Memoirs of Historical Events

Ernest Hemingway wrote "A Moveable Feast", a memoir of his time in Paris in the 1920s.

The Diary of Anne Frank is a memoir written by Anne Frank during the Holocaust, a genocide of Jews during World War II.

Henry Adams wrote "The Education of Henry Adams", a memoir of his life and education in the 19th century.

The Gulag Archipelago is a memoir by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn about his experiences in the Soviet Gulag labor camps during the Stalin era.

Benjamin Franklin wrote "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin", a memoir of his life and career as a scientist, inventor, and statesman.

The Civil War: A Narrative is a memoir by Ulysses S. Grant about his experiences as a general in the American Civil War.

Frederick Douglass wrote "The Life of Frederick Douglass", a memoir of his life as a slave and his fight for abolition.

The Outbreak of the Peloponnesian War is a memoir by Thucydides about the causes and early events of the Peloponnesian War.

Marcus Aurelius wrote "The Meditations", a series of personal writings and reflections on Stoic philosophy.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a memoir by Edward Gibbon about the decline and fall of the Roman Empire.

Mahatma Gandhi wrote "The Life of Mahatma Gandhi", a memoir of his life and work as a leader of the Indian independence movement.

The Long Walk is a memoir by Slavomir Rawicz about his escape from a Soviet Gulag labor camp during World War II.

Malcolm X wrote "The Autobiography of Malcolm X", a memoir of his life and work as a leader of the Nation of Islam.

The Diary of a Young Girl is a memoir by Anne Frank about her experiences during the Holocaust.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wrote "The Gulag Archipelago", a memoir of his experiences in the Soviet Gulag labor camps.