Download or read book The True Benjamin Franklin Classic Reprint written by Sydney George Fisher and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The True Benjamin Franklin This analysis of the life and character of Franklin has in view a similar object to that of the volume entitled The True George Washington, which was prepared for the publishers by Mr. Paul Leicester Ford and issued a year or two ago. Washington sadly needed to be humanized, to be rescued from the myth-making process which had been destroying all that was lovable in his character and turning him into a mere bundle of abstract qualities which it was piously supposed would be wholesome examples for the American people. This assumption that our people are children who must not be told the eternal truths of human nature, but deceived into goodness by wooden heroes and lay figures, seems, fortunately, to be passing away, and in a few years it will be a strange phase to look back upon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book True to His Home A Tale of the Boyhood of Franklin written by Hezekiah Butterworth and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 1897-01-01 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The True Story of Benjamin Franklin the American Statesman Classic Reprint written by Elbridge Streeter Brooks and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The True Story of Benjamin Franklin, the American Statesman Statesman, philanthropist, patriot, inventor, author, printer, humorist, business-man, helper, friend, the lover of children, of humanity and the world - all these was Benjamin Franklin, most remarkable of Americans. As one who had a hand in shaping the destinies and securing the independence of his native land, by word and pen, by brain and hand, it is most fitting that the story of his life should be re-told for young Americans in this series of Children's Lives of Great Men, in which Washington and Lincoln, Columbus and Grant have place. Benjamin Franklin belongs to the world; but especially does he belong to America. As the nations honored him while living, so the republic glorifies him when dead, and enshrines him in the choicest of its niches - the one which is regarded as the loftiest - the hearts of the common people. Among the learned men of the world none is more famous than he; among the patriots of the world none holds a higher place; among Americans none is worthier remembrance, veneration, or imitation. For the boys and girls of America I have tried to tell once more Franklin's remarkable story; hoping that, as they read anew of his struggles, his successes, and his greatness, they may find, perhaps, new things to honor and new traits to emulate in that shrewd, kindly, big-brained, great-hearted, noble old man, of whom the French poet said: - "He snatched the thunderbolt from heaven and the sceptre from tyrants." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CLASSIC REPRINT written by JOSEPH. MEDILL and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Story of Benjamin Franklin Classic Reprint written by Clare Tree Major and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Benjamin Franklin There is an irresistible appeal to both young and Old in the figure of Benjamin Franklin. Whether we view him as the printer's appren tice in Boston, slipping his own contributions under the door sill, so that his brother might be fooled into publishing them; or the run away lad reaching Philadelphia by hook or crook, and walking down the main street eat ing a roll of bread, with another tucked under each arm, while his future wife laughed at him from a neighboring doorway; or the man of affairs busied with many things for the ad vancement of his adopted town; or the simply dressed American'st'anding unabashed before Lords and crowned heads, not afraid to tell them the truth; or as one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence; or as an ama teur scientist dabbling with electricity - in these and many another situations he seems like a personal 'friend. His face and form have not been obscured by the cobwebs of history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin Classic Reprint written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin To Dr. Priestley, February 8, 1780, On true Science - Inconveniences attend ing all situations in Life I. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Story of Young Benjamin Franklin Classic Reprint written by Wayne Whipple and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Young Benjamin Franklin A great man is like a lofty mountain - you cannot take in his true grandeur except at a great distance. From a point near Pike's Peak you cannot discern how much higher the tower ing mountain is than the hills around it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-07-23 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Unmutilated and Correct Version; Compiled and Edited With Notes X1is making a copy, as far as it goes, which shall be sent to him. Another copy was sent about the same time to Benjamin Vaughan, but what became of it is unknown. Franklin died in the following April, and the bulk of his books, papers, and manuscripts, including the Autobiography, was bequeathed to his grandson, William Temple Franklin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Life of Benjamin Franklin Classic Reprint written by Orville Luther Holley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-18 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Benjamin Franklin Franklin's own narrative of his life extends only to the 27th of July, 1757, the day on which he reached London, on his first mission as agent of Pennsylvania to the British court. He was then but little more than fifty-one years of age, so that nearly thirty-three years, em bracing the most conspicuous portion of his career, was left, with the exception of occasional passages in his private correspondence, un touched by his own graphic pen; and though that sequel has been ably related by Dr. Sparks, yet the two performances, valuable as they are universally acknowledged to be, are both strictly narrative, embra cing little but the recital of external occurrences. Well done, there fore, as they are, still much of the most important portion of Franklin's actual life - that inner life which is made up of thoughts and feelings -the unseen workings of the mind, the exercise of the affections, the development of character, and the progress of opinion - is either left out of the narration, or is so briefly noticed, that, without access to his correspondence as well as his more elaborate productions, but scanty means are supplied for making up a full and just estimate of the whole man, the Wide range of his philosophical inquiries, or of his accumula tions of various knowledge, or of the number and value of his political writings, or of the vast amount of public business be transacted, or of the great extent and importance of his services to his country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AUTOBIOGRAPHY written by BENJAMIN FRANKLIN and published by PURE SNOW PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2016-07-06 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AUTOBIOGRAPHY Key features of this book: * Includes an autobiographical sketch of the author * This book includes original artwork * Unabridged with 100% of it’s original content * Available in multiple formats: eBook, original paperback and large print paperback * Proper paragraph formatting with Indented first lines, 1.25 Line Spacing and Justified Paragraphs * Properly formatted for aesthetics and ease of reading. * Custom Table of Contents and Design elements for each chapter * The Copyright page has been placed at the end of the book, as to not impede the content and flow of the book. Original publication: 1793 The life of Benjamin Franklin should be of importance to every American, primarily because of the part he played in securing the independence of the United States and in establishing it as a nation. Franklin shares with Washington the honors of the Revolution, and of the events leading to the birth of the new nation. While Washington was the animating spirit of the struggle in the colonies, Franklin was its ablest champion abroad. To Franklin's cogent reasoning and keen satire, we owe the clear and forcible presentation of the American case in England and France; while to his personality and diplomacy as well as to his facile pen, we are indebted for the foreign alliance and the funds without which Washington's work must have failed. His patience, fortitude, and practical wisdom, coupled with self-sacrificing devotion to the cause of his country, are hardly less noticeable than similar qualities displayed by Washington. In fact, Franklin as a public man was much like Washington, especially in the entire disinterestedness of his public service. Franklin is also interesting to us because by his life and teachings he has done more than any other American to advance the material prosperity of his countrymen. It is said that his widely and faithfully read maxims made Philadelphia and Pennsylvania wealthy, while Poor Richard's pithy sayings, translated into many languages, have had a world-wide influence. Franklin is a good type of our American manhood. Although not the wealthiest or the most powerful, he is undoubtedly, in the versatility of his genius and achievements, the greatest of our self-made men. The simple yet graphic story in the Autobiography of his steady rise from humble boyhood in a tallow-chandler shop, by industry, economy, and perseverance in self-improvement, to eminence, is the most remarkable of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men. It is in itself a wonderful illustration of the results possible to be attained in a land of unequaled opportunity by following Franklin's maxims. This book is great for schools, teachers and students or for the casual reader, and makes a wonderful addition to any classic literary library At Pure Snow Publishing we have taken the time and care into formatting this book to make it the best possible reading experience. We specialize in publishing classic books and have been publishing books since 2014. We now have over 500 book listings available for purchase. Enjoy!

Download or read book Selections From the Writings of Benjamin Franklin Classic Reprint written by Benjamin Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-11 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Selections From the Writings of Benjamin Franklin The Art of procuring Pleasant Dreams; Rules for reducing a Great Empire to a Small One; An Edict by the King of Prussia; How the Edict was received; A Parable on Persecution; A Parable on Brotherly Love; The Ephemera. An Emblem of Human; A Petition of the Left Hand; The Handsome and Deformed Leg; The Whistle; The Morals of Chess; Dialogue between Franklin and the Gout; The Order of the Cincinnati; Information to those who would remove to America; American Hospitality, Luxury, and Idleness; The Savages of North America; Speech in the Convention on the Subject of Salaries; Motion for Prayers in the Convention; Speech at the Close of the Convention's Deliberations; The Internal State of America. Origin of Thanksgiving Day; On sending Felons to America; Observations relative to the Intentions of the Original Founders of the Academy in Philadelphia; An Account of the Supremest Court of Judicature, the Court of the Press; The Abolition of Slavery and the Relief of Free Negroes; On Modern Innovations in the English Language; On the Slave-trade; Personal Letters. To Samuel Johnson; To Mrs. Jane Mecom About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Story of Benjamin Franklin written by James Baldwin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of Benjamin Franklin: For Young Readers His mother shook her head and said: No, Benjamin. 1 cannot give you any more. So you must be careful not to spend them foolishly. The little fellow ran out into the street. He heard the pennies jingle in his pocket as he ran. He felt as though he was very rich. Boston was at that time only a small town, and there were not many stores. As Benjamin ran down toward the busy part of the street, he wondered what he should buy. Should he buy candy or toys? It had been a long time since he had tasted candy. As for toys, he hardly knew what they were. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life and Writings of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 1 of 2 London, lord, arrives in Philadelphia. Tit - His mode of despatching business. Tit - His ideas of public service. Dd - Cause of his removal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Benjamin Franklin Or From Printing Office to the Court of St James Classic Reprint written by William Makepeace Thayer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Benjamin Franklin, or From Printing Office to the Court of St. James Not half of Franklin's merits have been told. He was the true father of the American Union. It was he who went forth to lay the foundation of that great design at Albany; and in New York he lifted up his voice. Here among us he appeared as the apostle of the Union. It was Franklin who suggested the Congress of 1774; and but for his Wisdom, and the confidence that Wisdom inspired, it is a matter of doubt whether that Congress would have taken effect. It was Franklin who suggested the bond Of the Union which binds these States from Florida to Maine. Franklin was the greatest diplomatist of the eighteenth century. He never spoke a word too soon; he never spoke a word too much; he never failed to speak the right word at the right season. The closing years of Franklin's life were so identified with the Union of the States, and the election and inauguration of Washington as the first President, that his biography becomes a fitting companion to the log cabin series. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Benjamin Franklin and Education written by David Excelmons Cloyd and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-09-17 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Benjamin Franklin and Education: His Ideal of Life and His System I have endeavored in this volume to give a simple presentation of F ranklin's ideal of life, and the means whereby an individual might attain nearest to this ideal in his own life. I have conceded that there was a great gulf be tween the ideal Franklin and the real F ranklin, and I have indicated that there are proofs of this fact in his writings, but I have touched lightly upon this topic because it was the ideal and not the real I was attempting to portray, believing as I do that it was this ideal which made F ranklin the great and good man that he was, and that it still has power to lift up from poverty many another boy to eminence and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Works of Benjamin Franklin Vol 4 written by Jared Sparks and published by . This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of Benjamin Franklin, Vol. 4: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition and Many Letters Official and Private Not Hitherto Published; With Notes and a Life of the Author Stamp Act 156 The Examination of Dr. Benjamin Franklin, in the British House of Commons, relative to the Repeal of the American Stamp Act, in 1766 161. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Portable Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-01-03 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It takes a very inclusive anthology to encompass the protean personality and range of interests of Benjamin Franklin, but The Portable Benjamin Franklin succeeds as no collection has. In addition to the complete Autobiography, the volume contains about 100 of Franklin’s major writings—essays, journalism, letters, political tracts, scientific observations, proposals for the improvement of civic and personal life, literary bagatelles, and private musings. The selections are reprinted in their entirety and organized chronologically within six sections that represent the full range of Franklin’s temperament. The result is a zestful read for Franklin scholars and anyone wanting to know and enjoy this American icon. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.