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Format: 1 online resource

ISBN: 9780812200119

Content: In 1771, at the age of 65, Benjamin Franklin sat down to write his autobiography, "having emerged from the poverty and obscurity in which I was born and bred to a state of affluence and some degree of reputation in the world, and having gone so far through life with a considerable share of felicity." The result is a classic of American literature.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Preface: The Power of Values -- , Introduction: Benjamin Franklin and the American Imagination -- , Part I: The Autobiography -- , The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin -- , Part II: Critical Essays -- , Benjamin Franklin and the American Enlightenment -- , Freedom of Reason -- , An Inclination Joined with an Ability to Serve -- , The Key to Electricity -- , Appendices -- , Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania -- , A Chronology of Franklin's Life -- , Contributors , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.9783/9780812200119

URL: https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200119

URL: https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200119

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Format: 1 online resource (193 pages)

ISBN: 9780812200119

Content: In 1771, at the age of 65, Benjamin Franklin sat down to write his autobiography, "having emerged from the poverty and obscurity in which I was born and bred to a state of affluence and some degree of reputation in the world, and having gone so far through life with a considerable share of felicity." The result is a classic of American literature.

Content: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface: The Power of Values -- Introduction: Benjamin Franklin and the American Imagination -- PART I. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin -- PART II. CRITICAL ESSAYS -- Benjamin Franklin and the American Enlightenment -- Freedom of Reason -- An Inclination Joined with an Ability to Serve -- The Key to Electricity -- APPENDICES -- Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania -- A Chronology of Franklin's Life -- Contributors.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780812219296

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780812219296

Language: English

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