Classic American Autobiographies
Andrews, William L. / Eakin, Paul John / Andrews, William L.
The true diversity of the American experience comes to life in this superlative collection of autobiographies-including those of Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Douglas, Mark Twain, and more... A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson (1682), perhaps the first American bestseller, recounts this thirty-nine-year-old woman's harrowing months as the captive of Narragansett Indians.The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin...