Autobiography, and Other WritingsHoughton Mifflin, 1958 - 197 Seiten Franklin's writings span a long and distinguished career of literary, scientific, and political inquiry--the work of a man whose life lasted for nearly all of the 18th century, and whose achievements ranged from inventing the lightning rod to publishing Poor Richard's Almanac to signing the Declaration of Independence. In his own lifetime, Franklin knew prominence not only in America but also in Britain and France. Here was a cosmopolitan statesman, public servant, inventor, and editor with a distinctly Yankee sensibility; here was a moral philosopher who divided his faith between the natural sciences and the American experiment. This volume includes Franklin's reflections on such diverse issues as reason and religion, social status, electricity, America's national character and characters, war, and the societal status of women. Also included is a new transcription of his 1726 journal, and several pieces that have only recently been identified as Franklin's work. |
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... Street as far as Fourth Street , passing by the door of Mr. Read , my future wife's father , when she , standing at the door , saw me , and thought I made as I certainly did a most awkward , ridiculous appear- ance . Then I turned and ...
... Street as far as Fourth Street , passing by the door of Mr. Read , my future wife's father , when she , standing at the door , saw me , and thought I made as I certainly did a most awkward , ridiculous appear- ance . Then I turned and ...
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... Street between Second and Front Streets with bills on their doors , " To be Let , " and many likewise in Chestnut Street and other streets which made me then think the inhabitants of the city were one after another de- serting it ...
... Street between Second and Front Streets with bills on their doors , " To be Let , " and many likewise in Chestnut Street and other streets which made me then think the inhabitants of the city were one after another de- serting it ...
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... Street . Our city , tho ' laid out with a beautiful regularity , the streets large , straight , and crossing each other at right angles , had the disgrace of suffering those streets to remain long unpaved ; and in wet weather the wheels ...
... Street . Our city , tho ' laid out with a beautiful regularity , the streets large , straight , and crossing each other at right angles , had the disgrace of suffering those streets to remain long unpaved ; and in wet weather the wheels ...
Inhalt
The Silence Dogood Papers 1722 | 159 |
The Sale of the Hessians 1777 | 177 |
Speech at the Constitutional Convention 1787 | 196 |
Urheberrecht | |
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