The Compleated Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinRegnery History, 2006 - 484 Seiten "Benjamin Franklin's celebrated autobiography, published after his death ... but it was incomplete. Franklin ended his life's story in 1757, when he was only fifty-one. He planned to write more ... but never did. He lived another thirty-three full, eventful, and dramatic years ... Franklin is one of the most fascinating of the Founding Fathers - a polymath like Jefferson, a practical statesman like Washington, and a cynic and wit beyond parallel. Now, at last, in The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin, we finally get the rest of the story, in Franklin's own words. Faithfully compiled and edited from Franklin's papers by Dr. Mark Skousen - Franklin's descendant, acting as his devoted secretary - this is the closest we will ever get to Franklin sitting down in his study in Philadelphia, dipping quill into ink, and finishing his autobiography"--Publisher's description. |
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... army , and General Thomas * had unfortunately never had it . It is impossible to give a just idea of the lowness of the Continental credit there from the want of hard money , and the prejudice it was to our affairs . Not the most ...
... army , and General Thomas * had unfortunately never had it . It is impossible to give a just idea of the lowness of the Continental credit there from the want of hard money , and the prejudice it was to our affairs . Not the most ...
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... army was entirely without surgeons . We had daily intimations of plots hatching and insurrections intended for expelling us , on the first news of the arrival of a British army . We were in a critical and most irksome sit- uation ...
... army was entirely without surgeons . We had daily intimations of plots hatching and insurrections intended for expelling us , on the first news of the arrival of a British army . We were in a critical and most irksome sit- uation ...
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... army should have been taken prisoners completely and not a man escaping . It is another singular circumstance that an expedition so complex , form'd of armies of dif- ferent nations and of land and sea forces , should with such perfect ...
... army should have been taken prisoners completely and not a man escaping . It is another singular circumstance that an expedition so complex , form'd of armies of dif- ferent nations and of land and sea forces , should with such perfect ...
Inhalt
A Continuation of the Account of My Life | 1 |
Preface by Benjamin Franklin 1789 | 21 |
Second Mission to England 176475 31 | 75 |
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The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin: 1757-1790 Benjamin Franklin Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2007 |
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The Compleated Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin: From 1757 to 1790 Benjamin Franklin Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2007 |
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