Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin

Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin

Author: Louis Arthur Holman

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-22

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ISBN-13: 9781358440250

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Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin

Scenes from the Life of Benjamin Franklin

Author: Louis Arthur Holman

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Biographical sketches of Benjamin Franklin at various ages and stages in life. Includes Franklin as a boy, a printer, builder of forts, librarian, editor, scientist, patriot abroad and at home, diplomat in France and at his final homecoming. "The paintings which form the subject of this volume constitute the frieze in the entrance hall of the Franklin Union Building on Berkeley Street in Franklin's native town, Boston" (Preface, p. xi). Each chapter gives a short historical narrative of the setting, followed by specific comments on each painting.


The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Author: Benjamin Franklin

Publisher: First Avenue Editions ™

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1512405264

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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.


A Most Amazing Scene of Wonders

A Most Amazing Scene of Wonders

Author: James Delbourgo

Publisher: Harvard University Press

Published: 2006-10-15

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780674022997

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"The first book to situate early American experimental science in the context of a transatlantic public sphere, A Most Amazing Scene of Wonders offers a view of the origins of American science and the cultural meaning of the American Enlightenment."--BOOK JACKET.


Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

Author: Christopher J. Murrey

Publisher: Nova Publishers

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9781590333846

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Benjamin Franklin is generally considered one of America's most versatile and talented statesmen, scientists, and philosophers. His achievements include publisher of Poor Richard's Almanac and many articles on political, economic, religious, philosophical and scientific subjects. He was the inventor of bifocals, the Franklin stove, lightening rod, he was one of the signers of the 'Declaration of Independence', and the founder of, what is now the University of Pennsylvania. This book presents a detailed and riveting review of Franklin's life based on excerpts from the renowned 1899 book on Franklin by Sydney George Fisher. This overview is augmented by a substantial selective bibliography, which features access through title, subject and author indexes.