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Books like Up from Slavery

12 books with a reading profile close to Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington. Clear-cut; a moderate read.

1

The Story of My Life

by Helen Keller

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

In this memoir, Helen Keller details her childhood following a severe illness that left her both blind and deaf at nineteen months old.
2

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

by Benjamin Franklin

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

Benjamin Franklin outlines his transition from a printer's apprentice in Boston to a prominent civic leader and scientist in Philadelphia.
3

Long Walk to Freedom

by Nelson Mandela

biography, memoir

Nelson Mandela details his progression from a childhood in the rural Eastern Cape to his career as a lawyer and activist in Johannesburg against the National Party’s apartheid system.
4

Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

Wings of Fire follows the life of A.P.J.
5

I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

by Malala Yousafzai

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

This memoir documents Malala Yousafzai’s life in the Swat Valley of Pakistan as the Taliban rose to power and banned girls from attending school.
6

"What Do You Care What Other People Think?": Further Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

This collection of reminiscences follows the life of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman, primarily focusing on two distinct narratives.
7

Becoming

by Michelle Obama

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

In this memoir, Michelle Obama chronicles her life starting from her childhood in a small apartment on the South Side of Chicago.
8

A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

by Masaji Ishikawa

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

Masaji Ishikawa recounts his thirty-six years living under the North Korean regime after his family migrated from Japan in 1960.
9

The Water Is Wide

by Pat Conroy

Also clear-cut · memoir, inspirational

In 1969, Pat Conroy moved to Yamacraw Island, a remote landmass off the South Carolina coast, to teach at a two-room schoolhouse.
10

Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival

by Joe Simpson

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

Joe Simpson and Simon Yates reached the 21,000-foot summit of Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes before disaster struck during their descent.
11

Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family

by Miep Gies

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

Miep Gies recounts her years working as a secretary for Otto Frank in Amsterdam and her subsequent decision to provide food, supplies, and emotional support to the Frank family during their concealment in the Secret Ann…
12

Educated

by Tara Westover

Also clear-cut · biography, memoir

Tara Westover recounts her upbringing in a survivalist Mormon family in the mountains of Idaho.

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