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Biography is the fact-based story of a person's life written by a third party. An autobiography is the fact-based story of a person’s life which is written by that person.
by Frederick Douglass from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave
Chapter VIII passage: Frederick Douglass, born about...
by Sojourner Truth and Olive Gilbert from Narrative of Sojourner Truth, a Northern Slave
Sojourner Truth was a abolitionist, feminist, and po...
Abigail Smith liked John Adams. The feeling was mutual. But Abigail’s mother didn’t think the young country lawyer was good eno...
Bessie Blount Griffin was an inventor, nurse, physical therapist, and forensic scientist. She was the first African American wo...
Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov was the founder of the Romanov dynasty in Russia. The dynasty was in power from 1613 to 1917. This ...
Henry Knox had no formal training or experience in war, but he had fighting in his blood and loved learning about artillery. Th...
Clara Barton was a fearless woman. Her desire to help Union soldiers during the Civil War led her to be known as the “Angel of ...
by Helen Keller from The Story of My Life
Chapter XVIII passage: After overcoming an early chi...
Chapter XIII passage: Helen Keller, born 1880, was a...
Chapter IX passage: After losing her sight and heari...