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Benjamin Franklin's autobiography
an authoritative text, backgrounds, criticism
1st ed.
by Benjamin Franklin, Horatio Hastings Weld, Charles W. Eliot, James Zimmerhoff, and Charles Eliot
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Originally written as a guide for his son, Benjamin Franklin discusses his life, accomplishments, and ideas. The most popular autobiography ever written is here presented for the first time directly from the manuscripts, rather than perpatuating the errors of previous editions. Background materials include opinions ranging from Keats and Poe to Twain and D.H. Lawrence.
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Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Complete Illustrated History
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Benjamin Franklin's autobiography: an authoritative text, backgrounds, criticism
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Bibliography: p. 361-374.
Includes index.
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Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World.
Written initially to guide his son, Franklin's autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life. Stylistically his best work, it has become a classic in world literature, one to inspire and delight readers everywhere.
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