My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass expands on his life as a slave and his journey to becoming a leading voice in the abolitionist movement.
The Education of Henry Adams is a reflective autobiography that explores history, modernity, and the complexities of progress in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The Road by Jack London is a semi-autobiographical memoir chronicling his experiences as a hobo, riding trains and struggling for survival across America.