Download or read book Franklin The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics Economics and Virtue written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-10-21 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Franklin is one of the best known and most widely admired figures in American history. His wit and charm make him endearing; his practical intelligence and commitment to middle-class virtues like thrift and industry make him admirable. Indeed to many he is 'the first American'. Ironically, this identification of Franklin with American popular culture diminishes the breadth and depth of his contributions to modern political thought. The present volume provides the textual foundation for a fuller understanding of Franklin's thought, and represents a major addition to the Cambridge Texts series. Readers interested in the Autobiography will find a new and complete edition based on the original manuscript. Those interested in the full range of Franklin's political ideas will find a selection of his most important letters, essays and pamphlets. Alan Houston's lucid introduction brings life to these texts and sets them in their proper historical context.
Download or read book Franklin The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics Economics and Virtue written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-10-21 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Franklin is one of the best known and least understood figures in the history of eighteenth-century political thought. Alan Houston clarifies our understanding of his thought by making available a representative selection of his most important political writings. The entire text of the Autobiography is included alongside letters, essays, pamphlets, and manuscript notes that cover political economy, moral psychology, and religious belief and practice, among other topics.
Download or read book Autobiography and Other Writings written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1998 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a long career of literary, scientific, and political efforts over a lifetime. This edition provides a new text of the "Autobiography", established with close reference to Franklin's original manuscript. It also includes a transcription of the 1726 journal.
Download or read book The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Selections from His Other Writings written by Benjamin Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American statesman, philosopher, and scientist records his life, career, and philosophy, and offers satirical letters about Boston society in 1722 and an account of his return to Philadelphia from London in 1726.
Download or read book The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the "Autobiography" one of the great classics of the genre.
Download or read book Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charming self-portrait covers boyhood, work as a printer, political career, scientific experiments, much more. Its openness, honesty, and readable style have made the "Autobiography" one of the great classics of the genre.
Download or read book The Autobiography and Other Writings written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1986-01-07 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Autobiography and Other Writings written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and insightful compilation of Benjamin Franklin’s The Autobiography and other essays which offers an in-depth look into the life of America’s most fascinating Founding Father. Benjamin Franklin was a true Renaissance man: writer, publisher, scientist, inventor, diplomat, and politician. During his long life, he offered advice on attaining wealth, organized public institutions, contributed to the birth of a nation, and negotiated with foreign powers to ensure his country’s survival. Through the words of the elder statesman himself, The Autobiography and Other Writings presents a remarkable insight into the man and his accomplishments. Additional writings from Benjamin Franklin’s wife and son provide a more intimate portrait of the husband and father who became a legend in his own time. Edited by L. Jesse Lemich With an Introduction by Walter Isaacson and an Afterword by Carla Mulford
Download or read book The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 1940 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Art of Virtue written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An indispensable guide to right living from a Founding Father. Benjamin Franklin, one of our nation’s most revered founders, was a man of uncommonly fine common sense. Although he was never able to finish his project of compiling a comprehensive compendium of practical wisdom, he was able to lay down the beginnings of this work in his later writings. Collected within this volume are Franklin's writings organized around his timeless philosophy on living well, containing his thoughts on justice, moderation, chastity, and more. The Art of Virtue is a simple, concise, and illuminating guide to living a virtuous and fulfilling life. Perfect for readers young and old alike.
Download or read book The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin U S Heritage written by Benjamin Franklin and published by U.S. Heritage. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MEMOIRS AND OTHER KEY WRITINGS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN: THE FIRST AMERICAN. Also includes: The Way of Wealth The Book of Virtues The Letters of Silence Dogood The Declaration of Rights and Grievances of 1765 On Civil War An Edict by the King of Prussia Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One Benjamin Franklin's Articles of Confederation Information to Those Who Would Remove to America Make Manifest Our Unanimity The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Way of Wealth, Book of Virtues and Other Writings from The First American is part of the U.S. Heritage series and is a collection of the key writings from Benjamin Franklin that helped establish and form the United States of America. The revolutionary ideas and inspirational writings are included in this book for everyone, for students of all ages, to people who are actively involved in politics and their community and anyone interested in the amazing birth and history of America. LEARN WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN! HUMANIX BOOKS U.S. Heritage series is the definitive collection of political writings and history of the Founding Fathers that paved the way for the United States of America to become the indispensable nation and THE example of Democracy, Liberty and Freedom in the world.
Download or read book Benjamin Franklin Autobiography Poor Richard and Later Writings LOA 37b written by Benjamin Franklin and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Benjamin Franklin's best-known writings, both personal and public, arranged by period and place, and includes scholarly notes.
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Download or read book The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by First Avenue Editions. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1771 and 1790, American Founding Father Benjamin Franklin sat down to record the important events of his life, from his childhood in Boston to his work as a printer in Philadelphia, to his trips to Paris and his plans for the first public library. The story of the invention of the Franklin stove, the first Poor Richard's Almanac, and his experiments with electricity are all included here. His "Project for Moral Perfection"—a list of desirable virtues and steps to achieve them—influenced the modern self-help genre. Hundreds of years later, Franklin's account of his rise from middle-class obscurity to become a world-renowned scholar and civic figure continues to promote the American Dream. First published in 1791, this unabridged version of Franklin's autobiography is taken from the 1909 copyright edition.
Download or read book Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2020 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Franklin is one of the most remarkable persons the world has ever known. He was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and in many ways was the First American'. Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of Physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he is known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin Stove, among other inventions. He facilitated many civic organizations, including the fire department and a great university in Philadelphia. His wise sayings and maxims show an unusual common sense philosophy. Benjamin Franklin is very famous for his wit, ability, tact, common sense, diplomacy, and reputation that was national as well as world wide. And The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin' is ranked as one of the great autobiographies of the world.
Download or read book Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2008-12-11 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography ever written. Franklin's Autobiography has received widespread praise, both for its historical value as a record of an important early American and for its literary style. It is often considered the first American book to be taken seriously by Europeans as literature.
Download or read book The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin written by Benjamin Franklin and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2009-10-28 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" is one of the most famous works in American literature. Ben Franklin started it as a private collection of anecdotes for his son, but soon it was transformed into a work of history. This is a charming, self-portrait of one of America's greatest forefathers. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" is a wonderful and enlightening piece of work which should be considered for placement in every high school and college library. It tells of the life and times in which Mr. Franklin lived, the attitudes of the colonists and of the British and the ways that things were accomplished in colonial America. It is truly amazing to hear first hand how a single individual with only two years of formal education can educate himself as Benjamin Franklin did and rise to make such truly great contributions to society, science, engineering, and politics. Ben Franklin was a clever businessman who effectively, by age 30, set up his business affairs so that his printing businesses in several colonies were operated by partners and he received a share of the profits, allowing him to pursue other interests. Franklin also played a key role in establishing logistical support to the British during their fight with the French in the New World. Read "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" to learn how Franklin devoted himself to self-improvement by establishing clubs, lending libraries, a sober lifestyle allowing time for study, and his methods for measuring his personal performance against metrics he had established for a proper lifestyle. Highly recommended!
