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Primary Sources: Autobiography/Memoir

Definition

These are books written by people about themselves. Autobiographies tend to cover the person's entire life up until the point the book was written and are more factual in nature. Memoirs tend to focus on a particular time period or aspect of a person's life and while they are true, memoirs are more narrative and emotive in nature.

Sample Autobiographies in our Collection

Sample Memoirs in our Collection