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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a timeless literary treasure that offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of America's most iconic founding fathers. In this engaging memoir, Franklin recounts his remarkable journey from humble beginnings... Read Full Overview

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a classic work of American literature that offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and mind of one of the country's founding fathers. Join Benjamin Franklin on his journey from humble beginnings to becoming a renowned statesman,... Read Full Overview

Blessed with enormous talents and the energy and ambition to go with them, Franklin was a statesman, author, inventor, printer, and scientist. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and later was involved in negotiating the peace treaty with Britain that ended the Revolutionary... Read Full Overview

The life of the brilliant and original Benjamin Franklin, in his own words.

Written during the most eventful years of Benjamin Franklin's life (1771-90), the Autobiography is one of the most influential memoirs in history. This newly edited Norton Critical Edition includes an introduction that explains the history of the Autobiography within the larger... Read Full Overview

La vida de Benjam?n Franklin es importante para todos, principalmente por el papel que desempe?? en la independencia de los Estados Unidos y en su establecimiento como naci?n. Franklin comparte con Washington los honores de la Revoluci?n y de los acontecimientos que condujeron... Read Full Overview

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin E Americans devour eagerly any piece of writing that purports to tell us the secret of success in life; yet how often we are disappointed to find nothing but commonplace statements, or receipts that we know by heart but... Read Full Overview

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... Read Full Overview

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is Franklin's unfinished book on his own life, which he wrote from 1771 to 1790. It has become one of the most famous and influential autobiographies ever written.

Famous as a scientist, statesman, philosopher, businessman, and civic leader, Benjamin Franklin was also one of the most powerful and controversial American writers of his time. He has been a subject of intense debate ever since: to Matthew Arnold, he exemplified "victorious... Read Full Overview

The authoritative edition of Franklin's autobiography, with a foreword by the eminent Franklin scholar Edmund S. Morgan