Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics, Economics, and Virtue
Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics, Economics, and Virtue

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-10-21

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 9780521542654

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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.

Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics, Economics, and Virtue
Franklin: The Autobiography and Other Writings on Politics, Economics, and Virtue

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-10-21

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780521834964

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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.

Autobiography and Other Writings
Autobiography and Other Writings

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9780192836694

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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.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher:

Published: 1901

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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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.

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher:

Published: 1868

Total Pages: 426

ISBN-13:

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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.

The Autobiography and Other Writings
The Autobiography and Other Writings

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: Bantam Classics

Published: 2008-04-29

Total Pages: 386

ISBN-13: 0553904981

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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.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing

Published: 2019-01-31

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1789506417

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"I grew convinc'd that truth, sincerity, and integrity in dealings between man and man were of the utmost importance to the felicity of life." In this fascinating account of the life of one of America's greatest statesmen, The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin describes this Founding Father's rise from his humble beginnings in Philadelphia to his role at the centre of international politics. A famous polymath and inventor, Franklin was a major force in the American Enlightenment of the late 18th century. His learned contemplations on religion, philosophy, virtue, and society are as relevant today as they were during his own time.