjects in nonfiction.