The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
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.
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PENN/University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, PA, ©2005
xii, 180 Seiten 23 cm
9780812219296, 0812219295
254621892
Preface: The Power of Values, by Amy GutmannIntroduction: Benjamin Franklin and the American Imagination, by Peter ConnPART I. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHYThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, edited by Nathan G. GoodmanPART II. CRITICAL ESSAYSBenjamin Franklin and the American Enlightenment, by Richard R. BeemanFreedom of Reason, by Paul GuyerAn Inclination Joined with an Ability to Serve, by Michael ZuckermanThe Key to Electricity, by Michael WeisbergAPPENDICESProposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pennsylvania, by Benjamin FranklinA Chronology of Franklin's Life, compiled by Mark Frazier LloydContributors