The Autobiography and Other WritingsPenguin, 07.01.1986 - 272 Seiten This authoritative Bantam Classic edition presents readers with a wide-ranging selection of Benjamin Franklin’s most important writings, illuminating the complex and appealing character of this quintessential American who rose to fame as a publisher, inventor, educator, bon vivant, and statesman. Here are selections from Franklin’s newspaper articles, from the sage wisdom of Poor Richard’s Almanac, from his entertaining letters, from his scientific essays, from his political and revolutionary writings, plus a generous sampling of his famous aphorisms, poems, and humor. And, most important, here is a newly edited text of one of the most vital and important works of American literature, the Autobiography. As fascinating and as relevant as ever, this timeless collection of writings reveals an extraordinary man whose mind was always curious, always questioning, and who forever remained dedicated to the principles of truth and liberty. |
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... kind of seer — he made remarkably few bad decisions, although often faced with momentous choices. The Autobiography and American Ideals The Autobiography does not record this legendary existence fully. It is a short, quiet book, written ...
... kind of seer — he made remarkably few bad decisions, although often faced with momentous choices. The Autobiography and American Ideals The Autobiography does not record this legendary existence fully. It is a short, quiet book, written ...
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... kind, humane and benevolent Ben. Franklin.” This accurately describes the personality of the book's narrator; yet men of such vast accomplishment as the legendary Franklin might be expected to speak in accents more assertive and intense ...
... kind, humane and benevolent Ben. Franklin.” This accurately describes the personality of the book's narrator; yet men of such vast accomplishment as the legendary Franklin might be expected to speak in accents more assertive and intense ...
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... kind, humane and benevolent Ben. Franklin” was confirmed by his colleague John Adams, among others, who saw in him “a Passion for Reputation and Fame, as hard as you can imagine, and his Time and Thoughts are chiefly employed to obtain ...
... kind, humane and benevolent Ben. Franklin” was confirmed by his colleague John Adams, among others, who saw in him “a Passion for Reputation and Fame, as hard as you can imagine, and his Time and Thoughts are chiefly employed to obtain ...
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... kind, humane and benevolent Ben. Franklin” himself. He resolved never to advance any view as certainly correct, but rather to express himself in terms of “modest Diffidence” — a habit that “has been of great Advantage to me, when I have ...
... kind, humane and benevolent Ben. Franklin” himself. He resolved never to advance any view as certainly correct, but rather to express himself in terms of “modest Diffidence” — a habit that “has been of great Advantage to me, when I have ...
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... kind permission of the Press and of the Henry E. Huntington Library in San Marino, California, owners of the manuscript itself (HM9999B). In preparing this text I have modernized Franklin's spelling and in a few cases silently supplied ...
... kind permission of the Press and of the Henry E. Huntington Library in San Marino, California, owners of the manuscript itself (HM9999B). In preparing this text I have modernized Franklin's spelling and in a few cases silently supplied ...
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